49ers Make It Official: Name Trent Baalke General Manager
by smileyman on Jan 4, 2011 8:40 PM PST
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PrintThe 49ers went and made the announcement official. From the official 49er website/press release comes this information:
"Trent has done an exceptional job in his role as Vice President of Player Personnel and throughout his tenure with the 49ers," said 49ers President & CEO Jed York. "I have had the benefit of watching Trent closely in the recent months and have been very impressed with his knowledge and leadership. I am confident that Trent will find the 49ers an excellent head coach who will lead us to great success in the coming years."
"I would like to thank Jed York and the York family for this tremendous opportunity," said Baalke. "It is an honor to be named the General Manager of the San Francisco 49ers, a franchise with a history filled by some of the game's greatest players, coaches and executives. I look at this role as one of great responsibility - to not only the history of the franchise, but also to the 49ers Faithful. My entire focus is now dedicated to finding the next head coach of the 49ers."
Also from the press release:
Baalke, 46, enters his seventh season with the 49ers and 14th in the National Football League. Baalke most recently served as the 49ers Vice President of Player Personnel, overseeing all aspects of player personnel.
Over the last nine months, Baalke was responsible for all player acquisitions. His first order of business was orchestrating a trade with the Miami Dolphins for WR
Prior to his promotion to Vice President of Player Personnel, Baalke was the 49ers Director of Player Personnel from 2008-09, where he oversaw both the college and pro personnel departments. He first joined the franchise in 2005 as the team's Western Region Scout, a position he held through 2007.
Baalke spent four years on the Washington Redskins scouting staff, serving as the College Scouting Coordinator in his final season. From 2001 to 2003, he served as Washington's National Scout and traveled throughout the country in search of rising talent. Before joining the Redskins, Baalke spent three seasons (1998-2000) as a scout with the New York Jets.
From 1990 to 1995, Baalke held the position of defensive line/strength and conditioning coach at South Dakota State. In that role, he helped promote players such as former Pro Bowl guard Adam Timmerman and current NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri to NFL scouts. Baalke then spent time as the athletic director at Shanley High School in Fargo, ND, before moving on to the Jets.
Baalke began his coaching career as a graduate assistant defensive line coach at North Dakota State, in 1989. The team finished with a 14-0 record and a Division II National Championship.
BAALKE'S NFL BACKGROUND
| YEARS | NFL BACKGROUND |
| 2011 | General Manager, San Francisco 49ers |
| 2010 | Vice President of Player Personnel, San Francisco 49ers |
| 2008-2009 | Director of Player Personnel, San Francisco 49ers |
| 2005-2007 | Regional Scout, San Francisco 49ers |
| 2004 | College Scouting Coordinator, Washington Redskins |
| 2001-2003 | National Scout, Washington Redskins |
| 1998-2000 | Personnel Scout, New York Jets |
Baalke clearly has lots of experience as a personnel guy, and I think he did a pretty good job in last year's draft. the next move is to get a HC. Interviews have been announced with Hue Jackson (OC of the Raiders), and Perry Fewell (DC of the Giants). It's no secret that the primary candidate is Jim Harbaugh, who was rumored to be in strong contention for that job. It was rumored that Rich Rodriguez would be fired from Michigan with the presumption that Harbaugh would take over, but that was walked back.
Jason LaConfora reports that the 49ers fully intend to have the new HC chosen by this Friday.
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Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
Nothing to be ashamed about.
That comment would be the best one for any man.
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Brief yet telling.
A post that can stand the test of time. A post that is as true today as it will be 40 years from now. Maybe by then this whole internet craze will pass…
Another year, another chance to hope for the team !!
Posted this on the other thread
but La Canfora basically said Harbaugh is going to the Niners.
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
Just on NFL Network, had a lot to say about Harbaugh rumors.
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If he can land us Harbaugh, stat
then I’m satisfied. He did a good job last year with Sing lording over the 53-man.
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I'm with you on this one
The true need is the HC, and i love Harbaugh for that job. Baalke is no stud (yet) or dud (yet) but I’m willing to see what he can do. Is he my first choice? Not really, but if I can have my first choice anywhere I want it to be in the HC in Harbaugh.
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Absolutely
I liked Lombardi for the GM spot, but it’s secondary to landing Harbaugh as HC in my book.
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Pete Carroll is annoying
go get em Harbaugh
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
by goatfather on Jan 4, 2011 8:44 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
this
so much this
I saw on twitter the other day, “I think Pete Carroll makes coffee nervous.” Very true…
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lol nice
and he’s the 2nd oldest coach in the NFL
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
I hear
he’s the 3rd oldest coach in the NFL
Honorary parent of Duane Kuiper, beloved broadcaster and power hitting coach for the Giants.
Al Davis is an Owner
but the confusion is understandable
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
Hes going to run home to mommy
After Harbaugh puts him on his ass.
and he's the 2nd oldest coach in the NFL
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
he is an insane spaz
cocaine’s a hell of a drug
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by See Jay on Jan 4, 2011 8:49 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
i hate
when i see him do his wack pep talks with his team after games. SOOOO ANNOYING! And he stutters like crazy. I wonder if a Seachicken player actually believes in Carroll’s saying?
Carroll
He better be shaking. Harabaugh is coming. He’s going to be taking it from behind for many years…“Whats the Deal?”
by Blowfish on Jan 4, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Harbaugh and Carroll have a history, too.
In the blowout win over USC, Harbaugh went for 2 to try to make it a round 50 points.
Carroll was not pleased.
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by dregarx on Jan 4, 2011 9:02 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
My point exactly
I am so ready for a coach that is willing to just destroy opponents. And has the ability to do so…
Add the 4 different formation changes in one play
while killing VT yesterday. I know it didn’t gain them much, but I liked the attitude.
Imagine Singletary...
Doing anything like that. He was probably trying to figure out what Yahoo was.
Halftime
How about what happened at halftime. Have you ever seen a Coach Dingleberry team come out in the third quarter and kick serious tushy like that? Think there
might have been some nice adjustments at halftime?
Are we really still not past the name calling?
by Virginia9er on Jan 4, 2011 10:24 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed. Lets show the guy some respect.
Singletary tried. He failed mostly. Gave us a positive attitude in VD. Now on to the future!!!
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
it was the arizona cardinals, in a game that didn’t mean jack except robbing us of better draft position. yeah. very impressive.
Alex Smith is garbage...
Im Pretty sure
he was talking about the Orange bowl, and Stanfords halftime adjustments.
Im ALL for him!
until he fails horribly, you can’t dislike him until he does something so drastic, that as a fan base we are upset. He lands Harbaugh… oh my…
Hue Jackson in as Raiders Head Coach.
He deserves it, in the scheme of all of this, I would not have opposed Hue as a legitimate head coaching candidate, if not for Harbaugh.
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good for him
btw, loved your write-up about the press box experience. you need to post that here sometime when it’s not so crazy with the news
Thanks much, I think I'll post it as a fanshot sometime between posts.
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Raiders were quite good this year
I was disappointed that they didn’t make the playoffs. Jason Campbell looks like a ragdoll out there though.
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Ummmmm so we won't interview him tomorrow?!!!
I guess the Rooney rule will delay our hiring!!!
Where are you Sam Lamb?
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
perry fewell is a minority last time i checked
though i keep wanting to type his name as jerry falwell
but he's in NYC
Jackson is a bridge away
I want this tomorrow!!!
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
I know about planes
but why would he hurry knowing that its BS?
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
yeah but it takes longer
we could have been done with Jackson by 10 am
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
Point taken
I still don’t understand why we don’t just interview Mike Johnson.
Not Sure
I know in the Tech Industry, it happens all the time.
I think if you can prove you only did a phone interview with all your candidates it would fly. But if non minority candidates got face-to-face interviews and your minority candidate didn’t it would be considered circumventing the rule? Just speculation.
Makes sense
I would like to interview Mike Johnson…he might be the perfect guy….
Then let's do that
Maybe we could make it be the “Green” decision. Not use all that jet fuel…
I'm sure they will
Unless the dude already got himself a flight. They will do whatever is most convenient. If you notice, most GM interviews were phone.
He posted in the earlier thread volunteering to do exactly this :p
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If the Front Office can't find a token Asian in the Bay Area
Then we may have bigger problems than we thought.
by jveezy on Jan 4, 2011 8:54 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
PHUT!
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
by goatfather on Jan 4, 2011 9:00 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lmao
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only if we are optomistic about that
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
Who voted no?
stand up an yield thy reasoning!!
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
Ninjames hath spoken. I seriously considered closing the poll at this point.
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by James Brady on Jan 4, 2011 8:52 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
lol nice work
I wish I could work the website like this
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
LOL
I wonder what the confidence interval on that sample size is.
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And quite a ways to the right of it, too!
