Golden Nuggets: Singletary Steals the Show

by Ninjames on Feb 17, 2009 1:13 AM PST in Golden Nuggets Comment 17 comments

Morning to all, how's everybody feeling after the conference? If you don't know what I'm talking about its the first annual "State of the Franchise" conference and I will admit that I haven't watched it yet. From what I hear though, Singletary stole the show and I cant wait to go watch it, which I'll likely do after I finish this paragraph or so. Either way I've got a bunch of coverage on that for you, a bit about the salary cap, and a bit more (I think.) Either way its a good day for news and definitely read up and posisbly go watch the conference yourself, I think Fooch had some links up below this post. All that being said, here's some links for you, read 'em, love 'em, etc. Enjoy.

Here's an article from the chronicle for all you salary cap buffs out there. (SFGate.com)

So do we keep Alex Smith? Yeah, I say we do. Give the guy another chance. (SFGate.com)

Apparently Singletary stole the show at the State of the Franchise conference--I wouldn't know because I haven't got around to watching it yet, but I pretty much watch everything Singletary says religiously. (SFGate.com)

S'not a good day to be a former 49er it seems. (PressDemocrat.com)

Singletary talked a lot about Shaun Hill, Alex Smith and a few other QBs. One of my favorite parts is that he pretty much dispelled the Jeff Garcia rumors by saying he's not really better than Shaun Hill, which I agree with. (PressDemocrat.com)

I know Fooch did a live blog of the event, but here's another one from Maiocco. (PressDemocrat.com)

The 49ers are definitely in the best position running back-wise in the NFC West. (Scout.com)

Should Rossum stay or should he go? I say stay, personally. (Scout.com)

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NFC West running game

interesting that the Niners have the best running game in the NFC West because there is so much room for improvement. A real fullback, another running back to be #1A behind Gore’s #1.

by Bob On The Coast on Feb 17, 2009 6:55 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

I wonder if anybody else is actually really sick of hearing Singletary talk, or of hearing people talk about him? I’m as encouraged as anybody about his potential as a coach for this team, but that optimism ha salmost nothing to do with the things that have come out of his mouth, most of which I’ve found relatively contentless.

And my god, if I never have to hear the words “smash-mouth” or “hard-nosed” ever again in my life, I’ll be one step closer to true bliss.

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Feb 17, 2009 7:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

smash-nose and hard-mouthed

Are those any better?

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 17, 2009 8:46 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I won't even bother..

To try and watch the Pep Rally, because I think it’s both cheesy and embarrassing. Why the 49ers think that this was a good idea is beyond me. Well, not really, because this is the sort of thing I expect from from now on.

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Feb 17, 2009 12:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Typo..

“I expect from them from now on..”

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Feb 17, 2009 12:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Ha ha! We have our own 49ers version of Eagle fan.

by bignerd on Feb 17, 2009 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I'll revise your post a little..

“We have our own version of Lions fan”. Given the “State of the Franchise”, that is more appropriate.

Jed: “I have an idea. Let’s hold a Town Hall meeting. It seems to work for Obama during a time of crisis.”

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Feb 17, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

fans

So you’d prefer they ignore the fans? Maybe it wasn’t wildly informative, but it at least shows that they have some kind of respect for what the fans have to say. It’s not doing anything to improve the on-field product but it’s more than many franchises do.

by Fooch on Feb 17, 2009 5:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I didn't see the Dolphins have a "State of the Franchise"...

When they hired Parcells. They just hired him, and the fans at least had some hope that they would improve in the future, to which they did. Most of the things they covered we pretty much knew, or suspected. Even the Uni change was out there before this Pep Rally. All of those guys at the Rally were there during Nolan’s downfall. Outside of Dolich (Jed was always around in some capacity), both Sing and SctoM were a part of the Nolan regime. This was pure Pomp and Circumstance, nothing more.

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Feb 17, 2009 6:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I wasn't expecting more

I’d imagine some folks were, but having some experience with this sort of thing, I never expected much anyways (I suppose low expectations means you’re rarely disappointed).

by Fooch on Feb 17, 2009 6:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

The problem is...

That they are the ones who raise expectations more than they can produce. I could do without a Pep Rally. I don’t need it. I don’t feel the need to find another team to root for. I expect less than what they promise, because of the realities of the team. It’s just a Rah Rah moment for them.

I heard Ted Robinson on KNBR today, and was disappointed because his comments on the 49ers were pure vanilla and Rah Rah. Of course he works for them now, but that’s all I get from 49er brass right now. I would like to have less of that.

Well, we're waiting....

by drummer on Feb 17, 2009 6:57 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Because....

… you don’t feel the need for it, it does not mean that it doesn’t work on other fans. That’s the primary target. Everyone is okay with saying “football is a business” when it comes to the players, but football is also a business when it comes to the team’s relationship with the fans.

You may not care about the pep rally, but the troves of season ticket holders (you know, the ones that provide the team with a lot of the money necessary to run) that showed up apparently did care.

by sfgfan on Feb 18, 2009 9:23 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Any chance the Niners take a stab at signing the recently released Fred Taylor?

Taylor knows he isn’t likely to get a starting job in many places but I think he would be a perfect compliment to Gore.

by MatteoFC on Feb 17, 2009 7:30 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

My money is on the Broncos

I don’t think Taylor would be a bad signing, although it’s tough to put a figure on what he’s going to sign for, but ultimately I think teams like Denver, Cleveland and Arizona might pursue him a little harder with a bigger role for him in mind than the Niners.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 17, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

What do you think...

… about McAllister? At 31, he’s definitely on the wrong side of 30 (for him, at least), so do you think teams may still be interested in him playing CB?

Basically, I think that he may fit at safety, but I don’t think he’d be worth competing with a handful of other teams for (not to mention he probably wouldn’t want to play safety, at least not for another couple years).

by sfgfan on Feb 17, 2009 11:41 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Technically it's Chris McAlister (1 "l")

Don’t mean to knit pick but I almost thought you meant Deuce McAllister. I think Chris has a bit left in the tank and it’s really hard to judge a signing before knowing what kind of money these guys are going to command. For the right price, yeah, I think Chris McAlister would be a pretty good pick-up as I’m not exactly on the Tarrel Brown bandwagon yet but I do think in the end he’ll get more money than he’s worth.

But I kind of like the idea of signing Deuce McAllister, or at least I think it would be pertinent to entertain the idea. Deuce should fit Singletary’s style of offense and I don’t think he’ll draw as much attention as Fred Taylor so he could come at a relative discount. Now I’m not totally sure about this but my initial thoughts are that Deuce is probably a little better than Gore around goal line so he’d be a good compliment in that way as well. I’d be pretty satisfied with a back field that consisted of Gore, McAllister and one of Clayton or mid round rookie RB.

Don't sweat it. I'm illiterate.

by methodrampage on Feb 17, 2009 1:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

My fault.

I agree that Chris McAlister will probably be paid a lot more than he’s worth, as I’m pretty sure there will be other teams looking for him to play CB.

As for Duece, I also agree that he’d be a better “fit” (when compared to Fred Taylor) not only monetarily but also (as you mention) in-game.

by sfgfan on Feb 17, 2009 1:26 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs