This season makes 10 years since Chris Borland retired after his rookie season. How good could he have been?
November 14, 2024
This season makes 10 years since Chris Borland retired after his rookie season. How good could he have been?
26 comments
He was great. I was really disappointed he decided to retire being so good. Best to him
Assuming that he gave 100% and the concussion fear isn’t always on his mind, I think he would be around Greenlaw level. I don’t think he’s physically gifted enough to be Warner level.
Really tough to answer with such a limited sample size honestly and I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer. I would be more curious though to check into what he’s been up to in the past ten years and how he’s enjoying life having made such a big decision so young.
Man, he was tackling machine
he wasn’t going to last because of his wreckless tackling style, but from his play the niners would’ve been in good hands once Willis retired.
The guy was a gap filling missile, i wish him the best. He was a bright light in the darkness that followed 52 retiring.
Very high ceiling. Assuming healthy, he’s probably a top 15 MLB and a 8-10 year starter. Capable of making a pro bowl. Don’t know if he could have ascended to Willis/Warner elite level, but it’s not totally outside the realm of possibility.
He was great against the run, dont remember him being very good at coverage, would probably be a great will lb for us if he was coming out right now
Always happy with players that call it quits before and can live a healthy life. I’m so scared what will be in tua life after football
I’m baffled by how many people thought he was going to be a stud all-pro. He played 5 years in college too so there was plenty of evidence as to what kind of player he was.
Quick reminder: 3rd round pick on a declining team. Didn’t get onto the field until Willis was hurt. Served almost entirely as a missile into the hole for run defense. He was short, slow and had small arms. He was never good in pass coverage and had no ability for blitzing/pressuring the QB.
The dude was smart though. He saw that his career was going to be slamming into a bigger, stronger player 100-150 times a year and said “nah I’m good.” Respect to him for giving it all he could that one year, though. He played hard.
10 YEARS HOLY HELL
He was good. It physically couldn’t be anything crazy good
Have we had a monster as 51? Boreland was 50, willis 52, bowman 53, Fred 54…56 and 58-59 are missing, idk say Ahmad Brooks was pretty good
I remember Russel Wilson laying him out.
What’s he doing now?
Hall of Fame
Hall of good in the 9ers history
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long.
Former NFL linebacker Chris Borland is involved in many activities, including: Consulting Borland is a consultant at the Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison and teaches mindfulness and emotional intelligence at the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute. Philanthropy Borland is involved in philanthropy in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio through his work with Future Stars of Dayton. Documentary production Borland is producing a documentary film called Do Something about a 2019 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.
Man he was awesome
He’s drastically overrated, he never really figured out how to shed blockers and was slow. Lots of his tackles weren’t exactly at the line of scrimmage. He’d probably be comparable to what we currently get from De’vondre Campbell.
26 comments
He was great. I was really disappointed he decided to retire being so good. Best to him
Assuming that he gave 100% and the concussion fear isn’t always on his mind, I think he would be around Greenlaw level. I don’t think he’s physically gifted enough to be Warner level.
Really tough to answer with such a limited sample size honestly and I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer. I would be more curious though to check into what he’s been up to in the past ten years and how he’s enjoying life having made such a big decision so young.
Man, he was tackling machine
he wasn’t going to last because of his wreckless tackling style, but from his play the niners would’ve been in good hands once Willis retired.
The guy was a gap filling missile, i wish him the best. He was a bright light in the darkness that followed 52 retiring.
Very high ceiling. Assuming healthy, he’s probably a top 15 MLB and a 8-10 year starter. Capable of making a pro bowl. Don’t know if he could have ascended to Willis/Warner elite level, but it’s not totally outside the realm of possibility.
He was great against the run, dont remember him being very good at coverage, would probably be a great will lb for us if he was coming out right now
Poor man’s Zach Thomas. Some time pro-bowler.
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Very.
Always happy with players that call it quits before and can live a healthy life. I’m so scared what will be in tua life after football
I’m baffled by how many people thought he was going to be a stud all-pro. He played 5 years in college too so there was plenty of evidence as to what kind of player he was.
Quick reminder: 3rd round pick on a declining team. Didn’t get onto the field until Willis was hurt. Served almost entirely as a missile into the hole for run defense. He was short, slow and had small arms. He was never good in pass coverage and had no ability for blitzing/pressuring the QB.
The dude was smart though. He saw that his career was going to be slamming into a bigger, stronger player 100-150 times a year and said “nah I’m good.” Respect to him for giving it all he could that one year, though. He played hard.
10 YEARS HOLY HELL
He was good. It physically couldn’t be anything crazy good
Have we had a monster as 51? Boreland was 50, willis 52, bowman 53, Fred 54…56 and 58-59 are missing, idk say Ahmad Brooks was pretty good
I remember Russel Wilson laying him out.
What’s he doing now?
Hall of Fame
Hall of good in the 9ers history
The light that burns twice as bright, burns half as long.
For anyone curious like I was….
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Chris Borland Today: 👏🥂👏🥂👏👏🏆
Former NFL linebacker Chris Borland is involved in many activities, including:
Consulting
Borland is a consultant at the Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison and teaches mindfulness and emotional intelligence at the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute.
Philanthropy
Borland is involved in philanthropy in his hometown of Dayton, Ohio through his work with Future Stars of Dayton.
Documentary production
Borland is producing a documentary film called Do Something about a 2019 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.
Man he was awesome
He’s drastically overrated, he never really figured out how to shed blockers and was slow. Lots of his tackles weren’t exactly at the line of scrimmage. He’d probably be comparable to what we currently get from De’vondre Campbell.
Good not great.