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Originally Posted by LB510
This just in Alex Smith will start the final game of the year cheers to this hopefully being his last game with the franchise
I hope the home crowd boo's him the entire game.
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i'll be there and i'll definitely boo him!Originally Posted by LB510
This just in Alex Smith will start the final game of the year cheers to this hopefully being his last game with the franchise
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i'll be there and i'll definitely boo him!Originally Posted by LB510
This just in Alex Smith will start the final game of the year cheers to this hopefully being his last game with the franchise
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- May 19, 2004
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[h1]Analysis: 49ers need to walk the walk -- and stop the talk[/h1]
By Daniel Brown
There's a scene in "The Office" in which an employee tells Michael Scott that the best option for solving his financial problems is to declare bankruptcy.
Scott responds by walking to the middle of the room and shouting, "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!"
Maybe Scott could be the next general manager of the 49ers. They also seem to believe that saying something is all it takes, as long as you say it with conviction.
New interim coach Jim Tomsula jumped right into the action at his introductory news conference Monday when asked about facing the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
"We're going to win. We're going to win. Let me make that clear," Tomsula said.
He meant that the 49ers weren't going to use the game to audition players for next year. But he sounded like a 49ers head coach all right.
They talk the talk. Then walk the plank.
It is a culture of broken promises from the top down. Team president Jed York responded to the 49ers' 0-5 start this season by telling a national reporter that a playoff run was imminent.
"We're going to win the division," he wrote in a text message to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The 49ers (5-10) need a win Sunday just to avoid last place.
York might be forgiven for the brash backfire if he hadn't been burned once already. On the day he hired Mike Singletary as head coach, he crowed: "I guarantee you this is the last time our season ends in December."
He's right. The 49ers play
out the string on Jan. 2 after doing so on Jan. 3 last year.
But York isn't the only one talking big. He is merely the chief orating officer for a franchise that leads the NFL in words-to-wins ratio.
Executives do it. On his way out the door as general manager, Scot McCloughan told Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News that "players I brought in will win (the) division for the next couple of years."
Young players do it. Before facing the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, tight end Vernon Davis said, "I strongly believe we have the better team going into this game."
When the Saints won, Davis doubled down the next week by saying of Kansas City, "We will win this game." Final score: Chiefs 31, 49ers 10.
Veteran players do it. Linebacker Takeo Spikes insisted all along that the 49ers would be in the playoffs.
"Absolutely," he said at the season's midway point. "Can a woodchuck chuck wood?"
Coaches do it. Well, ex-coaches anyway. Singletary set the record for distance between the cart and horse when he talked of becoming one of the NFL's all-time great coaches. He did so years before getting the job. In his 2005 book "Mike Singletary One on One," Singletary wrote: "Deep in my being, with everything that's in me, I believe I can be one of the best coaches in the history of the NFL. That's what I want to be. I've got a ways to go, but I am making strides. I believe it is my destiny.
"I don't want to sound arrogant, but I believe that God has gifted me in this way. I know that if I do my best, being the best is the most likely result. When it happens, I will give God all the glory."
Singletary was fired Sunday with a career record of 18-22.
The 49ers, from York on down, would argue that there is nothing wrong with believing in yourself. Ambition fuels success. No one achieves greatness by setting a low bar.
But unless you're Joe Namath, it's probably better to just shut up and play.
Staking a public claim to a division title (easy) suggests that you don't recognize the problems that need solving (hard). Finding a franchise quarterback and assembling a roster of 53 self-sacrificing players is even more difficult than declaring bankruptcy.
Nothing demonstrated the gap between the 49ers' vision and the 49ers' reality this season than Singletary's news conferences. He was terrific on the big picture, when he waxed poetic about playing with passion and focus and heart.
But concrete answers were hard to come by. Even something as simple and significant as Who is your starting quarterback? led to a jumbled mess before last week's must-win game against the St. Louis Rams.
Upon being eliminated from playoff contention, however, York stuck to his guns. He gave credit to the Rams and Seahawks before adding: "There's no reason that we aren't the team that won the division this year."
Actually, there are plenty of reasons. Shaky quarterback play, a disappointing offensive line and a susceptible secondary come to mind.
But making the playoffs isn't about lip service. Based on his actions, York looks ready to roll up his sleeves. He set the 49ers on a course that will lead to a new general manager, a new coach and a new quarterback.
He also should consider a new policy: Let the action on the field speak for itself. The 49ers' culture of broken promises and misguided swagger is an affront to the league's true elite teams.
