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Date Posted: 01:12:44 01/09/03 Thu
Win And Kevin,
My two favorite gentleman posting within minutes of eachother! Mamma mia!
Thought you two blokes might enjoy these recent quotes from Bill Walsh.
"I couldn't have said that we were okay," Walsh said, "But Jeff just did it. All I keep hearing about is Michael Vick, but right now, I'd say that Jeff Garcia is the best quarterback in the league."
And:
Greatest 49er comeback ever?
"It's as great a game as we've ever had,' said Bill Walsh, original architect of the 49er dynasty, now a team adviser. "Some games we had, the stakes were higher, Super Bowls, but this one ranks as high as it comes."
For Garcia, who was salvaged from the Canadian Football League and brought to the 49ers as a backup at Walsh's urging, Walsh kicked out the compliment jams.
"When has Joe (Montana) played a better game? When has Steve (Young) played a better game? Games with bigger stakes, yes. But a better game?"
Pretty interesting quotes, eh? ;-)
But then again, Walsh has always said very favorable things about one of his most recent gem out of nowhere picks.
I'm just curious why people are wondering how well Jeff Garcia can and does work within a WCO framework when the major instituter of the WCO, Bill Walsh, speaks extremely favorably about him.
I think one point about footwork should be made -- unorthodox as Garcia's flailing can be, when he is on, like he was for all of 2001, his timing is actually exceptionally good -- one of the main reasons he can compensate for average arm strength, and one of the main reasons he ahd more 20+ yard plays than anybody in the NFL that year.
Why 2002 was more disappointing, well, you can point at any number of things. Garcia wasn't as good, Hearst has clearly lost a step, the OL play has been less consistent, the RB rotation I feel keeps both our backs out of rhythm (i wish Barlow would start), and Knapp's play-calling hasn't exactly been unpredictable.
Lumping it all onto Garcia, or much of it onto Garcia, seems a touch farfetched to me.
And after the performance he had last sunday, i'm surprised to see any criticism of him at all. As monumental as the Giants collapse was, let's give credit where credit is due -- there is no way the 9'ers win that game with Jeff Garcia and his awe-inspiring performance out there.
Just my .02. :-)
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