It was a quote from DT Doug Atkins from the early 70s, but it really applied to many of our 80s & 90s teams... Dome Patrol, etc, where we might not have been winners, but we always had some fierce, mean hitters.
-- I remember watching in person the beating Joe Montana would take vs. guys like Frank Warren, Jim Wilks, Bruce Clark, and yes, Ricky Jackson... Montana would gut it out, and find a way to pull another miracle out, but man, some of the hits we leveled on the 49ers back then.
-- I am convinced it was US, who drove Steve Young into an untimely retirement... He always insisted on running, and he would pay the price vs. our Dome Patrol, even past their prime. Too many knocks on the head... Anybody else remember that home opener vs. the 9'ers in ? 94? when he pretty much dropped out in his own huddle after running into Turnbull and Warren. The next play Grbac threw a pick 6, and the Dome went Ape... Of course, eventually we lost the game in another heartbreak....
---yeah... it hurt to play us.

I agree on most of it except Montana had a long career, playing up until 40 as a backup. He got the best of us for sure. They cheated their ass off on the salary cap though, no way he would have that kind of success today. Stories of them paying players cash under the table to stick around. Some of those SB's are fraudulent.

I agree on most of it except Montana had a long career, playing up until 40 as a backup. He got the best of us for sure. They cheated their ass off on the salary cap though, no way he would have that kind of success today. Stories of them paying players cash under the table to stick around. Some of those SB's are fraudulent.