Talk of a possible Paul Allen statue made me remember this "The Tip" statue idea and thread. I wondered what people's take on it is now. We are coming up on the 6-year anniversary of the Tip, and six years is the time frame that New Orleans used.
In all honesty, I was a big fan of building this statue at the time, despite my misgivings about the funding model. Now? I'm not so sure. Love Sherman for what he did for us, but he is with the Niners now. Crabtree gone. Smith gone. Niners rivalry dead(ish). It is still a prominent memory, and a critical inflection point in our run to our first Lombardi. I can't think of any other single play that so encapsulates all that this championship season entailed. I had the fortune of being just a few rows up from the play, on the SW corner of the end zone. Still, I can't honestly anymore say that I think it was a good idea.
I'm really hoping for a Paul Allen statue outside the stadium, perhaps in the North Plaza so that it is inside the fence, but outside the stadium. Love the suggestion of him standing with an open hand, waiting to shake hands with the fans. Maybe there should be a second statue by the 12 flag. I'm wondering if a Tip statue would cheapen the Allen statue.
Personally, I would rather see a LOB statue with Sherm, Kam, and Thomas, (maybe even add in Wagz, Bennett, and Avril) than a Tip statue, but I'm sure that I'm in the minority on that, given the discord in the demise of that unit.
So where are you at on this? Especially interested in hearing from fellow supporters. How has the passage of time changed your take? And for those who opposed the idea from the get go, here's your chance to maybe see a few of us eat crow.