Gore and Cowboy

[tomikcon1971]

I wanted a ring for them so badly. I fear one or both may not be back next year.

Gore looked done at the end of the year and it hurts to say that.

 

[bvanthielriceyoung]

same here. really wanted a ring for them. Smith might have a shot still but yeah, Gore looks to be just about done.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

I wanted a ring for them so badly. I fear one or both may not be back next year.

Gore looked done at the end of the year and it hurts to say that.

I was thinking of making a post about these 2. You beat me to it.

I agree gore looked tired a lot this year. We over used him way more than we should have. I hope he will wanna restructure and he can split carries with hunter/ lattimore

Cowboy probably has another good year or 2 in him. He has been playing banged up since last year but we did a good job of rotating guys in this year.

Hopefully we can get these guys a ring. But I have been wondering how these last 3 years have to just tire you out mentally coming up short like that. But these guys are competitors.

Hopefully we can get them a ring next year if they are both on the team that is.

 

[shouldakepowens]

Losing Gore means losing a 6th linemen on passing downs. Hope Lattimore and Hunter are ready.

 

[TobyTyler]

Its tough to say if it is Gore or the O Line that is the problem. Gore has guys all over him at the line of scrimmage. I think the O Line just does a very poor job of run blocking against the better teams,

 

[bvanthielriceyoung]

seattle did have 8 or 9 players around the line at times. extremely tough to run on that

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

Are the closing media sessions tomorrow?

Will be interesting what a lot of players will say. Especially these two guys.

 

[EKmane]

Cowboy is signed through 2016. He's also playing at a very high level, he'll be around.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

Cowboy is signed through 2016. He's also playing at a very high level, he'll be around.

Just because he is signed doesn't mean he couldn't retire. I doubt he will as I still see another couple good years out of him. But I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[EKmane]

Just because he is signed doesn't mean he couldn't retire. I doubt he will as I still see another couple good years out of him. But I wouldn't be surprised.

Come on man

 

[zman1527]

I wanted a ring for them so badly. I fear one or both may not be back next year.

Gore looked done at the end of the year and it hurts to say that.

Yeah, Gore looked worn out. Why did they do that? They figured it out with cowboy and macdonald, give them some rest but they played our ancient-for-rbs rb too much. Not a wise policy.

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

Come on man

What? I even said I doubt he would retire.

 

[Dodub]

I don't think Justin Smith is done quite yet. I wouldn't be surprised if Gore retired however.

 

[tallglassofwater007]

Its tough to say if it is Gore or the O Line that is the problem. Gore has guys all over him at the line of scrimmage. I think the O Line just does a very poor job of run blocking against the better teams,

I don't remember a game this year where they went up against a really good run defense and just took it to them. The last part of the season Gore had no where to run.

I was thinking of making a post about these 2. You beat me to it.

I agree gore looked tired a lot this year. We over used him way more than we should have. I hope he will wanna restructure and he can split carries with hunter/ lattimore

Cowboy probably has another good year or 2 in him. He has been playing banged up since last year but we did a good job of rotating guys in this year.

Hopefully we can get these guys a ring. But I have been wondering how these last 3 years have to just tire you out mentally coming up short like that. But these guys are competitors.

Hopefully we can get them a ring next year if they are both on the team that is.

I think the bolded part is something that is good for the team. It is frustrating to come so close, but I think it hardens the team. Sucks, because last year should have been #6, but nobody showed up for the first 35 minutes of the game.

 

[maniax]

I don't remember a game this year where they went up against a really good run defense and just took it to them. The last part of the season Gore had no where to run.



I think the bolded part is something that is good for the team. It is frustrating to come so close, but I think it hardens the team. Sucks, because last year should have been #6, but nobody showed up for the first 35 minutes of the game.

Yes last year's Superbowl path was WAY easier than this years:

Packers at home, at Altanta, Ravens
(no real scary team in the bunch, all beatable)

vs

at Packers, at Carolina, at Seattle, vs Denver
(playing #2 and #1 defense on the road, followed by arguably the best offense ever assembled that should have beat the Ravens last year easily but the Ravens got lucky)

 

[EKmane]

Yes last year's Superbowl path was WAY easier than this years:

Packers at home, at Altanta, Ravens
(no real scary team in the bunch, all beatable)

vs

at Packers, at Carolina, at Seattle, vs Denver
(playing #2 and #1 defense on the road, followed by arguably the best offense ever assembled that should have beat the Ravens last year easily but the Ravens got lucky)

Ravens got lucky? These types of sayings always bother me. They made their so called luck. There was a whole game that Denver could have put them away, but the Ravens played em tough to be in position to win on a deep pass that was called for the reason that resulted.

Not luck

 

[dredinis21]

One of my biggest points of contention this season was the use of Gore, or rather, the overuse of Gore when we had a (as far as we know) healthy and quite capable Kendall Hunter who was simply gathering dust on the sidelines.

 

[Badger8843]

Smith will be back, and Gore should come back and be our 3rd down back because he can catch the ball and pass block really well. It is time for Hunter to get some carries, he looks good when he is in and looks real quick with his cuts

 

[TobyTyler]

Yeah, Gore looked worn out. Why did they do that? They figured it out with cowboy and macdonald, give them some rest but they played our ancient-for-rbs rb too much. Not a wise policy.

The others are not good enough at picking up blitzes yet.

 

[AU_Fever]

I hope Hunter works on his pass blocking so he can get more carries. He showed some burst this season, but I guess the coaches didn't trust his pass blocking. I also hope Gore comes back. Maybe limit his touches to 10-12 per game to keep him fresh. I'm anxious to see what Hunter and Lattimore can do next season.