Well, the once overabundant amount of running backs has been waylaid by the injury bug in 3 short days. First, Marcus Lattimore was placed on the PUP list last Wednesday, due to a combination of his previous knee injury, and a more recent hamstring injury. Then on Thursday, Kendal (endzone) Hunter blew his knee out in a non-contact drill. Then of course, on Friday, LaMichael James, a guy who would have likely gotten more looks with the other injuries, turned his good fortune into a dislocated elbow, and he’ll be out for a month.
Other than that, C Marcus Martin, Bruce Ellington, OLB Aaron Lynch, and DL Kaleb Ramsey were also PUPed. Martin and Ellington both suffered minor ankle injuries, and they should be back pretty quickly. No idea ’bout the other guys. I really want Ellington on the field as much as possible.
Anyhow, who among you think this is a bit of a blessing in disguise? Sure, Gore looks to be the starter, and Hyde the backup, that was pretty much set in stone. But Hunter was a good change of pace guy, but not as elusive as LMJ, but that’s a different can of worms. Either way, the lack of depth could force the coaching staff to look to the passing game more than they might have. Having a healthy corps of WRs certainly is a change from previous years when we had scrubs and decoys.. This could be looked at as the next step in the growth of Colin Kaepernick as quarterback as well. Give him more options to evaluate, and have him read the field more rather than the one-read-and-run that was apparently the usual play design.
I’m not too concerned with these injuries, other than Hunter. For his limited role he brought a different skillset than Gore. Either that, or we have a Jewell in the rough . . .
Forty Niners Forever 
And remember, mud spelled backwards…
My nomination for the “dummest” quote of the year thus far goes to Geno Smith of your J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets! Geno proclaims he’ll be a Top 5 QB by season’s end.
Maybe Geno could get me Mulder and Scully’s autograph when he’s up there in Canada playing in the CFL.
I think he meant Top 5 in the AFC East Del –
He’s competing with Vick now don’t forget.
No more Sanchise and butt-fumblitis to bump up his stats.
I wouldn’t count him out for Top 5 Ints either, even with Eric Decker on the roster.
I really enjoy watching Fangio at his pressers. Straight shooter no B.S.
The anti Harbaugh. Refreshing.
You get moronic when you get long-winded, Spitty. That’s when I know you are casting bullshit everywhere.
Blah blah blah. Harbaugh didn’t change very many important positions like QB, WR, RB, most of the line, and most of the defense. Get it, skippy? Of course not. I guess subbing Bruce Miller for Moron Norris is a huge move in your book, eh?
Pete Carroll turned his roster over pretty significantly after he got to Seattle. Harbaugh didn’t have to. All those other guys on your list have squadoosh to do with my point. Or are you saying Erickson was Singletary’s fault? You looooooooooove to look at your pretty words, don’t you? Sound and fury signifying nothing, as usual.
Harbaugh had a stable of good players to work with. That’s all I’m saying you hyperbolic dipshit.
“Harbaugh didn’t change very many important positions like QB?” Are you on drugs? “Do you take drugs, Denny?”
“Every day.”
“Then what seems to be the problem?”
Your arguments are going right into the lumber yard.
Andy Dalton? My god. Cincinnati: What are you thinking?
I mean it’s almost like these teams who are signing their crappy qbs to long-term deals are saying they don’t want to compete for Super Bowls. Romo, Flacco, Dalton? I can still throw the ball five yards out of bounds like Andy Dalton when I have the best receiver in the game in Green. I can still choke a game away in the 4th quarter like Romo. I can still sit in the pocket like a statue like Flacco. Someone should pay me $100k to not compete for Super Bowls. Sign me up.
There’s the known knowns, the unknown knowns, and the unknown unknowns.
Those teams are banking on the known unknowns.
New thread is up . . .