Golden Nuggets: Gannon? Meh.

by James Brady on Nov 7, 2009 3:00 AM PST in 49ers Links

Hey there everyone. Today I don't have very many links for you. Well, that's wholly dependent on what you'd call very many but still, I may not even be using the jump today. There's no news, or rather, I think there isn't any. You've got your obvious injury reports and all that, the only other articles are previews for the Titans game and a bunch of Alex Smith/Vince Young articles. I'm really sick now of hearing about how they both were drafted as starters, benched and are now making their way back--we get it. Or at least, I hope you all get it, I don't want to start doubting the intelligence of my readers, now! I wont be thinking about football for the rest of today as I'm going into hype mode for Strikeforce tonight. Onto the links, my friends.

You know there's not a ton of links when I start out with Singletary's Notebook. (49ers.com)

Rich Gannon supports Jimmy Raye. I suppose one person had to. (MercuryNews.com)

He also says it's underestimated what Alex Smith went through his first few seasons in the NFL. (PressDemocrat.com)

Comeback QBs.. Alex Smith...Vince Young... etc. (NBCBayArea.com)

Teams Talk, in this one S Curtis Taylor talks about the Titans.. (49ers.com)

Pro Bowl voting is going on presently, make sure to send some of your favorite 49ers to the game. (49ers.com)

The Titans will be testing the 49ers run defense. (49ers.com)

I'm not interested either in being the Titans' latest headline. (SFGate.com)

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This is what many do not understand

Gannon:

"I think it takes two years to get comfortable,’’ Gannon said. "They need two off-seasons. They’ll make more progress next year when they figure out who they are."

Most want ‘instant results.’ It doesn’t work that way. It’s a process.

Since Bill Walsh was hired in 1979, 18 coaches have won the Super Bowl. They averaged four years on the job to win the ‘big one.’

by GeoMak on Nov 7, 2009 9:16 AM PST reply actions

Bill Walsh didn't get his until his third season

Hired in ‘79. That first year he was 2-14. In 1980 he wasn’t much better at 6-10. In 1981 they had the league’s best record heading into the playoffs at 13-3 and won it all that year.

by smileyman on Nov 7, 2009 11:09 AM PST up reply actions

Here's the breakdown from Walsh on

WALSH……………3
FLORES……………2
DITKA……………..4
PARCELLS……….4
GIBBS……………..2
SEIFERT……………1
JOHNSON…………4
SWITZER………….2
HOLMGREN………5
SHANAHAN……….3
VERMEIL………….3
BILLICK……………2
BELICHICK………..2
GRUDEN……………1
COWHER……………14
DUNGY………………5
COUGHLIN…………..4
TOMLIN………………2

by GeoMak on Nov 7, 2009 8:17 PM PST up reply actions

I would argue that Seifert's first

Super Bowl victory was a result of the system and players that Walsh put in.

Another interesting tidbit is that Walsh’s coaching tree is responsible for 7 of these Super Bowl champions.

Holmgren and Seifert served directly as Walsh’s assistants. Ray Rhodes served as assistant to Holmgren. Jon Gruden was an assistant to Holmgren. Shannahan was an assistant to Seifert. Billick was an assistant to Dennis Green who was an assistant to Walsh. Dungy was also an assistant to Green and Tomlin served as an assistant to Dungy.

by smileyman on Nov 7, 2009 10:39 PM PST up reply actions

Seifert, Switzer and Tomlin

all took over teams that had recently won the SB.

That said, the data is pretty clear. Unless you work for the Rooney’s (and your name is Bill Cowher), if you haven’t won the SB by your 5th season as the HC, you probably aren’t going to win it with the team you are now coaching.

by GeoMak on Nov 8, 2009 3:37 AM PST up reply actions