Primetime Deion with the 49ers

Deion Sanders five-year run in Atlanta came to an end in 1994 when he signed a one-year deal with San Francisco having lost in the previous two NFC Championship game to the rival Dallas Cowboys the 49ers were franchise in need of that intangible spark and primetime glad to provide it when he arrived in the San Francisco 49ers Clubhouse and locker room it was like parachuting a rockstar into that entire King everybody stopped to see what Dan was doing and we first signed him I said we go here we go Gus you know I knew about his you know his entourage all of that I thought that would hurt the 49ers but I think in interns it helped the 49ers Dion changed the vibe of the 49ers until Dion came they had flashy players but they were always about we're gonna do it the 49er way Dion came in and said no way man were we're taking that to the next level we're gonna tell the world how good we are and then we're gonna back it up George Seifert handcrafted that defense it was an extremely complicated defense it was rare that you would just line up and say we're playing cat coverage better I mean that's my cat that's your cat go get him well that's what Dior did that's what he excelled at that was a big step for George and he finally turned over the asylum to the inmates I think everybody started to have a little bit more fun on the football field to be a little bit more you know creative and I think it was because of being up injuring week 7 the 49ers were 4 and 2 tied atop the NFC West with none other than the Atlanta Falcons and Sanders is set to make his much-anticipated homecoming to the city he had spurned amid tension as ripe as a Georgia Peach we had got into it a little bit passwords because I was I was hurt because he was leaving he thought at least I thought we won't go out together and then once he left and went to the Nemesis Hagan with anywhere else so it was a lot of bad water it's built in you can feel the tension for that game even before it started it reminded me of going to a great price fight he just knew something was going to happen and you also knew that Dianna was gonna do something dramatic because Dianna always does oh here's rising and Sanders going at it it's a fight Oh baby Oh Hara throwing haymakers at each other it already jab EMI you know what I'm saying so I had to come get a look back and then exhale no we was jabbing and slapping in Javanese slap risin and sanded a second quarter spread however was merely the undercard the main event I think probably will be shown forever with him you know high-stepping hand behind his back for about 96 yards you know pointing at the Atlanta the Georgia Dome just absolutely exploded then it's after the game and we're standing there talking the Dion and Dion says out of nowhere this is my house I built this and this is my house I don't care from which the Falcons it's not my house and this will always beat my house now let's continue and after that it was like you know what I can retire now because there's nothing that's going to be bigger than this in a history of sports the 1994 season was arguably Sanders finest with six interceptions returned for over 300 yards three of them taken in four touchdowns he became just the fourth cornerback to receive Defensive Player of the Year honors but more than that he had led the 49ers back to the NFC Championship for another rematch with the force he was hired to help overthrow crime help San Fran big time without Dion own that c4 subsided football field I think Mike everyone would had a feel Dion Mason there were a number of plays in that game too where I thought we had a chance for Michael on a big play to where Dion would be able to close on the ball and make a play on it one of which he probably got away with pass interference which might have changed the outcome of it Sanders was all over urban elbows to the chin field will say that I was here fear with what deal we'll see unless I see it was it did happen in a being on Sanders is not on that team we easily come back and win a game in Super Bowl 29 Sanders was key to San Francisco's 23 point rout of the San Diego Chargers and also became the first man ever play in both the World Series and a Super Bowl the 49ers were back on top and had proven how valuable primetime could truly believe it was clearly the most amazing year he ever had on the field that year in 1994 for the 49ers team was a huge difference maker for that team you could argue they bought themselves a Super Bowl with Deion Sanders that's something Jerry Rice doesn't one here but Deion Sanders impact on that team and its ability to win a Super Bowl is unquestionable

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Keywords: Deion 49ers Primetime

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Length: 5min 50sec (350 seconds)

Published: Sun Jun 24 2012