Jim Harbaugh Lets Down His Guard

He played quarterback for 15 years and became a head coach to finish his rookie season 14-4.

Pfft, and some old writer is trying to call him out? Whatever.

The curt answers he gives are great and everyone loves how he acts now, but that’s because he’s winning.

If the 49ers end up underachieving really bad next year, or the year after, etc, I’m not really eager to see how Harbaugh will to react to a media that will be looking to hound him. Could be disastrous.

Cohn on Harbaugh: “He is sarcastic and juvenile and that helps no one.” That could easily be Cohn on Cohn. He asks annoying, off-topic questions at inappropriate times then gets his feelings hurt when Harbaugh, a man in obvious pain after a tough loss, bristles over the stupid questions. I’m sure you would have gotten a similar response from Bill Parcells or Jimmy Johnson if you asked them if they had seen any good movies lately, minutes after an excruciating loss in a championship game.

I don’t really care how much rope “the media” (that is, Lowell Cohn, and probably only Lowell Cohn) gives Harbaugh. We’ll give him as much rope as he wants. Lifetime contract anyone?

Is it the media’s job to convey their impression of a coach to the fans based on the questions they ask? Yes, it most certainly is. But you’re doing your job wrong if you’re asking about his [site decorum] pinky.

You sort of wonder if Cohn will take the hint after getting flamed royally in the comments section of his own blog post. The people, it seems, have spoken.

http://cohn.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/15040/advice-to-49ers/

That would effectively end this BS, imo. He’s done nothing to earn it.

We all comment about rookies and how how they will grow in their positions and how explosive they will be with experience. I think we get so wrapped up and forget that Harbaugh is a rookie himself. He came out with a fiery passion and propelled our great team to a flukey loss in the NFC Championship. He is only going to get better as a HC.

I think Harbaugh handles the media fantastically. He hates stupid questions. He will tell you your question is stupid if you ask a stupid question. In his press conferences, you can tell after a question is asked whoever asked it will immediately gauge how Harbaugh took the question. They fear his wrath and will mutter realization that the question is stupid or try to rephrase before being put in the fire. It’s hilarious to me after the same media had a field day with Singletary asking stupid questions, getting great sound bits, and getting fat off of all of it.

Harbaugh knows the team and the fans are behind him. We’re all crushed, but we all know it’s just the beginning.

Based on that piece, Cohn makes it pretty clear that we can trust him as an authority on 11-year-olds because he’s sitting firmly at the head of the kid’s table.

Everybody with their eyes open knows Harbaugh is a prick, and most pricks are sore losers. We get it. To write a column with speculative insinuations about the guy’s character because he chose to dismiss a writer’s (stupid) questions and (stupid) “demands” is a bit low for a professional journalist/columnist.

Flat out love the way he handles the media. I’ll take Harbs over that bloated over rated blowhard in NY who can’t get enough of the media. Harbs and his family represent everything that is good about football.

Would I like to know more about what is going on behind the scenes? Of course. But that is why we have Fuch! I like that harbs keeps his cards close to his chest and gives the media a hard time.

Let it all out. No need to be politically correct with how you really feel about Cohn. Just say it like the rest of us, Terrell Suggs style: he’s a d-bag. We all know it. :-D