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Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
I CAN JUST IMAGINE...
IF/ WHEN Harbaugh gets hired. I can picture Pete Carroll in the locker room with his team giving a pep talk before the wild card game. An assistant arruptly comes in and whispers into his ear about the news. And then a faint and pale expression appears on his face. He stops his speech in shock, and gingerly leads him team out to the game. End result, a blowout loss to the Saints. :)
if only you would have photoshoped Harbaugh where the 50 was
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
otherwise it looks like a simple google image search
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
eh...too lazy right now
mainly wanted to share the hot chick that was on today…airheaded though…bid $84,000 in the showcase showdown…lost to $1 bid
Damn you just beat me
Thats what I get for going to get my girl the tweezers instead of marinating on the couch
49ers did not interview Hue Jackson before he was hired by Oakland.
I am almost positive they still need to fulfill their Rooney Rule requirements.
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Mike Johnson, please pick up the red and gold courtesy phone
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by See Jay on Jan 4, 2011 8:56 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Why is it abuse?
We have to interview SOMEONE. If we’re set on our guy, why not ask the guy who’s already in house to chat, especially since it’s hardly inconceivable that an OC be hired as HC?
This is why the Rooney Rule sucks.
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I've been freaking out about this for like 20 posts
where have you been?
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
I was confirming whether or not they got in a Jackson interview.
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they didn't, it was going to be tomorrow.
by whistlingmountain on Jan 4, 2011 9:01 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but it's not that cut and dry.
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Harbaugh has five kids, family in California, and the current roster sets up nicely for his approach...
… so the only way this screws up at this point is if the ‘niners short him. They need to make this happen, draft a QB, then pick up a FA QB who can win games for the next two or three years while Harbaugh coaches up the rookie. Oh yeah, and add a lock-down CB – do all that and we’re on our way… :)
by mwright84 on Jan 4, 2011 8:56 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Ha... Which one?
LaCanfora? Hope that’s right…!
by mwright84 on Jan 4, 2011 9:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Ha... Which one?
LaCanfora? Hope that’s right…!
by mwright84 on Jan 4, 2011 9:05 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Just imagine what he'll do with the 3 we have.
Although we could lose Walker.
Jealous cuz fiends got they work and complained.....
I mean
He may want to keep Jeff Reed around for the goaline package.
Not me, I have yet to vote.
I haven’t read enough about him either way, though he feels like a fast-track hire. Pedigree says scout which is nice. Have the draft results been posted, those from the Redskins during his tenure. As long as he listens to what the coach has in mind, seems alright.
maybe you should read before you post then? wtf?
why even offer an uneducated opinion when the info is all around you?
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
ah, such anger!
just offering my thoughts. i’ve been too busy to read the literature. i will do so at my behest.
read sir!!!
we are engulfed with speculation
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
Do the 49ers still need to interview a minority candidate
considering their previous coach was minority? I think they may get a pass, not sure though
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 8:59 PM PST reply actions
Yes, they still do.
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That is so effing lame!!!!!
We had Mike Johnson and Jimmy Raye as O-coords this season. Give me a break
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
So because the Raiders hired Hue Jackson and the world knows the 49ers want Harbaugh
They will now struggle to find a minority candidate willing to interview.
great
by whistlingmountain on Jan 4, 2011 8:59 PM PST reply actions
So this rule doesn't apply if you hire a minority
Let’s interview Mike Singletary.
by ty22 on Jan 4, 2011 9:04 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Some more substantiated info
The 49ers have promoted VP of Player Personnel Trent Baalke to the newly created GM position.
NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi reportedly turned down an offer to work under Baalke in a lower position. CEO Jed York put a rush on the decision because Baalke will be needed to interview head coaching candidates, specifically Jim Harbaugh and Hue Jackson, on Wednesday. Per the San Jose Mercury News, Harbaugh remains the heavy favorite and he has “signed off” on Baalke as general manager. Barring a last-minute surprise, Harbaugh is expected to be named head coach on Wednesday or Thursday.
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/40917928/ns/sports-player_news/
I do not believe that bit about Lombardi and working under Baalke.
It was not so concrete as to say “This guy is your boss.”
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What do you mean?
You think they didint ask him? Or they asked him a different question?
I believe a lot of things.
In other words, they asked him a different question. I think Lombardi had his idea of what things were and I think he was never promised that that is the way those things were in actuality, and that’s why he was so indignant on NFL Network about things. “Trent Baalke is the guy all along,” is telling.
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some guys are so entitiles because they have a certain name
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
What an embarrasing offer ... Lombardi has substantially more experience than Baalke does; should have been the other way around
by 49erFanSince1950 on Jan 4, 2011 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
I think that what Lombardi thought he was being offered and what he actually offered
are two different things
yeah
I’m glad we aren’t in the playoffs!!
NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING!!! just an impending ass whooping
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
What the HELL in on NFL.com's front page?!?!?!?!?!
by Bonaparte69 on Jan 4, 2011 9:06 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Kewl if Alex ain't coming back i want FAVRE ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
banned
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This is one of the worst things I've ever seen.
It’s so bad.
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The Video is no better
what is NFLN stand for NFoxLackyNetwork
Why fix what isn’t broken in an organization with so many broken parts?
NFL Network is a good channel.
They don’t have that garbage on the network.
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Rich Eisen is where it's at. That guy is amazing.
Second favorite man on television. Prime used to be good, but over the years everything he says is exactly the same. His first two years were great, now every segment is the same. Now we can see he’s just acting and it’s annoying.
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Mike Rowe.
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Have you met him?
Heard hes an A-Hole in real life.
Friend at a party
He was yelling at the bartender at a wedding, because they didn’t have his favorite type of vodka…
Yes, I have and I did not get that impression.
He’s very sarcastic and very smart. He’s a little high brow, but that’s not being an a-hole. I’ve heard this rumors too, though – he likes to laugh at everything, and in this day and age where everybody gets upset at everything, who knows.
Everyone has their douchebag moments, and I’m sure he’s no exception, though.
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I've more than just met him, however.
He’s an acquaintance, has been since before Dirty Jobs.
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Awesome
I don’t want to bag on the guy. I don’t know him. That’s just the only thing I have ever heard about him.
I've heard 'em too, and he can be abrasive, for sure.
But he’s far from the consistently entitled type that is easily assumed for guys on TV :]
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well i'd assume his job
kinda prevents that. I imagine it’d be tough to be abrasive when you’ve got your hand shoved up the rear end of a cow.
Ah explains it even more
He is an asshole, it’s a fact now.
I always back up my asshole friends too by making excuses for their personality type.
j/k
Haha.
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I have one
Well two, but one is a high school friend.
The other I choose to be friends with, he lives in AZ, is a really intelligent, funny guy, but when he gets around other people he is totally different person and seriously abrasive. He gets a kick out of pissing people off. I never understood it. Doesn’t act like that to me at all, not even in the slightest, just when he is out with others. Like he is putting on some kind of show or something.
you can fight with friends
it’s like any relationship. but anybody who’s consistently an asshole to you doesn’t deserve to be a friend
An asshole to YOU
is one thing, but he is super nice to me, and friends one on one. It’s my OTHER friends he is a prick to. It’s like if he doesn’t know you, he puts on a show and since he lives in AZ, he isn’t close to my other friends.
I used to live in AZ for college so that’s how I know him, but now back home with old friends I have known for a while.
sorry, didn't mean to capitalize you, it looks weird
not saying to you, just saying if he is an asshole to me, then yes he isn’t a friend
clarification
I should say one is an OLD high school friend. I’ve known him for a while and play softball at nights with him, etc…
Funny
I love how we have a long Mike Rowe thread…lol
I love that show.
Discovery and History are the best channels ever.
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They go through phases. History has some great shows still.
Pawn Stars and American Pickers are great. Especially Pawn Stars.
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Pawn Stars
My favorite show on TV. Better than the show my wife is watching right now…Just Dance…
pawn stars and pickers are must watch
auction kings is a good show on discovery? as is auction hunters
Hmm
Haven’t seen those. Is that the storage unit buyers?
Auction Kings is a very prominent auction house
Auction Hunters is the unit guys
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Hunters
makes me want to pull cash out of the bank and head to the nearby storage unit and buy something. LOL
yeah
of course you know they probably film a dozen buys before they get enough material for a show. nobody wants to see them buying furniter and then selling it for a 15% profit. they want the big ticket items like guns and knives and crap
I haven't seen that one in weeks
I don’t think it’s a good TV but its an interesting business. A new a friend of friend who was telling me about it years ago.
Digital Garbage
Yep, I love Auction Kings.
That is a very real show. Auction Hunters is good too, but I haven’t seen as much. I know people who do the unit buying thing, it’s really intense.
