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Subject: My Note to Mora Critics

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Teller

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Date Posted: 14:34:05 01/04/03 Sat

I just want to say to all the Mora critics (and Holmoe fans) that no unit was more devasted by injuries than Mora's defense. The leader of his backfield (Bronson), his best linebacker (Winborn), three promising rookies (Rasheed, Curtis & Shaw) and four of his six CB's (Plummer, Webster, Parker & Williams). Mora's defense gave the 49ers a chance to beat Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers even though it was handicapped without its star CB, Ahmed Plummer. With his coaching, Mora keeps making safeties look like All Pros...Lose Merton Hanks? No worry, unknown/unheralded Lance Schulters emerges. Lose Schulters? No Tim McDonald? No worry, undrafted Zach Bronson comes out of nowhere. Lose Schulters and Bronson gets injured? No worry, undrafted Ronnie Heard plays remarkably well.

I would be interested to know, once the 53 man roster was set, how many times were players removed and practice squad or free agents added to each unit? I think the offense brought up a WR Jordan, RB Robertson and an obscure offensive lineman. Most of these guys were inactive. But, on defense, Mora was forced by injury to bring up Jason Moore, Bradon Moore, Duane Hawthorn, Frank Strong, Quincy Stewart...I know I am missing someone...and these guys played, a lot!

Do you realize that Mora was playing a man down on the d-line while Shaw was taking the first 12 weeks to get healthy? Winborn wasn't IR'd until two days ago, meaning he was a linebacker short, too. Oh yeah...remember the three safeties he started the season with? We all knew that was too few...and then Bronson missed 11 weeks!

TANK and others makes excuses for Mariucci being without a #2WR, but Mora didn't have a nickel back (he had a bewildered rookie). I think both these men deserve some slack. We know their players respect and trust them, and who knows better what is going on, the players or the fans?

This is the fifth youngest defense in the league, and it was riddled with key injuries and short of key talent. Mora isn't the man to be blaming.

That is my opinion...thanks for hearing me out.

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