Was Robert Johnson really selling his soul to the devil for fleeting fame and fortune at the crossroads of Highways 61 and 49, or was he just trying to get the hell of of Mississippi? I ask this question, because this pattern of instant success and then lingering animosity seems to be following Jim Harbaugh around like a tick hound after a convict.
He revived two college programs and the Niners through the force of his insatiable will and drive, yet has left people angry and confused with his balls to the wall 24/7 approach. This includes the front offices of the colleges, and especially 4949 Centennial Blvd. Abrasive, caustic, dismissive, arrogant are the terms usually used about Harbaugh. The success is fine, but is it worth the cost? Some say sure, as long as the big prize is won. The problem is, Jimbo has not hit the jackpot. Yes, he won the Orange Bowl in 2010. His biggest win as a head coach, Yet his 3 playoff losses have been marked by bad breaks, a few gut wrenching fumbles, some terrible officiating, and a very mistimed timeout which apparently changed the last 3 pays of the 2012 season.
So, what’s the plan going forward? This week was one of a lot of damage control. The Niners reached their nadir in PR relations after the Raider loss, and who could really blame them? A team that had given up 52 points to the lowly Rams (and scored ZERO) suddenly looked like the monsters of the midway. Kaepernick was terse with the media, Harbaugh was his usual prickly self, and all the talk circled around the new head coach and where Harbaugh would land. There’s even talk the trade with the Raiders would happen after this upcoming game. And how weird would it be for the Raiders to trade for the guy they just beat?
All the talk is of a massacre not seen since the likes of Custer and Little Bighorn. I’m sure this next loss will come to pass, but I think this team has actually helped itself with some actual communication going on. If Harbaugh has any pull left with these players, this is their last stand. Win, and their flickering playoff hopes are still alive. Lose, and they are staring at a possible 0-5 run to close out the Harbaugh era, and a 7-9 record.
Forty Niners Forever 
Win or lose, Niners are and always will be my team. Root for another team because the coach goes there, impossible.Phil says this game is the Niner super bowl. I get where he is coming from, but I haven’t given up yet and it can still come to be that they get to play in the real SB.Everything points to another thrashing in the Squawks Cage. I’m a Niner fan.Fuck them and the horse they rode in on.If the players have that same attitude they can pull it off.Go Niners!!!!!
And if you truly do believe that the Niners can still win the real SB, you can get ’em at 130/1 to do so. Better put that on your list and mail it to the North Pole. Santa has a tall order with that one.
” it can still come to be that they get to play in the real SB.”
And by the real SB you must mean “Madden 15.” Kids nowadays. They play way too many video games.
quack!
Anyone predict a Niners win? There must be someone out there.
Whatever happened to that nut in the East Bay? The condo guy.
Niners by 2
Place your bets. Place your bets. Odds on Jimbo’s whereabouts next yr:
Raiders: -160
Michigan: Even
Any other NFL team: 3/1
Does not coach in 2015: 7/1
49ers: 8/1
Any other NCAA team: 20/1
I wonder what the odds are he gets stuck in the eye with a fork by a psychopathic 49er fan in a dark alley? Too bad they don’t allow you to bet on yourself. 😛
Jim’s going to Walmart to buy more pants.
I’ve got a song for anybody who thinks we will win tomorrow:
I’m h\as happy as a little girl.
Hey, V! Have a Merry Christmas!
Yes I have to agree, I’m very tired of witnessing liberals trying to silence people. Like you I don’t get offended by anything anyone says and people should be aware of who they’re associating with.
With that said I hope that we beat the Seahawks and make this game a statement game on who’s the best team in the NFC West!
GO NINERS!
Who’s the best team in the NFC West? The standings would suggest that team resides from The Grand Canyon State. You know the Grand Canyon. That’s that gigantic abyss that the Niners fell into this year.
So that’s where you have gone!
So the Cardinals have the best record and the Seachickens are playing their best ball, if we could somehow dig out some 49er pride and turn it on right now we can make this a statement game. The good news with parity and everyone being one of the same anything could happen. One thing for sure we’ll find out what these men are made of this weekend.
I’m a crazy little bitch, go figure!
Flying Squirrel are you really a geezer?
Liberals are marching again in Bezerkley
6 years of your inanity, V, and you still come back with your stupid viewpoints?
Set ’em up and I’ll blow ’em away.
This is a 49er blog, bot a forum for your mental shortcoimings.
