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There has already been much discussion about this in the diaries and on the main page.  Reebok finally get their collective heads out of their asses and will be allowing Coach Nolan to wear a suit for all eight regular season home games.  The fact that it took this long and they still had to negotiate is insanely bizarre in my mind (as well as most everyone else here).  It sounds like Goodell laid down the law and with Nolan and Del Rio, was able to work out this arrangement.

It makes all the sense in the world for a coach to want to project a more authoritative look.  Is the NFL really all that proud of some of these guys rocking the hoodies?  And yes I'm talking to you Coach Belichik.  Considering all the chatter about the image of the league recently, it just seems PAINFULLY obvious that this is the right thing to do.  I was thinking Reebok dragged this out to eventually do the right thing and look good, but they had their name run through the mud lately over this.  I bet if the monkeys from the CareerBuilder Super Bowl commercial were actually running Reebok this would not have been an issue.  Does Reebok really think it will hurt their sales or their publicity if some NFL coaches are not wearing their gear?

But for now all is well...or as well as it can be until they let Nolan wear a suit the entire season.

For now, we'll leave it with this...our stylin coach:

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Suits
I love the suit look, but am I the only one who thought the Reebok suits looked kinda cheap/tacky?  I don't find it surprising, I guess; what does Reebok know about making suits?  Regardless, I'm happy they finally let Nolan wear it and I'm hoping that Reebok can design a better looking suit for this year.

by marcello on Jun 14, 2007 11:19 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

style?
so does it have to be a reebok suit like last year? Or can he rock something a little nicer, I am sure he has the money to get something a bit more high end.

by BondsApologist on Jun 14, 2007 2:38 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

style/brand
According to one of the articles I read, it'll still be designed by Reebok.  The details on what the suit(s) look like haven't been worked out yet, though.

by sfgfan on Jun 14, 2007 2:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

suits
And I've heard that he is a big suit guy and has a lot of them...Maybe Reebok will work with him on a solid design for it.
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by Fooch on Jun 14, 2007 3:14 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So
Didn't Reebok only design the jacket and the tie, anyway? Or something like that. Are they actually going to make a whole suit this time?

Maybe that's why they're letting him wear it more, because they actually have pants now. Or something like that. Depending on the actual details.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over...

by howtheyscored on Jun 14, 2007 6:28 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Seriously
Awesome. Very, very stoked about this.
I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over...

by howtheyscored on Jun 14, 2007 6:29 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

this is great
but it's not as great as in baseball.

Really, football coaches should have to suit up in shoulder pads and a helmet, a girdle, hip pads, and a cup.

Well, maybe that's not a great idea.

Someday, Coach Nolan will be able to do this for every game, not just the home games. I mean really, who looks at the coaches, anyway? Let him wear what he wants.

No Fun League.

aka nostocksjustbonds

by Nosetackle Supreme on Jun 14, 2007 11:40 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In the spirit of...
... "BOUT DAMN TIME", according to a top 50 players ranking by Pete Prisco at CBSSportsline.com, Frank Gore is the 49ers best player and ranks in at #21.  I don't really like Prisco, and I think he's an idiot, but it's nice to know some 49ers are getting on these kinds of lists.

For what its worth, he ranked #21 while guys like Shaun Alexander, and Reggie Bush were left off the list.  Those two, however, were included in the "just missed" group at the bottom of the article.  The 49ers Nate Clements is in that "just missed" bunch as well.

Source: CBSSportsline.com

by sfgfan on Jun 15, 2007 8:33 AM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

top 50 players
It's so hard to put together a list like that where you're considering every single player at every single position.  It's hard to compare a running back to a defensive tackle.  While both may be great, the defensive or offensive scheme could affect things.  And if you were starting a team, would you rather begin with Drew Brees (#15) or Frank Gore (#21)?  Personally, I think I'd rather go with Gore and take a lesser QB...so subjective.
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by Fooch on Jun 15, 2007 8:57 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I totally agree.
Subjectivity is at the root of most of these rankings that "experts" slap together.

In the case you represent above, I actually think it's more of a toss-up.  I could really go with either, but someone were to hold a gun to my head, I think I would go with Brees.  

For one, he's been pretty impressive in his career thus far.  He had that shoulder issue just over a year ago and no one knew if he could come back, but he did.  Not only did he come back, but he improved upon pretty much all of his numbers across the board.  As long as his shoulder continues to hold up, he's a franchise QB.

Frank on the other hand has a bunch of things going against him.  For one, the average career-length for a RB is fairly short, in comparison to a good QB.  Frank is at an even bigger risk, as both of his knees have been surgically repaired.  Combine his injury history (dating all the way back through high school AND the U) with his hard-nose running style, it'd be hard to make him the centerpiece of any team.

Taking a franchise QB, if you have the chance to, should be the priority in building a team.  Not that he's an expert, but ask Mike Nolan.  He passed on guys like Ronnie Brown, Cedric Benson, and Cadillac Williams to take Alex Smith (who was arguably lower on most team's big boards than those three backs).  Smith, like Brees has the intelligence (even more so, actually).  Brees knows how to use those around him to his advantage, and the hope is that Smith develops the same way.

So yeah, in short, I'd take Brees.

by sfgfan on Jun 15, 2007 9:49 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good points
You definitely made some accurate points there.  I always forget about the career length argument.  Not everyone puts together a career the length of an Emmitt Smith...And Gore is certainly physical enough that it could cut back on the end years of his career.
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by Fooch on Jun 15, 2007 10:02 AM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

is it just me...
or did nolan wear the same tie for both games last year? i like the suit and all but he needs to mix it up more with the ties this year since he's going to be wearing this in 8 games.

if reebok makes a really nice niner tie, then i'll purchase one and wear it here at work. my boss will love it!

by coachAJ on Jun 15, 2007 2:28 PM PDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think
That Reebok only made the jacket and the tie last year, and I'd be surprised if they designed more than one tie for each team.

Unfortunately, that means he was contractually obligated to only wear the one tie. That is, if my info about which parts reebok made is true. I'm pretty sure that's right, though.

Maybe they'll design more and he'll have options! We can only hope.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over...

by howtheyscored on Jun 15, 2007 11:44 PM PDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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