Marshawn and Seattle...mutual interest per Ian Rapoport

[sutz]

Fk the naysayers im saying he plays a monster game vs the 9ers and we win. #unfinished business

I can guarantee that Lynch will give us everything he has to give. He's never done any less. :2thumbs:

 

[edogg23]

Anyone else dust off their Lynch jersey to wear today? It feels good to put it on again!

 

[Seahawkfan80]

I'm just gonna sit back and tear up a little watching Beast Mode take the field in Seahawks Blue. :snack: I immediately went to Stub Hub for tix, but was turned away at $400 bucks + for nosebleeds. You'd think this was a big game or something, made bigger with #24 returning... Sheesh. I hope it's as fun as I'm hoping it will be!

I am planing on recording this on DVR and a DVD. I am gonna be at a secure location with a niner friend of mine watching this game. Secure as in he covers my back and I cover his. I think it will be at a place called twin peaks...in boise. For the past few years, he has been feasted on by our teams winning ways. Now I think it may backfire on me. But I am good with it. We are both in the playoffs...I shall make sure he remembers that a LOT. LOL

 

[Cyrus12]

I'm just gonna sit back and tear up a little watching Beast Mode take the field in Seahawks Blue. :snack: I immediately went to Stub Hub for tix, but was turned away at $400 bucks + for nosebleeds. You'd think this was a big game or something, made bigger with #24 returning... Sheesh. I hope it's as fun as I'm hoping it will be!

The had dropped to 350 after the loss. Should make the season tix holders happy although I've read niner fans are buying up a lot of the tickets..so might be a mix.

 

[John63]

Yea, but ultimately that doesn’t matter.

I don’t get the “unleash Russ” and “scheme around Russ” arguments. I would love that, I’m the biggest Russ defender out there and I get the desire to have him pass more. I feel he’s the most disrespected QB given what he’s done in recent history.

But, we are NOT built to be a pass first offense right now. That argument is saved for the offseason. Lockett is not an ideal number 1 at his size, but more so a 1A. Point is, we don’t have a team supremely built for a pass first offense. We just don’t. There are times they should pass more in games, but our team is built in Pete’s vision to run the football. When we start building our offense more like the Saints I’ll agree. For now, Beast Mode is our best option and frankly, defenses still will not want to tackle him. His strength was never speed, but power.

Remember 2nd half of the season in 2015?

The Panthers game?A big yes.
That should have told you why that ended.

yes the panthers game Lynch back so lets stop doing what got us there adn go to the run run run adn then wait till its too late to let Wilson do his thing. Fond memories of why PCs system does not work without a top defense which we dont have.

 

[John63]

I don't get how anyone could think this is a bad idea. So entertaining.

well lets see

he has not played in over 2 years
he is an alpha, so we immediately have issues of whose team this is
its going to make PC want to run even more which is a problem
its going to make PC go to nothing but long developing plays which will get Wilson killed

Don't know how anyone can think bringing back a 30+ year old Rb who has not played in over a year and was cut due to injury makes any sense.

 

[chris98251]

Sadly there were many putting their tickets up for sale that may regret it now, band wagon and quitters on the team, we may not win but it will be a game worth watching because some stuff is going to happen and just Lynch's entrance will set things a rumbling.

Also wondering how many burned their Lynch Jerseys and or gave them away because he signed with Oakland and wish they had them back now.

 

[pmedic920]

 

[John63]

Yea, but ultimately that doesn’t matter.

I don’t get the “unleash Russ” and “scheme around Russ” arguments. I would love that, I’m the biggest Russ defender out there and I get the desire to have him pass more. I feel he’s the most disrespected QB given what he’s done in recent history.

But, we are NOT built to be a pass first offense right now. That argument is saved for the offseason. Lockett is not an ideal number 1 at his size, but more so a 1A. Point is, we don’t have a team supremely built for a pass first offense. We just don’t. There are times they should pass more in games, but our team is built in Pete’s vision to run the football. When we start building our offense more like the Saints I’ll agree. For now, Beast Mode is our best option and frankly, defenses still will not want to tackle him. His strength was never speed, but power.

Remember 2nd half of the season in 2015?

How many great pass rushes did we face then? Genuinely don’t recall.

Our team is geared even more than then towards pass blocking. Analysts have also pointed out how simplistic our offense is. We don’t have the scheme or personnel for pass first. We have an amazing QB that needs to play flawless for you all to think we COULD be a pass first offense.

But in actual passing offenses, Mahomes, Brees don’t need to be perfect.

untrue we have a QB and offense built for uptempo quick passing attack, but PC hates that so rarely does it. See first drive against the cardinals for an example and then the 2nd right back to the same old run and throw long which we are not suited for, at least not as the primary thing that is.

 

[Seahawkfan80]

Bigfoot lives.

 

[Eamon696]

Can you imagine Clink if he breaks off a big run or scores a touchdown? That type of event can change momentum

 

[GeekHawk]

Can you imagine Clink if he breaks off a big run or scores a touchdown? That type of event can change momentum

It could win you a playoff game against the defending SB champs despite going in at 7-9! Umm, so I've heard.

