Fmr NFL player Brandon Jacobs rips Coach Harbaugh, sounds like complete idiot

Submitted by Ahriman on

Came across this article on 247 where Brandon Jacobs/sure-fire first ballot hall-of-famer /s  was talking about his time in San Francisco and indicated he is not a fan of Coach Harbaugh because he knows "nothing".

WIth some of the events going on around the world and Memorial Day coming up, thought this might give you guys something to laugh about.

I'm sure his lack of usage that year had no bearing on his evaluation. Full disclosure, not a Giants fan and always thought Jacobs was a prick, and while I can't speak for Coach Harbaugh, he probably thought the same thing.

Here's a quote:

"Size and strength is what they had, and that’s why they won. Let’s be real. They had great assistant coaches, but Jim didn’t know what he was doing. Jim had no idea. Jim is throwing slants into Cover-2 safeties, getting people hurt. That guy knew nothing, man."

http://michigan.247sports.com/Bolt/Former-NFL-running-back-rips-Harbaugh-52903459

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drz1111

May 26th, 2017 at 1:51 AM ^

Two points: - Brandon Jacobs may not be a hall of famer, but he was one hell of a running back. He's top 50 all time in NFL YPC. - the only two guys who coached Brandon Jacobs in his career were Harbaugh and Coughlin, and Coughlin is one of the handful of coaches who may well have been a better coach than Harbaugh before Coughlin got old.

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NRK

May 27th, 2017 at 2:06 AM ^

Pierre Thomas career YPC is 4.6

Justin Forsett career YPC is 4.7

Chris ivory career YPC is 4.5

 

YPC isn't everything. Jacobs was a mediocre RB at best. Even his stats aren't that impressive:

 

He had 2 good seasons, with 5.0 YPC in '07 and '08. He played a combined 24 games that season (out of 32 possible), and had 421 carries over that stretch. Nice little run.

 

Outside of that he had one more decent season in 2010 when he averaged 5.6 ypc on 147 carries.  The rest of his seasons aren't that impressive:

2005: 2.6 ypc

2006: 4.4 ypc

2009: 3.7 ypc

2011: 3.8 ypc

2012: 1.2 ypc

2013: 4.1 ypc

He basically had 3 good years. As someone who follows the NFL, no way would I ever call him "one hell of a running back." He was a flash in the pan on some teams that also coincided with a great defensive run by the Giants.

Pro-Football-Reference has a ranking system for all the players since 1960. He gets an AV score of 36, good for 2700 all time since 1960.  (Link) By comparison, Fred Taylor has a score of 88.

Unless you're a Giants fan and like reliving the Glory Days of the the late aughts, Brandon Jacobs is completely forgettable. Any thought otherwise is revisionist history.

 

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Alumnus93

May 26th, 2017 at 6:47 AM ^

What was hilarious was his stupid idea a d expression on face, when he went on SHARK TANK tv show with some girl and the sharks had zero interest.

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sharks

May 26th, 2017 at 9:38 AM ^

Sounds like sour grapes, a guy at the tail end of his career frustrated at how he wasn't being used. Hard to argue with the results though. This is one of those 'grain of salt' things until other players speak up. It is silly to impugn Jacobs for anything other than a dumb comment. As others have said before, he was a pretty good RB.

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Durham Blue

May 26th, 2017 at 11:18 AM ^

So am I supposed to believe that a player, a running back no less, knows more about offensive schematics than a proven, accomplished QB AND head coach at both the college and NFL levels?

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Kevin13

May 26th, 2017 at 11:40 AM ^

who didn't play much and is bitter about that...... Listen Jacobs you can't argue with the success Harbaugh has had at every stop he has coached with and what your saying just makes you look bitter and stupid.

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