Pawn Stars has been my favorite show for at least a year and a half. Pickers is great because it’s very real, as well. Those guys are total derps, but they are legitimate.
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Want to see real terrible TV?
Watch Hardcore Pawn. Just once.
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It's supposed to be reenactments
I think the stories are real but they just take them from a bunch of different crews and present it as if it’s a reality show with one crew having to deal with every crazy repo incident ever.
They're great guys
there’s a recent episode where they bought some banners form a guy trying to rebguild his families amusement park. they bought the banners for $700, sold them for $10,000 and then felt guilty about how much they made off him and went back and gave the guy $5k to help out.
Which Show?
Pawn Stars? I want to work at that shop…
I didn't catch the end of that one.
I’m glad they went back, I was just watching it like three days ago.
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They've done things before like that on the show.
About four or five times, I’ve seen someone offer twenty, and he’ll say “No … look, I’ll give you eighty for that.” Etc.
Rick on Pawn Stars did that with a brooch, too. Obviously he is much more concerned with profit, but when it really comes down to screwing honest people, he avoids it. Lady wanted a grand or something, he offered 15.
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well they both know it's good business
rick knows that offering a fair price will get more customers in then a rep for screwing guys. the american picker guys will give honest prices to the average guy, but if it’s another business person they haggle hard
Yeah. The Pickers build their whole business on trust
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FYI
I was thinking about getting the Pawn Stars series. Amazon has the first 2 seasons for $10 each…
Heck of a deal.
that's a great deal
they do that to suck you in for the relese of the new season which they’ll charge full price for
I just want the blu ray version...
But it doesn’t seem to exist. Which is very unfortunate.
Their seasons are so random.
Season 3 has 28 episodes in it right now.
Have you seen American Restoration? I hope it isn’t cancelled, they had four episodes and I think Rick is a great dude to watch.
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Wow!
from Trent Baalke to Mike Rowe’s temperament to reality heaves from obscure cable channels. NN is great.
MTV?
Since when have they been a music channel?
LOL
Bringing back Beavis and Butthead will save MTV2.
It’s one of the few things I think MTV will have done right in the last fifteen years.
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They're going to, new seasons.
I think it’s the perfect way to reconnect to music for them. Have B&B sit on a couch and talk about how Lady GaGa has man parts. Fantastic. Easy to write.
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That would be epic
Whats the timetable on those?
They started writing 12 new episodes in July, I think.
So we may have some more pertinent information around March, that’s my shot in the dark.
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just my opinion, but...
so would bringing back wildboyz and wondershowzen.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
Rich Eisen is one of the best football commentators on television, period.
and a great guy. does his homework, informed, has the respect of NFL people… A+
I like him
He does not try to be cute. Like “21st and Prime” Give me a break…
one of my favorite tv moments ever
is when he got punk’d hard after pulling a prank on Shawn Merriman. Can’t find the video now but it’s great
YES!
And I love the annual 40 yard dash. When they SIMULCAM Rich with the offensive linemen.
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He's just awesome, too, because he gets so much leeway on NFLN.
I legitimately feel like the show goes where he wants it to, and not always on script.
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it's a very loose environment on the set. much of what you see is off the cuff.
the segments are structured and built around specific topics, but much/most of what you hear within the segments is really these guys riffing. They write down some of the better stuff/lines ahead of time, but honestly, who needs to write when all you have to do is let Irvin start rolling….! that’s usually worth a segment of responses all on its own. Rich is the glue… he’s so smooth, whenever they start to wander or drift, he moves them back to the topic without anyone noticing what he’s doing. Gifted guy. Great show. Kicks ESPNs gameday’s ass, in my opinion…
Prime is almost exclusively on a script.
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Hmmm
Yet he is still that bad? I have seen him reading off of his card during his highlight segment. He still cant get it out sounding right…
So I watched it
and they’re jokingly saying he signs with us after retiring, again.
No more mock draft sig for now...
I like the fact that Harbaugh
Has a little bit of crazy. Like you know you dont want to piss him off, because he will put up 70 on you.
Even as a player
The guy was a little extra energetic. Like the guy in your schoolyard league that insists on trying to swat the ball out of the ball carrier’s hands every time even though you’re playing touch football.
I like that
It is going to make great press conferences. I can’t wait to hear Murph and Mac…haha
I remember there was a fumble on one play and the obligatory dogpile.
At the bottom was Harbaugh and somebody else and both hand their hands on the ball. Harbaugh pretty much fought to wrestle the ball away and held it up to the crowd. At least that’s what I can scrape from my memory. I was very young at the time.
Wow
Sounds like someone we need! Don’t think that would be a move that Alex would attempt. I need to look at some footage of him as a player.
I'm sure Alex would actually.
He’s done some pretty reckless stuff with his body at times for the team. Difference is that Harbaugh would be far less likely to throw an interception on the following play.
I don't know if you guys follow me on Twitter.
But just so you know the level of professionalism with your favorite Niners Nation front pager (Ninjames, of course) you can look at this here.
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OH! just remembered...
ive been meaning to ask people about this. Is espn Adam Schefter and nfl Jason La Canfora rivals? it seems like they compete against each other on whoever reports the breaking NFL news first…
Nah, they have a good working relationship.
It’s a “rivalry,” in a way and they don’t ever give the other credit, thought.
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Early on, LaConfora broke stories before Schefter and that's when it was established
But definitely no bad blood.
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probably didnt wanna make a token interview seem unbearably obvious
They may now if they get impatient lol
Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, outside of soccer.
I don't know why it would be obvious
All they would have to do is point at the last how many hires they have made internally. No one could argue with that.
Rooney Rule
I don’t want to start a big argument, but I hate it. We had a minority coach…why do we have to fuss with this….? Ugh…
Not gunna get an argument with me
It is stupid. I am getting tired of these types of things in general. There is tons of “minorities” in the NFL today with players and coaches. I think as a society we need to start moving past these sorts of things. Just to add to the Rooney Rule issue, if an organization has their guy in mind, do you really think interviewing another guy is going to do anything for anyone? I get how maybe initially it would motivate minority candidates to attempt to get hired and get the ball moving, but I think we are passed that now. Just my two cents anyway.
Well ... did Cincy bring in a white, asian, mexican, or Indian guy before , extending Lewis
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
What I am SO excited about is...
We will soon have a new HC who is NOT Singletary! No matter who it is!
If it is an offense-minded HC, then it’s like my Birthday, Christmas, and Honeymoon all rolled into one!
Well, better put your Bar Mitzvah in there too. . . .
’cause I think Harbaugh is coming. PLEASE make it so!!!!
Wow , game on blocked kick ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
He's in no rush.
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Too bad it's not Perry Farrell , love that guy , favorite band ...!!
I'm your " Huckelberry "...it's just my game ...Jimmy Raye your no daisy ...!!
and mallet f*cked up
there goes ur draft stock
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LMFAO ROTFL
AT MALLETT!!!!!!
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 9:19 PM PST up reply actions
at least locker freaking won lol
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lol
That’s messed up. He was on point all game, how many dropped balls did those receivers have? Ridiculous. That pick hurt, but after that game, and after some of the throws he made, if anything he helped his stock.
by jonesin25 on Jan 4, 2011 11:24 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I'd say take him
He’s got a decent presence, and would be a decent pick if the selection becomes available.
The line must be drawn HERE...
BTW:
Reports Manuski interviewed by Panthers. He’s okay. But the bend don’t break stuff drove me insane. Plus I think there are other defensive coordinators that can do as well or better. I appreciate his efforts, he wasn’t bad. Just not amazing.
How much...
… of the bend don’t break was Manusky, and how much of it was Nolan/Singletary?
So is Hue Jackson officially the new HC of the Haiters?
Or is that just a rumor?
It is past rumor, it is just not confirmed by the team. I'm hearing the same thing, he's hired.
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Everything I read
Just said they are expected to hire him, nothing official. They gave us permission to interview him and then this leaked, strikes me as odd.
Jackson could be good for Oakland but. . .
if it was the 49ers who hired Hugh Jackson as the HC I’d be nervous. Not a lot of experience. Another crap shoot. Way rather have Harbaugh. I hope Al Davis screws up again. Wouldn’t it be great to see them sink back into oblivion next year?
When 8-8 is seen as success
They’re still in oblivion. See 49ers, 2009.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I vow to never mention "playoffs" and "49ers" together again until we have a "quarterback."
Hey guys check out the yahoo article about Baalke
All the other fans and bandwagoners are jumping on the haterade
Can't stand the haterade
Have enough things to be upset about. I am in full excited anticipation mode. Will not accept any haters. Now, if we don’t get Harbaugh…
i know
lot of haters saying they wnt go to any gamess now, not true niner fanss
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 9:37 PM PST up reply actions
Everytime
I read something from fans on any other site, I immediately return here…always illogical ranting, not that it doesn’t happen here too haha. but generally much more informed supported arguments.
