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49ers’ character equivalents on HBO’s Game of Thrones

By Peter Panacy

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - APRIL 10: The Iron Throne room can be seen on display at the Game Of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition press launch at Titanic Exhibition Centre on April 10, 2019 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Today sees the debut of the Game of Thrones: The Touring Exhibition which combines costumes, authentic props and majestic settings from all seven seasons of the television series including two never before seen sets, The Winterfell Crypt and Dragon Skull Pit ahead of season eight. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) /
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 29: Actor Jason Momoa speaks onstage at CinemaCon 2017 Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You to “The Big Picture,” an Exclusive Presentation of our Upcoming Slate at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on March 29, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 29: Actor Jason Momoa speaks onstage at CinemaCon 2017 Warner Bros. Pictures Invites You to “The Big Picture,” an Exclusive Presentation of our Upcoming Slate at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace during CinemaCon, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on March 29, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for CinemaCon) /

Dee Ford as Khal Drogo

If brute strength and sheer dominance are your things, you’re likely drawing the comparison between newly acquired 49ers EDGE Dee Ford and the leader of the Dothraki Horde, Khal Drogo.

Drogo met his fate too soon in the Game of Thrones series, unfortunately, and it would have been awesome to see his might unleashed to the fullest when the Dothraki invaded Westeros. That said, perhaps no other character in GoT invokes more fear and intimidation than the warrior who was never defeated in combat.

That fear factor is precisely the reason the Niners brought aboard Ford, a player who registered a whopping 13 tackles and seven forced fumbles a season ago.

Those would be the kind of numbers Drogo put up if he was listed as an edge rusher.

San Francisco is hoping Ford will be a much more significant character in its Quest for Six series, leading a potent and violent defensive line in a way not seen since the First Men… of the 49ers pass-rushing past.

“All gas, no breaks” is a phrase Drogo would lave lived by, too.