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No way crabtree leaves. Who replaces him? Patton? Plus, the Niners are horrible at drafting good WR.
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Why does everyone want Dixon gone? Dude makes peanuts, and is one of the most versatile players on our team.
Also @JordanXI45
, why do you think Crabtree is gone unless he puts up a monster season?
Why does everyone want Dixon gone? Dude makes peanuts, and is one of the most versatile players on our team.
Also @JordanXI45
, why do you think Crabtree is gone unless he puts up a monster season?
i think some want dixon gone because of whats been in the media. His rant about how he should be getting more PT and he thinking he is better than he actually is. Soooo...all of this probably translate into dixon wanting more $$ ? (this is obviously a guess)
otherwise, if he knows his place and accepts his role to the team, i'd love dixon back.
was looking at previous draft picks and my god 2012 was a disaster
how did you come to the conclusion that hunter regressed with the workload he was provided? he averaged 4.9 carries per game and his yards per attempt were higher than frank's(4.6 vs 4.1).I also think Lattimore will be taking Dixons role. He has the brighter future, maybe one day he can be the #1 RB here...Because IMO Hunter regressed this year and James will never be a #1 (we all know this).
Not to correct you, but we actually have 13 picks in the upcoming draft. And like I stated earlier in this thread (or the old one), we have 6 picks in the first 3 rounds.Rich get richer. 12 picks with Lattimore and Tank stashed from '13.
Another offseason for Q. Patton to digest the playbook and perfect his route-running.
Please do. I value accuracy over ego.Not to correct you, but we actually have 13 picks in the upcoming draft. And like I stated earlier in this thread (or the old one), we have 6 picks in the first 3 rounds.
Don't know if anyone cares but Tim Ryan from FOX will be joining Ted Robinsom next year replacing Eric Davis in the booth.
Marcus Lattimore to Hit Offseason Running
Taylor Price
Senior Reporter
49ers.com
The standout running back out of South Carolina, selected in the fourth-round of the 2013 NFL Draft, was not active for any games in his rookie season. It wasn't a shocking development either.
Lattimore came to the 49ers fresh off his second major knee injury. The 5-foot-11, 221-pound running back spent his first season in the NFL on the team’s Non-Football Injury list. Lattimore was able to practice for three weeks during the regular season, but was never activated to the 49ers roster.
Lattimore expects to be ready for a full work-load in the offseason as he prepares to make his NFL debut in 2014.
“I’ll be ready to go,” said Lattimore, a former three-time All-SEC performer in college.
Jim Harbaugh, too, is of the mindset that Lattimore will hit the ground running in the offseason after using 2013 as a quality learning experience.
“I think this has been an outstanding year for Marcus,” the 49ers coach said. “Tough at times, but I think great things will happen for him.”
Harbaugh added that “there’s a path there” for Lattimore to carve out a role on the roster in 2014.
After two major knee injuries in college caused Lattimore to slide in the draft to where he was selected by San Francisco (No. 131 overall), the productive college running back used his time with the 49ers to learn the professional game from respected running backs coach Tom Rathman and the team’s star runner, Frank Gore.
“Mentally was the biggest thing for me, understanding the offense,” said Lattimore of his experience with the 49ers running backs. “They showed me how to play the game, honestly. I’m real excited about next year.”
Lattimore has tremendous talent as a running back. In college, he broke a South Carolina school record of 38 rushing touchdowns in three seasons. And while he hasn’t carried a football in a live game since October of 2012, Lattimore has a good grasp of what will keep him on the field for the 49ers in 2014.
Lattimore said Rathman wants his running backs to excel in pass protection.
“That’s the biggest thing you have to know,” the rookie runner said. “If you can’t protect the quarterback, you can’t play.”
Lattimore won’t have to work on blitz pickups until training camp, but in coming weeks, the key will be working out to prepare for the team’s offseason program.
Lattimore will spend another week in the Bay Area and then train back in South Carolina before taking part in the team’s offseason workouts in Santa Clara.
Despite missing the field in 2013, Lattimore learned a lot about the NFL and his teammates with the 49ers.
“They’re competitors,” Lattimore said. “Coach Harbaugh puts you in the mindset of when you were younger and you had so much fun playing the game. That’s how we play here. We have so much fun when we play. That’s what people tend to forget when they get into the NFL.
“There’s so many competitors on this team, I’m just happy to be a part of it.”
All of the first-year experiences in San Francisco have fueled Lattimore’s fire to become a contributor next season.
“I can’t wait,” said the running back, who felt like he could have played in December but wanted to respect the team’s long-term plans for his career.
Lattimore took a calculated approach in his rehab process and believes it will be valuable for NaVorro Bowman to take a similar path.
San Francisco’s All-Pro linebacker suffered a major knee injury in the NFC Championship game and Lattimore knows what that experience is like.
“I know we’ll be talking,” Lattimore said. “It’s a long process, but he’ll get through it. He’s a hard worker. I’ve seen him work.”
Lattimore estimated it could be a nine-month rehab process for the star linebacker, but there’s no need to make it any sooner.
“There’s no need to rush the best linebacker in the NFL back,” Lattimore said. “An extra 10-11 months, he’ll be fine.”
One source said moving Mangini to quarterbacks coach and promoting quarterbacks coach Geep Chryst to offensive coordinator was an option for coach Jim Harbaugh’s reshuffling of the coaching staff if the 49ers lost offensive coordinator Greg Roman. The source said he does not believe Harbaugh plans to make any changes.