Anyone see some of the recent comments
On Maiocco’s site? Someone named Fresno9er or something. Straight out of the hood. Threatening peoples lives and stuff…really?
I must confess
that i’m at an extremely high level of excitement right now. it’s like Christmas eve when you were a kid and anticipating the loot under the tree. I haven’t felt this way about the 49ers since Mooch left the team. It’s a nice feeling.
Right there with you....
If we get Harabaugh I don’t know what I am going to do…
Me either...
Jed Will deliver. I have to believe that.
Please Please Please
Love than maniacal look he gets. He just wants to destroy people. What an awesome competitive fire he has. He and
Jon must have had some interesting confrontations as kids.
I want this post to go green
Go Niners
Ready For #6
by bayarearep94 on Jan 4, 2011 9:38 PM PST reply actions 3 recs
My best guess
The 49ers and Raiders had a little side deal. The 49ers needed Rooney Rule compliance and the Raiders needed a public excuse to dump Cable. Raiders grant the 49ers access to interview Hue Jackson allowing the Raiders to claim there is market for his service thus a leg to stand on for dumping Cable and instantly hiring Jackson, something Al Davis wanted to do all along.
Digital Garbage
Interesting
I would love to believe it. But I think Al Davis cannot talk. It’s a side effect of the Immortality spell.
interesting
there has been collaberation between Davis and the 49ers before. He was the one who acted as the broker for the sell to the DeBartolos.
Its a Terrible
Stereotype, but when you see some of the comments. No punctuation or grammar. In fact it’s damn near unreadable.
Some of the comments from raiders fans...
by Blowfish on Jan 4, 2011 9:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
probably figure that hue jackson was the reason for the improvement
though i don’t get it since it seems to me that Cable fits their image perfectly
Hue Jackson fits Al Davis perfecting
He’s an offensive guy. His specialty has been tailoring effective offenses based on available talent which allows Al to continue to pick the groceries while Jackson makes it work. The other big sell for Davis is Jackson would be a 1st time HC, so his price tag is within Al’s price range.
Digital Garbage
al davis...idk why he made that decision hes been improving that team, which is a hard thing
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 9:52 PM PST up reply actions
The job was destined for Jackson
They wanted to give it to Jackson before another team hired him to coach.
by We Hit People In The Mouth on Jan 4, 2011 9:55 PM PST up reply actions
Because they're at the same stage the Niners were after last season
8-8 based mostly on dominating an average division, with enough close losses to convince everyone that the next season will be better. When the Oakland schedule goes from NFCW to NFC North, a lower draft pick and the pressure of expectations, they were likely to backslide under Cable to 6-10. They may end up doing this anyway, but Cable is still better as an OL coach than HC.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I vow to never mention "playoffs" and "49ers" together again until we have a "quarterback."
This is what I was thinking...
… as soon as I saw Cable was dumped.
I voted yes
but we really need to know how much power we’re going to give Harbaugh.
Somewhat related question: Who’s the current GM of the Patriots? Is Belichick making most of the decisions there?
drummer...
wherever you are, halfway there buddy. now, onto the wooing of brian billick!
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 9:56 PM PST reply actions
id want billik if we couldnt get harbaugh, need someone that knows alot about qbs
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 9:57 PM PST up reply actions
i'd blow my brains out...
if they hired billick as HC…i think that’s why drummer predicted baalke/billick over a week ago. just sayin’
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
He knows nothing about QBs. Wait K Boller pro bowler with Billick....bwahahaaa
Where do you get this nonsense? What QB diff he do well with?
Jealous cuz fiends got they work and complained.....
by rlott#42 on Jan 4, 2011 10:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Brad Johnson
Was money…I mean…he won a super bowl….right?
though i agree...
guys like billick and gruden get a reputation re QBs that’s a little unwarranted, i’d say the pattern is pretty clear. when these guys get their hands on old, decrepit QBs, and put them into their WCO, they turn them into good/great QBs. however, they’re totally inept at taking a youngster, and molding him into a good/great QB. for example,
good to great performances by old QBs under billick: b johnson, cunningham, dilfer, mcnair
garbage performances by young QBs under billick: boller
good to great performances by old QBs under gruden: b johnson, gannon, garcia
garbage performances by young QBs under gruden: simms, gradkowski
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
+1
Thank you. Oh, add Bobby Hoying to the young QBs under Gruden.
Thank you SF Giants for an incredible 2010 season and painting the City orange & black!
You gotta bring ass to get ass.
I vow to never mention "playoffs" and "49ers" together again until we have a "quarterback."
GIFs
I deleted minerniner’s GIF of Harbaugh. GIFs really slow down threads and given how many comments are going to end up here, I’d rather not have it bogged down by the gif.
also...
deleted bonaparte’s. Same reason as minerniner’s
by David Fucillo on Jan 4, 2011 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, and our 40 comments or so about the history channel probably don't help either.
But oh well,
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Its really important
Big Hoss needs some love…
That's ony after you guys had an Oprah special on
the behavioral patterns of friends lol
not sure if it's my laptop...
but the site in general is loading slower than usual right now. NN must be baalke hiring headquarters or something.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 9:59 PM PST up reply actions
hmmm...
Well, we’re getting close to draft day level traffic today so maybe the system is getting rocked by everybody.
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must be smoking some heavy doobies
lmao
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
I posted it on Niners Nation about a year ago when Fooch was gone for three days
and promised that is how Niners Nation would be if I took over. Every day.
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haha
so you’d have hitmen inexplicabley shoot out the tires instead of the people he’s trying to kill?
and then get hit by a jeep, somehow propelling us upward enough to get shot by a rocket launcher??
I’m glad Fooch is here to maintain order, but I do have a dark curiosity….
Whats it going to look like tomorrow?
After we sign Harbaugh?
Maybe a fanpost?
Someone is more than welcome to create a FanPost. If I get time I’ll create one, but somebody can set it up and slap an “Official NN” title on it.
by David Fucillo on Jan 4, 2011 10:01 PM PST up reply actions
off topic but lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiGPNs80v88&feature=topvideos
Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, outside of soccer.
I like how
they realized they goofed, and immediately started apologizing prophylactically. “yes, yes of course, very sad for his family”. Umm yeah, he won’t be making his 1-2 weeks share of his 7 figure salary until another team picks him up next month. Really terrible.
WOW
im just waiting for some 49ers news on csn bay area, but not talking squat. right now just their hot stove. not a bad thing because its about the WS Champs! but im dying for some news feed!
i can watch WS highlights everyday...
got to go to Game 2…. sat four rows behind Joe Cool and wife Jennifer… took every bit of willpower not to be a fan geek and go up to him (although it seemed like the poor guy was hounded by fans all night)…. and got to watch Matt Cain throw a brilliant game…. aw man, I want the ’niner version of that experience … what a great night. more highlights, please….
I just want to point out that if the 49ers hire Harbaugh
most of the so called NFL “experts” were flat out wrong.
Clayton, Schefter, La Canfora…all wrong.
Clayton is a Moron
Thought that was common knowledge?
by Blowfish on Jan 4, 2011 10:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
A week ago
I don’t think a single reporter had Harbaugh to the 49ers.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:07 PM PST up reply actions
I swear he stays employed
because he looks like such a geek, ESPN figures he must know what he’s talking about
He won a lawsuit against ESPN
For Salisbury’s constant workplace abuse of him. ESPN is required to provide him employment until 2018.
Digital Garbage
no...
clayton is an ostrich. clearly.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
I am convinced he is nothing but a head
He’s got something else floating around inside that suit to keep it up.
Not really.
La Confora’s very first tweet on the matter was that Baalke was a serious candidate and Harbaugh was a big target.
They report the buzz, though when they did get to their own opinion, it is really hard to tell what they actually thought, and what other people were telling them to think.
Clayton though, was totally wrong.
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I've read the same
but honestly either Jed paid him to run a smokescreen or he was just way off base this time around…IF Harbaugh is hired.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:11 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly
I’ve been reading that guy’s twitter deal for like a week straight and at no point did he ever intimate that the 49ers were a serious player for Harbaugh. It was always somebody else. Schefter was saying the same thing.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
He has a couple times.
And definitely indicated that Harbaugh was very likely yesterday on NFLN, and again today on NFLN.
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Please
don’t make me look it up but last week he gave ZERO indication that Harbaugh was headed to SF.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:14 PM PST up reply actions
ninjames
he just said, but didnt have a reason why?
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 10:15 PM PST up reply actions
La Canfora tweeted 6 hours ago...