Hear any bold predictions from the Patriots these days? From the Falcons? From the Packers? There's a lesson there.
Play it. Don't say it.
By Daniel Brown
There's a scene in "The Office" in which an employee tells Michael Scott that the best option for solving his financial problems is to declare bankruptcy.
Scott responds by walking to the middle of the room and shouting, "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!"
Maybe Scott could be the next general manager of the 49ers. They also seem to believe that saying something is all it takes, as long as you say it with conviction.
New interim coach Jim Tomsula jumped right into the action at his introductory news conference Monday when asked about facing the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
"We're going to win. We're going to win. Let me make that clear," Tomsula said.
He meant that the 49ers weren't going to use the game to audition players for next year. But he sounded like a 49ers head coach all right.
They talk the talk. Then walk the plank.
It is a culture of broken promises from the top down. Team president Jed York responded to the 49ers' 0-5 start this season by telling a national reporter that a playoff run was imminent.
"We're going to win the division," he wrote in a text message to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The 49ers (5-10) need a win Sunday just to avoid last place.
York might be forgiven for the brash backfire if he hadn't been burned once already. On the day he hired Mike Singletary as head coach, he crowed: "I guarantee you this is the last time our season ends in December."
He's right. The 49ers play
out the string on Jan. 2 after doing so on Jan. 3 last year.
But York isn't the only one talking big. He is merely the chief orating officer for a franchise that leads the NFL in words-to-wins ratio.
Executives do it. On his way out the door as general manager, Scot McCloughan told Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News that "players I brought in will win (the) division for the next couple of years."
Young players do it. Before facing the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, tight end Vernon Davis said, "I strongly believe we have the better team going into this game."
When the Saints won, Davis doubled down the next week by saying of Kansas City, "We will win this game." Final score: Chiefs 31, 49ers 10.
Veteran players do it. Linebacker Takeo Spikes insisted all along that the 49ers would be in the playoffs.
"Absolutely," he said at the season's midway point. "Can a woodchuck chuck wood?"
Coaches do it. Well, ex-coaches anyway. Singletary set the record for distance between the cart and horse when he talked of becoming one of the NFL's all-time great coaches. He did so years before getting the job. In his 2005 book "Mike Singletary One on One," Singletary wrote: "Deep in my being, with everything that's in me, I believe I can be one of the best coaches in the history of the NFL. That's what I want to be. I've got a ways to go, but I am making strides. I believe it is my destiny.
"I don't want to sound arrogant, but I believe that God has gifted me in this way. I know that if I do my best, being the best is the most likely result. When it happens, I will give God all the glory."
Singletary was fired Sunday with a career record of 18-22.
The 49ers, from York on down, would argue that there is nothing wrong with believing in yourself. Ambition fuels success. No one achieves greatness by setting a low bar.
But unless you're Joe Namath, it's probably better to just shut up and play.
Staking a public claim to a division title (easy) suggests that you don't recognize the problems that need solving (hard). Finding a franchise quarterback and assembling a roster of 53 self-sacrificing players is even more difficult than declaring bankruptcy.
Nothing demonstrated the gap between the 49ers' vision and the 49ers' reality this season than Singletary's news conferences. He was terrific on the big picture, when he waxed poetic about playing with passion and focus and heart.
But concrete answers were hard to come by. Even something as simple and significant as Who is your starting quarterback? led to a jumbled mess before last week's must-win game against the St. Louis Rams.
Upon being eliminated from playoff contention, however, York stuck to his guns. He gave credit to the Rams and Seahawks before adding: "There's no reason that we aren't the team that won the division this year."
Actually, there are plenty of reasons. Shaky quarterback play, a disappointing offensive line and a susceptible secondary come to mind.
But making the playoffs isn't about lip service. Based on his actions, York looks ready to roll up his sleeves. He set the 49ers on a course that will lead to a new general manager, a new coach and a new quarterback.
He also should consider a new policy: Let the action on the field speak for itself. The 49ers' culture of broken promises and misguided swagger is an affront to the league's true elite teams.
Hear any bold predictions from the Patriots these days? From the Falcons? From the Packers? There's a lesson there.
Play it. Don't say it.
- May 19, 2004
- 17,246
- 73
[h1]Analysis: 49ers need to walk the walk -- and stop the talk[/h1]
By Daniel Brown
There's a scene in "The Office" in which an employee tells Michael Scott that the best option for solving his financial problems is to declare bankruptcy.
Scott responds by walking to the middle of the room and shouting, "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!"
Maybe Scott could be the next general manager of the 49ers. They also seem to believe that saying something is all it takes, as long as you say it with conviction.
