We did not have an offense that really used Rickey's all around talent.

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We did not have an offense that really used Rickey's all around talent.

Author: Curly1918 (16382 Posts - Joined: Aug 30, 2017)

Posted at 10:02 am on May 28, 2025

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THAT was evident from his pro career.

If he'd never left SF he would be in the HOF.

Oh. And he was elegant in the open field.

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Replies to: "We did not have an offense that really used Rickey's all around talent."

Rice, Watters & Rocket or Leonard, Love & Price? - koreasam - 6:38pm 5/27/25 (26) [View All]
- Rocket puts ANY trio over the top. Whether lined up out wide or in the backfield. [NT] - Rocketman84 - 3:56pm 5/31/25
- Waters, Rocket, and a player to be named later. [NT] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 10:02pm 5/29/25
- McDougal, Becton, Zellars, Dawson, Mayes. NC caliber team. Damn you, Fredo. [NT] - jrdjr84 - 12:46pm 5/28/25
  - zellars /purdue [NT] [LINK] - DonMiller - 2:00pm 5/28/25
- Ian Book Kyren Williams 2020 [NT] - DonMiller - 10:17am 5/28/25
  - Meier Bettis and Brooks 1992 [NT] - DonMiller - 10:47am 5/28/25
- Rice, Watters & Rocket LLP? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 8:54am 5/28/25
- Just stop - Nigel Tufnel - 8:46pm 5/27/25
  - Baloney, Leonard was a far superior passer than Rice. Remember Rice's passing percentage against - THEISMANCARR - 11:31am 5/29/25
    - I don’t agree - Nigel Tufnel - 1:10pm 5/29/25
      - Your arguments are very logical, I loved both of those guys. I think that Riley has a chance to - THEISMANCARR - 3:32pm 5/29/25
- Rick Watters (believe it or not) reads this board every so often. He gets a kick out of you Sammy! [NT] - irishslovak - 7:57pm 5/27/25
  - Ricky was a brilliant talent and made many big plays for us and later on as a pro. I remember his - THEISMANCARR - 11:36am 5/29/25
  - Ricky's 97 yd punt return TD vs SMU in 1989 was a beautiful thing. A record that still stands. [NT] - ELP - 8:08am 5/28/25
    - This is my favorite Watters memory [LINK] - Nigel Tufnel - 9:12am 5/28/25
      - I was a high school frosh watching on T.V. - jakers - 12:52pm 5/28/25
        That was just a remarkable game...the whole weekend was great - Nigel Tufnel - 2:46pm 5/28/25
      - We did not have an offense that really used Rickey's all around talent. - Curly1918 - 10:02am 5/28/25
        Agree on his time in San Francisco. But he couldn't stay out of Holtz's doghouse. - jakers - 12:55pm 5/28/25
        True, but the fact that Lou made him play WR really helped his draft stock - ndunabomber - 9:54pm 5/28/25
        You don't have to convince me. I've always been a huge Watters fan. - jakers - 10:21am 5/29/25
        
        With all due to Lou... I wasn't keen on his offensive schemes. I felt these did not open the field. [NT] - Curly1918 - 4:16pm 5/28/25
  - He turned out to be a real standup guy - ndunabomber - 11:33pm 5/27/25
- Carr, Love, Price [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 6:56pm 5/27/25
  - Ha! Excellent response [NT] - Frankx - 7:02pm 5/27/25
    - Miller, Layden, Crowley, Stuhldreher. All 4 in the HOF. Went 27-2-1. Title in 1924. - ELP - 7:13pm 5/28/25