(10-30-2018, 11:04 PM)JagFan81 Wrote:

(10-29-2018, 08:16 PM)The_Franchise_QB Wrote: Agreed it's not. When Deion joined the 49ers the in 90's you heard leaders like Rice say they wouldnt stand for any baggage but come to help us win. This team not only lacks an identity, which I had to argue this NYC guy that it was a run based team last year because he said they weren't, but it lacks leadership and accountability. The team needs someone or something to reel them in. All all this talent is worthless without leadership guys, very immature team.

I remember watching the Jerry Rice football life and he was talking about Deion and the SB week. It's Wednesday and Deions driving a Lamborghini to a club with some other players and Rice was fuming. The next day they have a players meeting, basically Rice v Sanders and Rice tells him were here to win a SB, we can celebrate when we win until then we work and focus and Deion was what's the problem? We're gonna win, were having fun, relax, it's all good.

It really struck me that at the core of it all, those are the two attitudes most players fall into one way or another. For one it's a relentless grind and goal, for others it's a fun life, playing a sport you love and getting paid millions to do it. 

Both Rice and Sanders were exceptional players so you can't say one is right or wrong but when you consider Rice IS the greatest to ever play the game, his stats are just insane and no ones getting close even in this pass heavy era. He wanted to be the best ever and his drive was relentless in the extreme 

I just don't see that mental toughness from this group yet, this is a bump in the road for a SB run but it look likes it has broken some of them.