Shocking exodus continues for post-Harbaugh 49ers
Mark Purdy is a columnist for the San Jose Mercury News, he talks about the mass exodus from the 49er's. So much for the BS that the players did not like Harbaugh.
Here's the link to the story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mark-purdy/ci_27680391/purdy-worst-day-49ers-history
Yet in almost all respects, team owner Jed York and general manager Trent Baalke can blame only themselves for the mess. They teed it all up with their clumsy handling of former coach Jim Harbaugh's departure (although he wasn't entirely blameless). Then they exacerbated it with their professions of "winning with class" while in too many cases ignoring their own slogan.
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/12/27/7438415/49ers-jim-harbaugh-divor…
I think this is what he's referring to. While the parameters are different, stating that he had one of the best runs in history is accurate.
Is this person still alive?
This was on the Amazing Race about 4-5 years ago. I watched only 2 seasons of the show and then lost interest but was lucky enough to see this. Slow mo'd this about 50 times that night - so great.
She was fine.
Why, do we really need her?
Santa Clara looks something like this now...
Serves them right, in a way.
I don't feel bad for York or Baalke. They deserve whatever flak they get from the fanbase.
They ran a coach out of town that made their team relevant for the first time since the Steve Young days, and are allowing their star players to leave or retire. Harbaugh may be a little intense sometimes, but when he wins you football games and brings you to three straight NFC title games, I don't give a crap if you're the team janitor or the team owner. You shut your mouth and find a way to make that relationship work. You tell any player who isn't on board with Harbaugh that they've got two options: they can fall in line or find a new team.
Those two screwed the team, the fanbase, the organization, and in all likelihood, themselves. If the team tanks next year, and all signs seem to point in the direction of that happening, they could find themselves clearing out their offices soon after.
But hey, I'm not mad at them. I'm thankful for them. If they didn't make the idiotic choices they did, Michigan probably never would've gotten Harbaugh to come here.
is that if he has a thick skin he can ride it out for awhile. The NFL is a money machine and SF has its new stadium so the public perception of him doesn't impact business. It looks like they will flounder for some time but eventually they will hire a decent GM and coach. In the NFL the return to repectability is not that far off (despite the longer term examples out there). In the meantime it will be fun to watch him get roasted and know that their failures only enhance Harbaugh's reputation.
It never makes sense to me. There are a thousand ways to make more money that you can in the NFL. If you are not in it for the glory of winning, why do it?
Sports team owners typically pay money for the chance to be associated with a winning team.
Because in the case of York, the 49ers are the family business. Them making money is what puts food on the table.
It's not like Seattle, where Paul Allen doesn't care if the Seahawks make a penny.
The York's will starve if the 49ers lose money this year.
"Mass exodus" is a redudancy. You can't have a non-massive exodus.
