pwny Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, .Buzz said: Eh, yeah I would've preferred Baalke myself. Baalke is probably a better evaluator than Farmer, but with all the behind closed doors drama we’ve had over the past few years, anyone who has been involved in that kind of drama anywhere, I want no part of and is automatically at the bottom of the list for me. If you could guarantee Urban is going to be the major team builder and Baalke is going to be a good soldier and follow along and cause no drama, then the move is just kinda like “okay, I guess that’s a thing and it’s whatever”. But the last time we brought in a guy known for causing drama when he didn’t like the way things were going, we watched Greg Olson run his mouth about Blake years after he ran his mouth about Blaine. I just want drama free football ops. That’s my only request right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 49 minutes ago, pwny said: Baalke is probably a better evaluator than Farmer, but with all the behind closed doors drama we’ve had over the past few years, anyone who has been involved in that kind of drama anywhere, I want no part of and is automatically at the bottom of the list for me. If you could guarantee Urban is going to be the major team builder and Baalke is going to be a good soldier and follow along and cause no drama, then the move is just kinda like “okay, I guess that’s a thing and it’s whatever”. But the last time we brought in a guy known for causing drama when he didn’t like the way things were going, we watched Greg Olson run his mouth about Blake years after he ran his mouth about Blaine. I just want drama free football ops. That’s my only request right now. I feel that. Idk, I'm just going to give him the benefit of the doubt for now. This isn't just Khan, Urban has a relationship with him dating back to Alex Smith when Urban was coaching him at Utah. Hence why maybe I'm not as worried? I'm sure he knows the personality/if it'll jive with Urban and co. I just feel like the GM that pairs/paired with Urban was strictly for scouting and doing the day to day duties behind the scene for Urban. Baalke, as long as he doesn't go full crazy, should be solid in that role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiffyJag Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 kiiiiiinda sounds like Khan told Baalke "if you can get Urban Meyer here, the GM gig will be yours" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 52 minutes ago, Jaguarfan said: kiiiiiinda sounds like Khan told Baalke "if you can get Urban Meyer here, the GM gig will be yours" Khan has been talking to him since last Super Bowl though. If we were picking 2nd overall Urban isn't our coach. Pretty confident about that. Think the job with Lawrence + Khan's willingness to spend money to upgrade facilities/let him overpay guys to come here on his staff did it more than anything Baalke could say lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4L Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 2 hours ago, pwny said: @N4L wasn’t it widely believed that Baalke was the anonymous source that was feeding info trying to cause a rift between Harbaugh and ownership? That was certainly one of the main theories out there at the time, although I wont pin it all on Baalke. It probably was more than just one particular person. The 49ers were a leaky ship. There was all sorts of reports that were coming out trying to make every facet of our franchise look bad. One theory that was floated publicly by a beat writer (or two) was that it was Paraag Menthe, who is our salary cap czar to this day. He still negotiates contracts for us and is an integral part of our front office. Baalke was fired, and John Lynch told Jed York that he would interview for the job but that if anyone leaked that he was interviewing, that he would pass on the job. Its part of what made it so shocking when he was hired. Someone told me we hired him and I thought it was to be our secondary coach lol didnt even know he had interviewed to be the GM. Since that time, we have been about as tight lipped an organization as there is in the NFL. We hid Joe Staley's retirement from the league so that we could find his replacement without telegraphing our intention (traded Buckner for wirfs but then Trent williams became available). So, its tough for me to pin it 100% on Baalke, but he absolutely is one of the main suspects, and when he was finally fired, the leaks stopped. Take that for what its worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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.Buzz Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 With the recent comments from Shad on how he took over roster control after Coughlin left, this looks to me like he brought in Baalke last year to get a head start on the scouting dept and be here for the transition with little to do with Caldwell. Also, let's not forget: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 And we’re live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Shad still has his 144p camera running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Dude has major smoker voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Oooooooof. Shad was asked about what working with Baalke was like so far and the only answer was effectively that he has experience and was a fresh set of eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 The only one who has said anything of value so far is Urban. And all he said was that they’re all going to have to work together in lockstep. This is a really bad q&a so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Tom Gamble is coming on to the staff. No official title yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Baalke was asked how he’s grown since at SF, ans said he’s grown in a lot of ways, but no specifics on the ways he’s grown or changed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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