@anmalek the 49ers under their current front office construction and with trent baalke as GM would not attract him
Suck it. Just kidding buddy.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:17 PM PST up reply actions
15 hours ago
“Dolphins have had contact with Jim Harbaugh, who was in Florida last week for Orange Bowl. Continue to hear this could happen. More ahead”
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
Uh huh, and he's also said the exact opposite several times.
This is how these things work.
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Which gives him zero credibility
and basically makes me an “expert”. That’s my point.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Except you have no contacts. They're doing the best they can with the changing landscape of things.
I don’t want to get into this, we’ve already had this discussion about irresponsibility, the fact remains that LaConfora and Schefter have been very useful for this process, but I will admit that the local guys have been the go-to guys for this.
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Actually
David White didn’t “break” anything until there was something to actually report. Then he wrote an article that conveyed actual information.
Everybody else is just talking, like we all do. Their “contacts” mean nothing.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Ok. I'm not having this discussion again.
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other than the fact that LaConfora
has repeatedly and from the beginning said that Harbaugh was the first choice for the 49ers.
if you don’t want to actually look at his tweets to see that that’s on you
I'm not saying he didn't say they weren't going after him
but he has routinely said he doesn’t see it happening. Like here…
“49ers to take a good look at Philly coordinator Marty Mornhinweg. I still don’t see Jim Harbaugh landing there at this point but we’ll see”
Did they even “take a look” at Mornhinweg? These guys just throw crap out there and hope 20% sticks.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
LaConfora is a good reporter
who defintiely has inside sources. you can choose to not respect him, but that’s your loss, and if you feel that way you probably ought to not read what he writes.
either way i’m done with this conversation with you.
Wow
Sorry if I struck a sore subject with you and the other guy. I’m not saying that La Canfora is a bad person or a crappy reporter just that actual “reporting” in the twitter age borders on hilarious.
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:36 PM PST up reply actions
It's not a sore subject, we just disagree entirely
and do not think you quite understand the way things work. Nobody is offended, but nobody wants to continue the discussion either.
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I know exactly how they work
Journailsm major with 7 years in TV “News”.
How about you?
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:40 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not interested in flexing my e-peen at you, sir.
It’s different in sports, it’s different with the NFL, it’s different in so many different ways and there’s no reason for this conversation to go on. You do not value these guys, and I do. End of discussion. Let’s keep it amicable and friendly. We got a GM, and we probably have a pretty good head coach :]
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Last thing
I was just trying to make a point. I actually love all this gossipy stuff or I wouldn’t be on here or reading La Canfora’s tweets, right? I can’t get enough of this crap actually, which makes me like the guy that complains that everything on TV sucks but keeps watching. All I’m saying is take everything these guys say with a grain of salt because they are wrong as often as they are right.
That’s it.
Harbaugh for President!
by AptosNinerFan on Jan 4, 2011 10:46 PM PST up reply actions
must not be paying attention
@schuy7 harbaugh is by far the top guy. Gruden is not going there
A 49ers source tells me new GM Trent Baalke fully intends to have his head coach by Friday. Harbaugh their primary target
@CochraneCBCNL 49ers making a strong push. With michigan now out of picture SF has a strong shot
about 4 hours ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® in reply to CochraneCBCNL
@anmalek at this point I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes to 49ers at all. Things fell apart w/Michigan, and 49ers pushing hard
If the 49ers make some adjustments in terms of front office personnel/structure then odds of landing Harbaugh soon massively improve
That was today
i havnt heard any solid proof as to why harbaugh is most likely going to uss, ive juss head guessing, have u heard anyhting in pericular ninjames?
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
He was sure bet for Michigan, now he is not a candidate there. He completely ducked questions last night and for the last week regarding his future. He is in the Bay Area and meeting with the 49ers tonight and/or tomorrow, he has said he is okay with either GM option. He was apparently offered considerable control over personel situations and he was apparently offered a lot of these…..$$$$$$$
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:18 PM PST up reply actions
This is how things work ,my friend.
The 49ers want Jim Harbaugh. He’s probably not sticking around in college. The 49ers are ready to throw money at him and give him power.
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Such is life...
I can’t write it in french, like someone else on this site can…
Money and power…does it every time…
C'est la vie?
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
I always got the sense
That most of them were giving less of a chance than anywhere else. People kept saying Michigan, I thought that was the last place he’d decide to go. I always gave us a fair shot even last week. They seemed to be mentioned the 49ers because they knew we were targeting him and that is it.
Care of Uncle Gary + Bruno
Here is what Jed needs to remember….
i have been staring at this screen...on this blog
for 6 straight hours.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:17 PM PST reply actions
cant wait till we get back to the playoffs...then
it will have been worth it.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:19 PM PST up reply actions
same here..except for the different purpose
I’ve been hoping to come home today and read a nice article labeled: Harbaugh and Niners agrees on a new term blah blah blah
I think
its most likely tomorrow or at the latest thursday
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:21 PM PST up reply actions
Honestly
think it is going to happen before that, well at least we will have concrete information that Harb is our next coach much sooner
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
Yea
Jed has been pretty patient so far…if it is a done deal this week and he can keep it quiet, I can see that.
He has done his due dilligance, but to be honest the 49ers couldn’t/wouldn’t announce anything before the Orange Bowl. If York has a commitment from Harb, it will be announced rather quickly. This to get the coordinators in place quick
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:25 PM PST up reply actions
Im not sure
That I can take much more of this…I really want it to be done.
I think its going to be tomorrow
Thursday at the latest. My friend “Team Source” has told me that at least.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:23 PM PST up reply actions
I have a friend
His name is “Unnamed Source”. He let’s me make up whatever I want, and call it journalism.
yeah that guys a douche
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:21 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I LOVE THAT ARTICLE! GIVES ME HOPE HAHA
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 10:24 PM PST up reply actions
rec'd
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Just read some of the comments at the bottom
I’m not sure why he’d want to go all the way down there
They
are also tweeting “why would anyone” want to go to the 49ers? Um, your in Miami-Dade right? The Miami fans that is, i really would like to get in a “debate” with them LOL
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:26 PM PST up reply actions
And, that surprises you?
Ever been to Miami? LOL
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
i can confirm this...
currently sitting on my balcony across from the AAA watching at least 10 vagrants smoking crack. i’m assuming their dolphin fans.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
WHERE ARE YOUR STATS NOW
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by James Brady on Jan 4, 2011 10:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
the only stats...
i see right now are 1 comment fail, 1 comment editing fail, and 1 (site decorum).
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
I lost track of your reply fails last year. You were leading the network, I think.
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new year...
new chance to set a record!
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I was there for a business trip
suit and all. What happened next freaked me out. Some people walking down the street smoking and passing a crack pipe, they offered me some. Seriously, was offered crack like 20 times.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:38 PM PST up reply actions
that sounds about right...
although you reeeeeeeeeeally have to be in the wrong part of town for that to happen. i mean, everyone who’s ever watched scarface or miami vice knows that powder cocaine is the drug of choice in miami. and that’s done behind closed doors; closed doors that are either in apartments or bars/clubs.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
Had
a meeting in a shady part of town and was returning to my car to drive to my hotel. I think the meeting was in the projects, not sure where. A bunch of buildings that really reminded my of Richmond
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:48 PM PST up reply actions
the interesting thing...
about downtown miami is that the stone cold ghetto is literally blocks away from the financial district. the past 5 years have seen a real revitalization of downtown (and lebron coming here has helped even more), so you probably wouldn’t have the same experience today. one of the bars/clubs i go to is within eyeshot of the ghetto, and all the locals i come in contact with just want a dollar or so to point me towards an available parking spot along the street. never had any issues whatsoever despite being there practically every friday night.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 10:57 PM PST up reply actions
Never Been there
But it does not sound like a great place. I just am imagining something out of a Burn Notice episode…
haha...
all i can say is that, as someone who lived in the suburbs of south florida for most of his life, i much prefer downtown. generally speaking, i seem to find that “urban” areas are far less dangerous than their reputations suggest. i include manhattan, new orleans, and atlanta in my available anecdotal evidence as well.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:06 PM PST up reply actions
There are nice parts....right?
That I can take my family to, without them having to wear kevlar…?
haha...
yes. anywhere between where i am and the ocean is easily non-kevlar-worthy. hell, most of the famous people who live down here reside within that area…of course, they’re mostly on the small islands along the bridge between me and the ocean.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:18 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah
I have seen some episodes of Burn Notice where they drive down that bridge and go to private islands…
they film a lot of...
CSI: miami along there as well. of course, CSI: miami totally changes the names of all the various areas of town. i mean, they use the right names, just not associated with the right areas. some suspect lives at a certain address and they say he’s in “coconut grove,” when the actual coconut grove is nowhere near that address.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
I think i was there
back in 2005, it was before i returned to school, so i am guessing 7 years ago!! So, you like living there?