Harbaugh needs to stay. I don’t much care for him as a person but he is a very solid coach. I’m sure he has learned a lot during his four years in the NFL and would do some things differently if he could. Well do them differently with the Niners next year Harbaugh, no need to go somewhere else to change your ways a bit. Look at Coughlin and Fox, both those guys made changes in style.
Roman is not up to the job. He needs to go, period.
Frank Gore is done. Have loved watching him year after year but all good things come to an end. Thanks Frank.
Hyde? Not sure, haven’t seen enough from him yet but he could be the answer. Niners will draft another RB anyway.
Crabs, Lloyd and probably Johnson gone. Ellington and Patton are still unknowns and even the reliable Boldin has slipped a bit this year. Niners need a proven FA and to draft another WR and this time have it work out.
Davis has been injured but he also got old and timid this year, time to go. Carrier is a good pass catcher not used enough because they tried all year to get Davis going, damned shame. McDonald is decent blocking but can’t catch a cold.
O line needs a makeover if the O scheme will favor pass over run. Staley is a bit up and down but still better than average at LT. Iupati gone. C should be solid next year if Kilgore recovers, he was playing well, and Martin was coming on well too, should be good competion for who starts. On the fence with Boone. He was due more money and unfotunately couldn’t negotiate that with the FO so he held out, hurting himself and the team. When he came back he was not the same guy. Davis at RT is good for run game not so much for pass game but a keeper anyway.
Miller is a very good FB and they are beginning to use him for more than blocking.
Kap. Tantalizing player with an amazing skillset. Obviously not having his best year so far. Lots of reasons and excuses at hand. Bottom line is he needs to work at the craft more and rely on his talent less. Its a mistake many elite athletes make. He will be one of the very best if he learns to blend the mental and the physical.
The O roster will get significant turnover next year, a lot riding on Baalke.
My musings on the much maligned O for what its worth (not much).
If Harbaugh sticks with Roman, I want them both gone. Sure, some of the problems have been because of a beat-up line, but this team has way too much talent to look this flat week after week. It’s about getting the players you have ready for the game that week. Losing to Seattle and Denver is one thing, but losing to the Bears and the Raiders, a combined 6-19, is bad.
The problems that have been in the background the last couple years, like the red zone failures and the inconsistency of the offense, reared up and bit them on the ass this year. Yet they take the same approach week after week and expect it to work. It really reminds me of the Nolan days when his mantra was, we’re going to keep doing what we’re doing. For him is was an 8 game losing streak that he couldn’t figure out how to stop. Yet, the talk was “i need to look at the film.” They never changed their mindset amid the losses. Stubbornness gets you nowhere in the NFL. Adapt or die,.
Agree Chuck. Talent is not playing up to its level. Roman is just not up to it IMO and that is not a new bandwagon opinion, I’ve been saying that since 2012.
I hope Harbaugh is willing to make a change.
Good points. Not sure what the fuck is going on with the 9ers brain trust. I think Harbaugh just wants out any way possible.
With that being said, Raiders handed your team their ass on a platter last week. Happy Holidays, Chuck.
i think it’s just adorable that some of you are still picking the Niners to win today.
Why stop there? Why not predict Harbaugh being carried off by his players with a new 5-yr $50M contract extension in his hands.
After all, it is the Season of Miracles.
Have we signed Derek Carr yet?
Have seen or heard nada this week that would make this look like an impending loss. If the offense comes out doing the same thing it always does, it’ll be a big loss. How ’bout coming out with the no huddle? They did that against the Cardinals (I think it was there), it was successful, then we never saw it again since. It must have been exhausting…
this NOT look like…
Think we come out strong and get the lead and hang tough. No blowout. Though I’d rather lose 30-3, I think we lose a last minute/second heart-breaker 23-20.
Had VD open. Kap sucks.
That’s a throw that has to be made in the NFL.
Pressure looks terrific early. If not dominant. Wilson won’t have a comfortable day.
Speaking of comfort, you try Southern Comfort? I got good and stinking drunk/sick on that one night yrs back and haven’t had it since.
I learn from my lessons.
Does JH have another year on his contract, or is he a free agent after this season?
Looks like Brooks came to play today. ‘Bout time.
Jimbo has another year left at 5mil,doubt he stays as a lame duck coach, though he is obligated to coach unless the 49ers release him, which they won’t,trade him for a pick(doubtful a team will give up a high pick) just a screwed up situation.
The uncover-able Doug Baldwin. Slow dude, Niners can’t handle him.