New interim coach Jim Tomsula jumped right into the action at his introductory news conference Monday when asked about facing the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
"We're going to win. We're going to win. Let me make that clear," Tomsula said.
He meant that the 49ers weren't going to use the game to audition players for next year. But he sounded like a 49ers head coach all right.
They talk the talk. Then walk the plank.
It is a culture of broken promises from the top down. Team president Jed York responded to the 49ers' 0-5 start this season by telling a national reporter that a playoff run was imminent.
"We're going to win the division," he wrote in a text message to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The 49ers (5-10) need a win Sunday just to avoid last place.
York might be forgiven for the brash backfire if he hadn't been burned once already. On the day he hired Mike Singletary as head coach, he crowed: "I guarantee you this is the last time our season ends in December."
He's right. The 49ers play
out the string on Jan. 2 after doing so on Jan. 3 last year.
But York isn't the only one talking big. He is merely the chief orating officer for a franchise that leads the NFL in words-to-wins ratio.
Executives do it. On his way out the door as general manager, Scot McCloughan told Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News that "players I brought in will win (the) division for the next couple of years."
Young players do it. Before facing the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, tight end Vernon Davis said, "I strongly believe we have the better team going into this game."
When the Saints won, Davis doubled down the next week by saying of Kansas City, "We will win this game." Final score: Chiefs 31, 49ers 10.
Veteran players do it. Linebacker Takeo Spikes insisted all along that the 49ers would be in the playoffs.
"Absolutely," he said at the season's midway point. "Can a woodchuck chuck wood?"
Coaches do it. Well, ex-coaches anyway. Singletary set the record for distance between the cart and horse when he talked of becoming one of the NFL's all-time great coaches. He did so years before getting the job. In his 2005 book "Mike Singletary One on One," Singletary wrote: "Deep in my being, with everything that's in me, I believe I can be one of the best coaches in the history of the NFL. That's what I want to be. I've got a ways to go, but I am making strides. I believe it is my destiny.
"I don't want to sound arrogant, but I believe that God has gifted me in this way. I know that if I do my best, being the best is the most likely result. When it happens, I will give God all the glory."
Singletary was fired Sunday with a career record of 18-22.
The 49ers, from York on down, would argue that there is nothing wrong with believing in yourself. Ambition fuels success. No one achieves greatness by setting a low bar.
But unless you're Joe Namath, it's probably better to just shut up and play.
Staking a public claim to a division title (easy) suggests that you don't recognize the problems that need solving (hard). Finding a franchise quarterback and assembling a roster of 53 self-sacrificing players is even more difficult than declaring bankruptcy.
Nothing demonstrated the gap between the 49ers' vision and the 49ers' reality this season than Singletary's news conferences. He was terrific on the big picture, when he waxed poetic about playing with passion and focus and heart.
But concrete answers were hard to come by. Even something as simple and significant as Who is your starting quarterback? led to a jumbled mess before last week's must-win game against the St. Louis Rams.
Upon being eliminated from playoff contention, however, York stuck to his guns. He gave credit to the Rams and Seahawks before adding: "There's no reason that we aren't the team that won the division this year."
Actually, there are plenty of reasons. Shaky quarterback play, a disappointing offensive line and a susceptible secondary come to mind.
But making the playoffs isn't about lip service. Based on his actions, York looks ready to roll up his sleeves. He set the 49ers on a course that will lead to a new general manager, a new coach and a new quarterback.
He also should consider a new policy: Let the action on the field speak for itself. The 49ers' culture of broken promises and misguided swagger is an affront to the league's true elite teams.
Hear any bold predictions from the Patriots these days? From the Falcons? From the Packers? There's a lesson there.
Play it. Don't say it.
By Daniel Brown
There's a scene in "The Office" in which an employee tells Michael Scott that the best option for solving his financial problems is to declare bankruptcy.
Scott responds by walking to the middle of the room and shouting, "I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!"
Maybe Scott could be the next general manager of the 49ers. They also seem to believe that saying something is all it takes, as long as you say it with conviction.
New interim coach Jim Tomsula jumped right into the action at his introductory news conference Monday when asked about facing the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
"We're going to win. We're going to win. Let me make that clear," Tomsula said.
He meant that the 49ers weren't going to use the game to audition players for next year. But he sounded like a 49ers head coach all right.
They talk the talk. Then walk the plank.
It is a culture of broken promises from the top down. Team president Jed York responded to the 49ers' 0-5 start this season by telling a national reporter that a playoff run was imminent.