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:07 PM PST up reply actions
yeah...
it’s great. downtown is waaaaaay safer/cleaner/more vibrant than it was in 2005.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
Funny story
My dad and a friend were in Miami for Superbowl 29 for the Niners v. Chargers and decided to go drinking the first night in town. Around 3 a.m. they decide to call it a night and have a cab take them to their hotel which was a little ways outside of the “city”. As fate would have it, the cab gets in an accident a block or so away from a Denny’s.
At this point my father and his friend are mildly innebriated, it’s dark, they don’t know the city, and it’s their first night in town. In their blissful state they decide to eat at Denny’s while they wait for another cab, knowing full well it’s Superbowl weekend and it’s going to take longer than usual.
So two affluent, white as snow gentlemen walk into this Denny’s carrying their luggage as they have yet to make it to their hotel. As my dad describes it, they were the only people there of, uh, lighter skin complexion. This isn’t a big deal as this has happened to me before and my dad is far from bigoted, but the manager immediately approaches them and instructs them to NOT leave his side. My dad informs the manager he would just like to wait outside for his cab and the manager tells him that it is not a good idea to go outside. Eventually the cab shows and my dad and his companion make it to the hotel without incident.
The next morning at breakfast my dad has a casual conversation with a waitress who brings up a double-homicide that happened in the area in the early part of the morning at a local restaurant. Curious, my dad investigates further and finds out it was at that same Denny’s. The news report says the shooting occurred around 4:30; 15 minutes after my dad had left.
by JSing on Jan 4, 2011 11:03 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Yikes
good for your dad that he got outta there in time!
Also, (and WAAY) more important, the “Sing” in your name isn’t a reference to Singletary, is it?
@brundylop
Lol not a reference to Singletary, although we do share part of a last name. J=First initial, Sing=Part of my last name.
by JSing on Jan 4, 2011 11:16 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
wow...
might i ask if the denny’s was close to the stadium? because the stadium is near ghetto too.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
haha
why is everything close to the ghetto…?
because...
there’s a lot of ghetto in south florida…because south florida is like a 200 sq mi metropolitan area. that’s a lot of land area with available ghetto space. incidentally, the ghetto near the stadium is like amateur hour ghetto compared to the big league ghetto near downtown. if you ever watch “first 48” on A&E, pretty much all of their homicides occur within about 5 miles of my apartment.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
honestly...
being killed in a hail of bullets never crosses my mind as being in the least bit plausible.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:15 PM PST up reply actions
maybe...
if i found myself in the city lockup, yeah. walking to the corner to get a cuban coffee, no.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
clarification:
all of their homicides investigated by the miami detectives are. i’d have to have god-like omnipresence for all of the homicides investigated in various cities on the show to be within 5 miles of me.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:13 PM PST up reply actions
@Florida Danny
I don’t believe it was near the stadium unless the stadium is described as outside the “city”. The way my dad describes it, they were outside the “heart” of the city but still in what most people consider the city of Miami. A Reno/Sparks thing for you Northern Nevadans or even a SF/Oakland type thing, just considered the whole area/city.
by JSing on Jan 4, 2011 11:22 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
right...
the stadium is actually in the county line between dade (where miami is) and broward (where fort lauderdale is). it’s also well to the west of the coast. that area (NW dade/SW broward) is reasonably ghetto, but nothing like the ghetto on the outskirts of downtown miami, which is probably about 20-30 minutes SW of the stadium. SF/OAK or LA/Anaheim is definitely a proper way to think about how people say “miami” when they really mean “south florida” in the sense that where they’re talking about is not technically in miami…and in the case of the stadium, not even in the same county.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
correction:
downtown miami is 20-30 mins SE of the stadium.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:28 PM PST up reply actions
ninjames...
mark me down for another reply fail in 2011.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:29 PM PST up reply actions
I think you are up to 4 now?
Harbaugh or Bust
it's going to be...
another record-setting year for me at this pace.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
damn good story man...good times
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
just got off work
So, um… What did I miss?
by mcwagner on Jan 4, 2011 10:24 PM PST via mobile reply actions
No, nothing
Just a normal day on NN… Didn’t miss anything, must look away
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Rick from Pawn Stars
Is our QBOTF.
That is all.
by Blowfish on Jan 4, 2011 10:27 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Epic REC"
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:28 PM PST up reply actions
Chumlee
He admits that he sleeps on the job, with the old man. We need a proven commodity.
For sure
Like how the whole shoe is not suppose to flash…just the tongue.I think he paid $75 for them…little pricey for my tastes…
Those retail for around 150 or so, so he did good on 'em.
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First down?
I got a buddy who knows all about first downs. Let me bring him in.
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First downs?
My name is Jim Harabaugh I kick ass for a living. I know about first downs…
Didn't provide the link man
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:27 PM PST up reply actions
Mostly outsider, here.
I think I’ve picked up from comments over time that most of y’all aren’t that upset with the idea of Baalke as GM. I tend to agree — he’s not an entirely proven commodity, but every GM has to get the job one time with no prior GM experience. The guy appears to have a decent grip on personnel evaluation, and who else were you gonna land?
As for the effusive love for Harbaugh — clearly, he’s a terrific college coach. This is not a guarantee of NFL success, but it doesn’t hurt. You do realize that getting Harbaugh does NOT mean you get Luck, don’t you? You finished a little too high for that.
Holding up a sign on the freeway offramp
Will Work for Playoffs.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:31 PM PST up reply actions
No Luck
Bob couldn’t agree more, Luck is the best QB to come into the NFL since Peyton, so Carolina will not do anything that stupid.
No guarantee that Billick, Gruden or any of them make this team much better. I love Harbaugh’s fire, that you can just feel emitting from him when he is on the sidelines. His absolutely need to win and kick serious butt is contagious. I think he can bring that to the 49ers. Neither Jed or Baalke will tell him what to do. If they try, he will give them that look and oh boy. He is also an excellent coach for a QB. He will find the best one for our team and draft one that he can mold.
Harbaugh Mancrush
I finally have to admit it. There is something about this guy’s competitive fire, almost maniacal looks he gets, and just will to kick people’s asses into the next county that I have a mancrush on. How his team came out after halftime last night and just cremated Va Tech(they never had a chance), was beautiful to see.
I don’t care who the GM is, get this guy to be our coach.
by The Sear on Jan 4, 2011 10:29 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
I asked this question before
and it has been raised on Twitter. Does anyone think the 49ers gave Harb a commitment to go hard after Luck? Or is that presumptious
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"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:30 PM PST reply actions
Doubt it
It may come up in the coming months, but it will be very difficult.
I think undoubtedly we take a first round QB though.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
But
it would be a seamless transition to plug Luck in at the QB position under Harbs philosophy.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:32 PM PST up reply actions
I thought I heard something about that...
I think that Baalke said that he did not want to trade the whole draft for him…
To be honest
I have no idea. I have read so many tweets and websites and google news articles…ugh…
No
player is worth trading the entire draft for. NO PLAYER!!!
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:33 PM PST up reply actions
I know
i was responding to Blowfish comment
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:35 PM PST up reply actions
Zero Chance
First of all, there is zero chance that if Luck comes out the Panthers would trade down or pass on him. Their fans would KILL them no matter how many draft picks and rookies they got in the trade. Luck has more star power at the moment than anyone since Peyton Manning.
Second of all, I wouldn’t give up 4 or 5 high draft picks over 2 years to get him, which is what it would take. Because if we get Harbaugh I really do think he can maximize the talent of any QB we get. I can think of lots of rookie or young QBs he could turn into somethng special: Gabbert, Vince Young, maybe even Troy Smith. I’d rather try that than give up our future for one guy.
i think jim could do that, but uh please no vy, haha mallet or locker or newton would be cool thouh
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 10:37 PM PST up reply actions
Hey
Vince Young as a backup and 1-2 year project is fine with me.
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
i dnt like how he acts, theirs many cases of him being in the wrong place sna dodig stuipid things, dnt want that here
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions
Fair enough
My adopted son: Jose Casilla.
Man of the Crazy Sink. And owner of a 103 ZiPS ERA+ in 2011.
If Hue Jackson is "under consideration" but not yet offered the job...
… couldn’t they still interview him tomorrow and satisfy the Rooney rule?
9:52PM, 49ers appear to have inside track on Harb I don’t know how NEW this information is
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:41 PM PST reply actions
Harb has let the 49ers know that they are his first choice.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:44 PM PST up reply actions
Thats exciting
“After bypassing entreaties from Michigan, his alma mater, Harbaugh apparently has let the 49ers know that they are probably his first choice.
The 49ers absolutely want him, and a high-ranking NFL source said Tuesday that team president Jed York remains more than willing to pay a premium price to get him."
So true
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:49 PM PST up reply actions
How do "sources" work?
