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The best perspective on this situation was delivered by outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, who is in his first year with the 49ers after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Patriots.
"When you lose a guy like me, you're going to do whatever it takes to get the edge to win," Banta-Cain said.
(He was joking, of course. "Please don't write that I was serious," he said.)
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The best perspective on this situation was delivered by outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, who is in his first year with the 49ers after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Patriots.
"When you lose a guy like me, you're going to do whatever it takes to get the edge to win," Banta-Cain said.
(He was joking, of course. "Please don't write that I was serious," he said.)
Funny quote.
On a related note, TBC looked like poop against the Cards. I don't know how many of you on the east coast stayed up to watch that game, but the Cards did their best to exploit him with draws, screens and traps to his side. SF rookie MLB Patrick Willis and the underrated SF secondary saved his bacon.
On a related note, TBC looked like poop against the Cards. I don't know how many of you on the east coast stayed up to watch that game, but the Cards did their best to exploit him with draws, screens and traps to his side. SF rookie MLB Patrick Willis and the underrated SF secondary saved his bacon.
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Chris
I must say, during that game I was cursing that the Patriots have SF's pick and therefore I had a reason to be interested. It must have been one of the worst football games I have seen in a long time and was kind of an embarrassment. Especially the final game-winning drive. You'd think with a chance to fall on a fumble to seal the game you'd be able to focus enough not to push the ball into your opponent's arms. Oh well.
This also followed Baltimore's inability to score with 7 "and goal" situations, finally culminating in an interception.
The best perspective on this situation was delivered by outside linebacker Tully Banta-Cain, who is in his first year with the 49ers after spending his first four NFL seasons with the Patriots.
"When you lose a guy like me, you're going to do whatever it takes to get the edge to win," Banta-Cain said.
(He was joking, of course. "Please don't write that I was serious," he said.)
Isn't it ironic that a guy who could never set the edge is now givig advice on how to get the edge?
I must say, during that game I was cursing that the Patriots have SF's pick and therefore I had a reason to be interested. It must have been one of the worst football games I have seen in a long time and was kind of an embarrassment. Especially the final game-winning drive. You'd think with a chance to fall on a fumble to seal the game you'd be able to focus enough not to push the ball into your opponent's arms. Oh well.
This also followed Baltimore's inability to score with 7 "and goal" situations, finally culminating in an interception.
He didn't even have to fall on the fumble. He just had to kick it out of the end zone.
Willis looked like a beast, though. He's going to be good, real good.
By MIKE CRANSTON, AP Sports Writer
September 14, 2007
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Signed by the Carolina Panthers on Tuesday, Christian Fauria has been busy moving, meeting his new teammates and keeping track of the spying scandal involving his old team, the New England Patriots.
"I was going back and forth on how I really feel about it," the veteran tight end said Thursday. "I'm all for doing everything that it takes to win. If somebody is going to leave their playbook out in plain view, I'm going to look. If I'm on offense and I can pick up the defensive calls, I'm going to tell the rest of the offense.
"As far as filming it, I never saw it when I was there."
Fauria then broke into laughter.
"No, I really didn't," Fauria said, before turning toward his locker and smirking. "Really, I didn't. Seriously."
Fauria then chuckled again.
As Fauria played coy, the NFL was trying to decide on a punishment for the team Fauria spent four seasons with.
"All I know is there better not be an asterisk by any of the Super Bowls I was with them," said Fauria, part of the 2003 and 2004 title teams. "I better call my wife and tell her to put (my rings) in a safe."
Later Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fined coach Bill Belichik the maximum $500,000, and the Patriots were fined $250,000. Goodell also ordered the team to give up next year's first-round draft choice if it reaches the playoffs and second- and third-round picks if it doesn't.
Fauria, who turns 36 next week, was brought in because his familiarity with offensive coordinator Jeff Davidson, who was an assistant in New England when Fauria was there.
He said Belichick and Davidson are masters at preparation, and he was happy to get a call to rejoin Davidson after getting released by Washington in a salary cap move last spring.
"I've been in this offense for a long time and I think I can help, especially the tight ends, on some finer points," Fauria said. "Just being a team player, being a leader."
Fauria said he's already been getting some razzing from teammates over the Patriots scandal, much of it coming from veterans who were around when Fauria and the Patriots beat the Panthers in the Super Bowl after the 2003 season.
"Are we all looking for an edge? Of course," Fauria said. "How you go about that, I don't know how to answer that question."
Fauria then laughed, again.
"This isn't going to be on ESPN," Fauria asked. "Is it?"
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