 

[Jerhawk]

Can you imagine Clink if he breaks off a big run or scores a touchdown? That type of event can change momentum

It may even cause the ground to shake

 

[JGfromtheNW]

I don't get how anyone could think this is a bad idea. So entertaining.

well lets see

he has not played in over 2 years - He last played October 2018, so one year and we'll just say 3 months (which is indeed close to two seasons worth of ball)
he is an alpha, so we immediately have issues of whose team this is - Paranoid and completely made up issue of "whose team this is"
its going to make PC want to run even more which is a problem - 9ers don't defend the run nearly as well as the pass. Unless Marshawn balls out, we will not be running the ball more than usual
its going to make PC go to nothing but long developing plays which will get Wilson killed - This is literally nothing different than we've seen over the last two seasons in regards to playcalling and emphasis on playaction

Don't know how anyone can think bringing back a 30+ year old Rb who has not played in over a year and was cut due to injury makes any sense.

Marshawn averaged over 4 yards per carry in Oakland on a terrible team. He could still have something in the tank. We're not asking him to the Beast of old, we're asking him to come in and help us out for 4-5 games. Unless Marshawn fumbles and loses us a game, I don't see how it could be a detriment to this team.

 

[Seahawk Sailor]

Can you imagine Clink if he breaks off a big run or scores a touchdown? That type of event can change momentum

It could even give us a win and the #1 seed in the NFC. That's the rumor, anyway.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

George Kittle says he's a fan:

"It sounds like Kittle and the 49ers welcome the challenge.

"That would be awesome," Kittle said of the idea of facing Lynch. "I love watching him play. He brings a lot to the table so he'd be an unreal challenge, but I'll let that play out. But I'm a fan of [his], so I'd love to see that."

https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/1 ... -marshawn/

 

[AROS]

George Kittle says he's a fan:

"It sounds like Kittle and the 49ers welcome the challenge.

"That would be awesome," Kittle said of the idea of facing Lynch. "I love watching him play. He brings a lot to the table so he'd be an unreal challenge, but I'll let that play out. But I'm a fan of [his], so I'd love to see that."

https://www.49erswebzone.com/articles/1 ... -marshawn/

Careful what you wish for Kittle. :stirthepot:

 

[hawkpride]

To those who are thinking Lynch is to old and or out of shape (ect.) I would like to remind them even if #24 does not have a single carry he excels catching the rock and blocking, all needed also now. The blocking is self explanatory the threat of him catching the ball will open up the other receivers better.

 

[Washington49er]

Niner fan reaction here:

https://www.ninersnation.com/2019/12/24 ... k-17-49ers

Leave it to Pete Carroll to exploit a rule violation by the guy he is signing
Lynch’s time with the Raiders abruptly ended in 2018, when he suffered a groin injury—cruelly, against Seattle—that saw him placed on injured reserve. Lynch’s contract with Oakland expired after last season, and though he was presumed to have retired once again, the enigmatic tailback never filed his papers—which is why he is able to sign with the Seahawks so late in the season.
Even when it’s strictly a PR move, Carroll can’t help himself from exploiting self created rule violations to do something that otherwise is illegal. So now this transaction is fully explained. Petes deal with the devil requires a quota of cheating in return for ridiculous luck and bad calls, and this move added to the systemic PED and drug violations, and the convicted felon on his roster, brings his account with the devil current through christmas.

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I got a similar reaction when I told the resident 9er SO. It's NOT CHEATING. Lynch didn't sign his retirement papers with Oakland because his contract expired. He's as much a UFA as CJ Anderson or Turbin.

So then people are snarking that they might as well get Bowman. He signed a one-day contract to retire a 49er in June so that deadline is past.

I don't think its illegal, imoral, cheating or anything like that.

I do think it smacks of desperation and isn't a good look for the Hawks.

If the 49ers suddenly can't win because ML is back after riding a couch this long they wont make it far in the playoffs anyway.

 

[sutz]

Niner fan reaction here:

https://www.ninersnation.com/2019/12/24 ... k-17-49ers

Leave it to Pete Carroll to exploit a rule violation by the guy he is signing
Lynch’s time with the Raiders abruptly ended in 2018, when he suffered a groin injury—cruelly, against Seattle—that saw him placed on injured reserve. Lynch’s contract with Oakland expired after last season, and though he was presumed to have retired once again, the enigmatic tailback never filed his papers—which is why he is able to sign with the Seahawks so late in the season.
Even when it’s strictly a PR move, Carroll can’t help himself from exploiting self created rule violations to do something that otherwise is illegal. So now this transaction is fully explained. Petes deal with the devil requires a quota of cheating in return for ridiculous luck and bad calls, and this move added to the systemic PED and drug violations, and the convicted felon on his roster, brings his account with the devil current through christmas.

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I got a similar reaction when I told the resident 9er SO. It's NOT CHEATING. Lynch didn't sign his retirement papers with Oakland because his contract expired. He's as much a UFA as CJ Anderson or Turbin.

So then people are snarking that they might as well get Bowman. He signed a one-day contract to retire a 49er in June so that deadline is past.

I don't think its illegal, imoral, cheating or anything like that.

I do think it smacks of desperation and isn't a good look for the Hawks.

If the 49ers suddenly can't win because ML is back after riding a couch this long they wont make it far in the playoffs anyway.

Well, when you're down to 3rd string rookie as your starting RB, yeah, desperation kind of covers it.

So what? They had to do something and this is a good move for the team, regardless of outcome. One thing is certain, Lynch gives 100% every play.