Aren’t the editors suppose to check this stuff?
meaning i don't think he actually sources material
IMO he’s a trumped-up blogger—you and me only he gets paid for it
to a small degree, I think Matt Barrows fits the bill
of a blogger who gets paid for it.
yah he has some sources, but he seems much more like an opinion-giving guy than a journalist. Opposite is Maiocco, who breaks stories a lot but gives awful opinions lol.
I really like the new Press Democrat Guy
Eric Branch??
I dunno, his writing kinda feels like the corny sportswriting stuff that I enjoy. Not too corny, but just enough.
Tim K
just spews out opinion more so than fact…
That’s probably a little too harsh, but he does have a LOT of editorializing (in other words, opinions and subjectivity) that you don’t expect out of decent journalism.
Why can't there be more people like the Cobra?
Solid. Puts out only very well researched material.
There needs to be accountability
when someone writes an article, so i would assume people is going to proof-read his information etc…
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
You said you were a journalist
Think these guys are frauds?
After bypassing entreaties from Michigan, his alma mater, Harbaugh apparently has let the 49ers know that they are probably his first choice.
Also
Stating that York has had multiple conversations with Harb today.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
Multiple Conversations?
If true, that is not a sign that it is anything close to being a done deal, Jed should be saying “whatever you want, it’s yours”, end of conversations.
by suffrin9erfan on Jan 4, 2011 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
God I hate Kawakami
I can’t believe you just made me give him site traffic. I feel dirty!
I bet you he just writes the most inflammatory things just to get traffic… can’t stand the guy. Kinda wish that Raiders guy would have knocked him out lol.
Not a big fan of his
but it is coming from a major newspaper outlet, so i tend to give him more credence in regards to this paper. Not on twitter etc…
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:45 PM PST up reply actions
yah it's not twitter
but blech.
Ray Ratto and Lowell Cohn are also part of “newspapers” right? (SF Chronicle??)
Blech.
Good new about Harbaugh, though not sure how much I trust it.
I just trust major paper outlets more than i do
Twitter etc…. not saying i fully trust them. Especially, considering a am not a fan of Tim K,
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:50 PM PST up reply actions
little bit off topic but...
How would u guys feel with patrick peterson with the 7th pick and then trading into the middle of the first round to get Blaine Gabbert. I think Gabbert is a better version of Ryan Mallett but thats just me. What do u guys think?
by ninerafficionado on Jan 4, 2011 10:46 PM PST reply actions
I bet the 49ers wouldn't trade back into the first, but that would be amazing.
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I woudnl't discount the
49ers trading BACK INTO THE 1st Round. We have 3 extra picks from trades, a possible compensation pick and some players we could use as bait. If we don’t get Luck and Locker/Gabbert etc… falls to the mid-late 20s, or even any other player we are really targetign (Cameron Jordan) falls i could easily see the 49ers trading back into the 1st ala the Willis/Staley draft
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:59 PM PST up reply actions
To be honest...
I can’t see anything that far ahead…blinded by Harbaugh man crush….
gabbert
but he plays in a passing spread and not a spread option like alex smith did. Joe flacco and drew brees played in a pass first spread as well and dont u think that someone like harbaugh could tutor gabbert well
by ninerafficionado on Jan 4, 2011 10:50 PM PST reply actions
Is he better than Jake Locker?
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
Check out his videos on You Tube
just put in Blaine Gabbert higlights and check his practice when at Nebraska, pretty awesome footwork etc..
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
will do. I asked because I seriously didn't know.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
damn.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:58 PM PST up reply actions
Playing the spread in college doesn't discount success in the NFL
See Sam Bradford, Drew Brees, and to some extent Joe Flacco
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
Joe Flacco didn’t play in a spread. Their offense was largely based of the power running game (Omar Cuff was an absolute beast)…but point taken.
My bad on Flacco
may have been thinking of someone else. He played at Deleware, doubt i even watched any of their games
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:05 PM PST up reply actions
Yea
I didn’t mean to be a stickler. I went to JMU so naturally I know more than I should about FCS teams.
James Madison?
My soon to be brother in law graduated from there in 2007
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Yes sir!
Thoroughly enjoyed attending the VaTech game this year. Sad our offense is complete garbage now and we are in the best conf in the nation. Our QB went 0/1 one game…running the pistol this year, and not at all like Nevada does.
is it just me...
Or is this officially feeling like our team is doing the right thing….? Feels like a change is comin’….
“Adversity can be a great motivator.”
~~Bill Walsh
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:50 PM PST reply actions
I have been supporting York
and talking about how Baalke wouldn’t be a bad thing. The 49ers officially turned it around with their draft and re-signing Willis and Davis. That was the start, this is a continuation and hopefully the culmination comes next January in the playoffs
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by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 10:51 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Im all in with Harbaugh as the coach of our team.
Harbaugh or bust.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:53 PM PST up reply actions
IM PORBABLY GONNA BE UP ALL NIGHT ON HERE
im so exited in hope we can get harbaugh, im not the only one right guysss??
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 10:55 PM PST up reply actions
Havent been this excited about the niners since.. ... well since this summer really...
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 10:56 PM PST up reply actions
Still A Long Way
from competing with the Patriots and Saints, Green Bay when healthy, Eagles when healthy. We need a QB and a lot more: pass rush, OLB, RG, maybe a center, CB, safety. I mean, that probably isn’t all going to happen in this year;s draft and FA.
As long as we
Are going in the right direction. It can take 3 to 4 years for all I care. Just show me consistent competent progress..
harbaugh
if he gets hired, niners front office will immediately gain back some of the credibility that they have lost in the last 8 years
by ninerafficionado on Jan 4, 2011 10:57 PM PST reply actions
Cohn's headline if York actually lands Harbaugh:
“49ers incompetent president fumbled again and hires untested college coach”
by mwright84 on Jan 4, 2011 10:59 PM PST reply actions 6 recs
Cohn must be a bitter old man
Never has anything positive to say. I basically disregard him…Maiocco for President…
eff cohn
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:01 PM PST up reply actions
Haha
He’s got it typed up already…a rec for your sir!
So Glad I dont have to work tomorrow....
This needs to break tomorrow, so I dont have to be at work and hear it…
I can see it now...Gabbert to Davis... all day long
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:03 PM PST reply actions
Ah crap, we're playing QB carousel again?
Instead of Alex/Troy we got Blaine/Nate?
jk, you meant VD :{
honestly man
im so hyped about the coach…I have full faith that we can get our REAL “QBOTF” in this years draft
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:08 PM PST up reply actions
I think I trust Harbaugh as far as making someone at least capable of winning the West in the coming year/s and even if he isn’t the long term solution we will find one. Not that I wouldn’t like this mystery QB to be.
Alex Smith
sorry…hadn’t seen his name in a long time…had to do it.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:10 PM PST up reply actions
im banned aren't I?
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
It may be blasphemy and I'm not advocating this move but...
It is still safe to say he would get a little more out of him?
its still not safe.
wait till after Harbaugh is signed.
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:16 PM PST up reply actions
Who is the Quarterback at ND?
Maybe we could take him in the 6th round? With a new coach from Stanford….Just saying…
Tommy Reese
is a frosh, not going to happen.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn’t give an substantial information, only decides to “attack” the 49ers.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:15 PM PST reply actions
i knoww! i noticed that
in his preseason winnrers he kept talking about why the seahawks are better, i was juss like……wtf mate?
by Matthew Cools on Jan 4, 2011 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
turns out...
he was right, no?
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
Not sure about that
Winning the division does not make you a better team. Just a division winner.
Harbaugh or Bust
interesting...
i hear what you’re saying, but i mean, it’s pretty clear that, when discussing 2 teams at the beginning of a season, and declaring one better than the other, it’s kind of inferred that he’s saying one is more likely to win the division than the other, no? that team, in fact, ended up winning the division, no?
guess after a 6-10 niner year in which the seahawks won the division, it’s not the best time to be ripping mike sando for seattle homerism. wait til he pulls an “NN writer” and wildly overestimates how much success his team is going to have.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:53 PM PST up reply actions
Just saw that
He covered the Seachickens for 9 years before coming to ESPN. And, now he writes a NFC West blog for them. Way to be even handed ESPN.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:20 PM PST up reply actions
I really want Baalke to kick ass as a GM
so his doubters can shut the hell up!
we suck. but theres always next season.
by Iupati_like_its_1999 on Jan 4, 2011 11:19 PM PST up reply actions
ANYONE ELSE?
sick of reading all this “close sources say” how do we know their not juss using that to get their opinion out?
some of them are. lol
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 4, 2011 11:23 PM PST up reply actions
I hear Eddy D.
saying that there was too many chiefs at the niners and not enough indians.
Is that going to change now that Baalke is officially the GM?