"We're going to win the division," he wrote in a text message to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The 49ers (5-10) need a win Sunday just to avoid last place.
York might be forgiven for the brash backfire if he hadn't been burned once already. On the day he hired Mike Singletary as head coach, he crowed: "I guarantee you this is the last time our season ends in December."
He's right. The 49ers play
out the string on Jan. 2 after doing so on Jan. 3 last year.
But York isn't the only one talking big. He is merely the chief orating officer for a franchise that leads the NFL in words-to-wins ratio.
Executives do it. On his way out the door as general manager, Scot McCloughan told Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News that "players I brought in will win (the) division for the next couple of years."
Young players do it. Before facing the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, tight end Vernon Davis said, "I strongly believe we have the better team going into this game."
When the Saints won, Davis doubled down the next week by saying of Kansas City, "We will win this game." Final score: Chiefs 31, 49ers 10.
Veteran players do it. Linebacker Takeo Spikes insisted all along that the 49ers would be in the playoffs.
"Absolutely," he said at the season's midway point. "Can a woodchuck chuck wood?"
Coaches do it. Well, ex-coaches anyway. Singletary set the record for distance between the cart and horse when he talked of becoming one of the NFL's all-time great coaches. He did so years before getting the job. In his 2005 book "Mike Singletary One on One," Singletary wrote: "Deep in my being, with everything that's in me, I believe I can be one of the best coaches in the history of the NFL. That's what I want to be. I've got a ways to go, but I am making strides. I believe it is my destiny.
"I don't want to sound arrogant, but I believe that God has gifted me in this way. I know that if I do my best, being the best is the most likely result. When it happens, I will give God all the glory."
Singletary was fired Sunday with a career record of 18-22.
The 49ers, from York on down, would argue that there is nothing wrong with believing in yourself. Ambition fuels success. No one achieves greatness by setting a low bar.
But unless you're Joe Namath, it's probably better to just shut up and play.
Staking a public claim to a division title (easy) suggests that you don't recognize the problems that need solving (hard). Finding a franchise quarterback and assembling a roster of 53 self-sacrificing players is even more difficult than declaring bankruptcy.
Nothing demonstrated the gap between the 49ers' vision and the 49ers' reality this season than Singletary's news conferences. He was terrific on the big picture, when he waxed poetic about playing with passion and focus and heart.
But concrete answers were hard to come by. Even something as simple and significant as Who is your starting quarterback? led to a jumbled mess before last week's must-win game against the St. Louis Rams.
Upon being eliminated from playoff contention, however, York stuck to his guns. He gave credit to the Rams and Seahawks before adding: "There's no reason that we aren't the team that won the division this year."
Actually, there are plenty of reasons. Shaky quarterback play, a disappointing offensive line and a susceptible secondary come to mind.
But making the playoffs isn't about lip service. Based on his actions, York looks ready to roll up his sleeves. He set the 49ers on a course that will lead to a new general manager, a new coach and a new quarterback.
He also should consider a new policy: Let the action on the field speak for itself. The 49ers' culture of broken promises and misguided swagger is an affront to the league's true elite teams.
Hear any bold predictions from the Patriots these days? From the Falcons? From the Packers? There's a lesson there.
Play it. Don't say it.
- Mar 6, 2007
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oh okay
so another in-house hiring eh?
- Mar 6, 2007
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oh okay
so another in-house hiring eh?
- Nov 20, 2007
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Michael Lombardi: Says on NFL Network he is not candidate for 49ers' GM job. Moreover, says Trent Baalke will be promoted in next 48 hours.
- Nov 20, 2007
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Michael Lombardi: Says on NFL Network he is not candidate for 49ers' GM job. Moreover, says Trent Baalke will be promoted in next 48 hours.
- May 5, 2009
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here i thought we were going to have a big name GM.
- May 5, 2009
- 12,536
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here i thought we were going to have a big name GM.
- Jul 5, 2006
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- 1,478
- Jul 5, 2006
- 9,560
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- May 8, 2006
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$+%! it lets retain Alex Smith too!
- May 8, 2006
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- 224
$+%! it lets retain Alex Smith too!
- Oct 17, 2002
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Pull a Eli Manning.
- Oct 17, 2002
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- 17
Pull a Eli Manning.
- Jun 1, 2003
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- Jun 1, 2003
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- May 5, 2009
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anyone going to the season finale?
- May 5, 2009
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- 39
anyone going to the season finale?
- Mar 6, 2007
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nah i ain't masochistic.
- Mar 6, 2007
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nah i ain't masochistic.