Or is Eddy D. wrong?
maybe Harbaugh will fix all that….
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
Logical Decision
Interesting to finally hear that Jed hired from within the organization. I don’t mind having Trent Baalke as the GM, but then again he’s not my first choice either. I would have preferred for Jed to make the big move and send a statement to the fan base that they are going for a complete overhaul. On the other hand, these are the Yorks we’re talking about so we shouldn’t expect huge risks-taking moves like that. Trent Baalke seems to be the logical decision, based on the reports that Jim Harbaugh has stated he has no preference between Baalke and Lombardi. That only made Jed’s decision so much simpler. Unfortunately, instead of sending a strong message to the fan base of establishing a new beginning and starting with a clean slate, this move clearly sends the message that Mike Singletary is the one to blame for the teams shortcomings. Reports quoting Vernon Davis saying that the team was scared of playing under Singletary, as they were more concerned about being punished as opposed to enjoying the game and making plays.
Hopefully Trent will do a good job. He’s put in his years of work and he’s successfully seen the way a franchise shouldn’t be run. The only issue is that he really is just unproven to this point, so we don’t know how much potential he can have and we don’t know how detrimental he can be. I would have loved to have seen Lombardi hired for the short term, and to have Baalke work under his tenure for a few years. This would have brought the outsider’s view implemented into the teams strategy, and Baalke could have learned and developed to take over the responsibilities in the near future. Baalke should have been a successor to Lombardi, but now he has to start fresh on his own without an experienced mentor to guide him.
Task one. Get Harbaugh ASAP.
Why is our off-season more exciting than our regular season?!
He has to get him...
The fan base is too connected and am’d for him…
Harbaugh or Bust
Dolphins reach out to Harb and Cowher.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:28 PM PST reply actions
Let's split the difference
They take Cowher we take Harb…
Harbaugh or Bust
did they...
touch faith too? otherwise, this is BS.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Jan 4, 2011 11:30 PM PST up reply actions
Also hearing
that he will meet with them. But, that site was complete BS in my opinion. Was created by wordpress, or blogspot etc… However, this link is from Miami Herald
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:32 PM PST up reply actions
calling it right now
dolphins will have the number one pick next year.
1-15
they will be lucky if it is a short season as they will lose less games. lol
"You know whats funny? I always thought uhm dogs lay eggs and I learned something new today" Peter Griffin
by HUNGRY HUNTER on Jan 4, 2011 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
Chances?
I wake up tomorrow at 8AM and we have a new coach…
Harbaugh or Bust
Zero
we need to interview a minority candidate. Well, i guess it depends when you wake up
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:31 PM PST up reply actions
The 49ers
can get fined or lose draft picks if they half ass the Rooney Rule
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:35 PM PST up reply actions
Your right...
Video Skype.
Harbaugh or Bust
at this point I believe it's about the $ and control
which means now we’ll find out if Eddie D is really back in the mix and being given a voice in the organization. I don’t think John York would ever approve the kind of money we’re going to hear they committed to Harbaugh, if they get him. Erickson, Nolan and Singletary were, among other things, relatively cheap hires. Harbaugh will be in a different league entirely. If it’s true that Jed is signaling that money won’t be an obstacle, as a few reports have claimed, then that tells me Jed really is being given authority over the team, and borrowing a page from Uncle Eddie’s playbook. Anybody remember Eddie and Policy ever blowing a signing over money? ’Niner players in the 80s and 90s always talked about how Eddie treated them like kings – never spared a dime – from giving them their own rooms on road trips, to their own row on chartered jets to games, to lavish celebrations and gifts… the players and coaches knew the owners valued them, and returned that respect with commitment on the field… John York brags to friends about cost efficiencies. Jed… listen to your uncle…. you gotta spend money to make money in entertainment…. trust your gut, open your wallet, and know that you will be rewarded for it.
If Harbaugh sells the final touches on a stadium deal than Harbaugh pays for himself 50 times over. After the new CBA the Yorks needs to sell the naming rights and at least show a percentage of their fan base will go along with the PSL’s to get the loan. After Singletary took a hot dump on their season/product they had to do something more drastic.
Digital Garbage
If I was Harbaugh
I would tell Jed that I want to be paid in large checks. Like the kind you get from winning a golf tournament.
Harbaugh or Bust
Goodnight NN
Have to leave on this most epic of notes
The 49ers appeared to have sealed the Raiders coach (Cable) fait today when they asked for, and received permission to speak to Jackson. If there was any doubt which NFL teak rules the Bay, no need to look any further. Hours after we get permission to interview Jackson, they fire Cable to keep Jackson. The Faiders are still the step-sisters tied to the basement of the Bay. Gotta love it!!
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:45 PM PST reply actions
We will see
Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Hue Jackson could be the better coach.
Digital Garbage
True
i just think its funny we seem to dictate what they do.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:48 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t think the 49ers do. Like I said above the Raiders probably pimped out Jackson to show Cable the door ASAP. Jackson is probably more than happy to comply. He only has to wait a few more hours to get hired instead of waiting for this long stare down with Cable to end.
Digital Garbage
That could be true too
i guess it is all speculation right now. It could benefit the 49ers do, if indeed they are able to interview Jackson this morning and then turn their total focus to Harb.
I think the Raiders are in complete disarray in their front office. It makes no sense to fire a coach immediately after their most successfull season in years, absolutely no sense.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:52 PM PST up reply actions
I would disagree
This is a good move for the Raiders. Cable took them as far as he could. Jackson played a huge role in their turn around this season and they cannot afford to lose him.
Digital Garbage
Agree to disagree
i think that you reward the head coach that brought you back from the ashes after the fiasco of the previous seasons. I do agree that Jackson will be a real good head coach, and it would be difficult to lose him. However, Cable was the Head Coach and the Raiders were a couple plays away from winning the division.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:58 PM PST up reply actions
Not that I want to see it dragged out any further...
But I wonder what a good developer of QB’s and good overall coach like Harbaugh could do with Alex Smith. I’m not saying I have confidence in Smith as much as I have confidence in Harbaugh. I think he could get so much more out of Smith. Which makes me feel good about find someone serviceable until we find/develop our QBOTF via the draft.
I Think the 49ers and Smith
have signed their divorce papers and are ready to move on. He can’t be with the 49ers next season, it just won’t work. I do wish him the best, and hope he succeeds in his next NFL stop.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 4, 2011 11:59 PM PST up reply actions
I wish him well
but his next stop is probably Arizona… so let’s hope he does well, but not too well.
Hopefully he goes to
Miami or Buffalo and tears up the Jets and Patriots. That would be my greatest wish.
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 5, 2011 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
Alex Smith ... Miami ...
Digital Garbage
by bignerd on Jan 5, 2011 12:03 AM PST up reply actions 4 recs
REC!!!
Gotta love it. Nolan looks like he is enemic!!!
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 5, 2011 12:05 AM PST up reply actions
Resign him...
Trade him to Carolina, along with a couple of picks, so we can sign Luck! (I may have already fell asleep on my computer)
Depending...
… on how much Belichick value’s Smith’s “intelligence”, I can see him landing in New England. With Tom Brady the undisputed starting QB, Smith can take time to learn behind him for a few years, and move on somewhere else.
Man... feels like the night before the draft...
Anticipating is killing me! I don’t know if can fall asleep very easily tonight… Maiocco won’t get much sleep at all though. Get that man a coffee!!
They searched far and wide for the GM?
Yeah right. Lombardi said it, and he was obviously telling the truth. If we don’t get harbaugh, get ready for another decade of suck.
Jay Cruise
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BOOOOO
Wat to ruin the spirit on here LMAO
"He who lives on hope will die fasting" Benjamin Franklin was a fool
"If we are thinking playoffs, why not look towards the mountaintop"
I like my quote better
by nocal81(Vincent) on Jan 5, 2011 12:17 AM PST up reply actions
Wait...
Wasn’t the whole point to bring in a GM with a strong vision and give him total control over coach hiring and football operations?
You know… admit that the way we have been running this franchise for the better part of a decade has been incompetent and dysfunctional?
Yet we keep the guy who was basically our GM last year, just with a different title, and according to the insiders we are willing to give a large amount of control to Harbaugh, and even had him “sign off” on our GM choice…
Baalke will be the next scapegoat for this dysfunctional organization.
When Harbaugh turns out not to be the savior and the rookie QB we draft turns out to be more J.P. Losman than Matt Ryan and we suck next year as well… it will be Baalke’s head on a platter instead of Harbaughs.
Let's keep it real..................
I don’t think anyone would argue that he did a hell of a job last year, with the draft and signings of critical players.
However, he doesn’t have a long track record of success, which is what I was hoping to get not only in a GM, but a coach. Holmgrem was at the top of the wish list, with the guy from New Englad not far behind.
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