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Colin Dowling
Footballguy
Interesting choice.Obviously they need personel on both sides of the ball and I'm sure he'll address that. However, it seems to me that if he takes a lot of what he learned from Baltimore, he'll do everything he can to get the D to be a dominant unit and then try and pound the ball with Barlow (a la Jamal). Contrast that with Erickson's supposed passing attack and things could look different in the Bay very soon.Colin
-OZ-
Footballguy
Inform me please. (ignore the first part, uneditted)
How many changes will he make there? Obviously he has some good players, Smith, Parrish, Carter, Peterson to name a few on D, so will he concentrate on D first, or O (which is more needed IMO)?Ok, so he has some experience with crappy WRs - good.He didn't really build the D, but kept it good and got some key players. Did he have any input in those selections?
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Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
I wonder if this means Crennel to Cleveland is almost a for sure.
Steel Dillo
Footballguy
Nolan just abandoned a sinking ship while he could. This will not be a good hiring for the 49ers.
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
I wouldn't call the Ravens a sinking ship but I would agree this is not a great signing by the Niners.
Uh, no-These types of myopic 9'ers fans are in for a tough 2 or 3 years. To begin with- Carter blows and will likely be gone. There was talk that they would release him mid-season. What a huge 1st round bust. Smith is an average LB on a crappy D. Peterson is coming off a huge injury and will likely be gone. Is this team really going to pay him Ray Lewis money after that injury? ####### agent passed on a nice contract and got the franchise tag. Well, we know what happened next. 7 out!This team has the WORST talent in the NFL and their salary cap situation sucks. I feel sorry for Nolan. He will be gone in 2 years after they go 3-13 and 5-11. Lucky for them that the NFC West blows. Maybe they can sneak in at 5-11.
Weiner Dog
Footballguy
I'm curious...Should we assume the Niners will become a full-time 3-4 team?? Assuming a healthy Julian Peterson, the LB corp for the Niners is easily their back-bone (Peterson, Winborn, Smith, Ulbrich, maybe Rasheed, maybe Carter as their "Suggs"). Unfortunately for the Niners, they do not have a big-body DT to successfully man the middle of the 3-4. Anthony Adams is their largest DT and he barely clears 300lbs. If they could land a Shaun Rogers, Pat Williams, or maybe Jason Ferguson, there could be hope.
The same couldhavebeen said about the Chargers last year. Other than Ladainian Tomlinson and Donnie Edwards, the Chargers had nothing at this time last year. Things change fast in the NFL. Under good direction a club can improve fast, and apparently that is what YOrk is after this time ad is willing to open up his checkbook.
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Footballguy
I don't know which is more insulting, being called myopic or a 49er fan.
I'm not calling Carter "great" by any means, but I don't think he's as bad as it appeared. A different system can help a DE a lot.Derek Smith is solid to good, maybe he benefitted by the rest sucking, but he should be around for another couple years at least.How bad is Peterson's injury? I'm going more by talent than his current health, as I really don't know how he is. He may be gone though, so you're right there.At least you didn't argue with Parrish. 
But I'm sure no coach has ever turned a team around, from worst to decent in a year. He has his work cut out for him, and this might be a filler until a new coach is brought in when the team can get some players, but I'm interested to see what he does.Why would you assume that Nolan will run the Ravens offense?The 49ers will be lucky if they are able to run his defense in a few years after they address the Line but one can't assume Nolan will run that offense. If you are going to assume that you might want to look at all the other stops Nolan has made along the way and see what other offenses he has at his disposal.Tom
Answer me this, at which other stop has Nolan been head coach?Nolaon will want his defensive system, and he'll hire a coordinator that can compliment his defense. That means most recently in baltimore a ball-control offense that minimizes turnovers. Not rocket science here guys.
Jason Wood
Zoo York
I've referenced Mike Nolan as a coaching candidate in any number of threads, including the Coaching Changes Master Thread pinned at the top, and the thread discussing the Cleveland Browns opening. Search Results: Mike Nolan (posted by Jason Wood in the last 365 days)
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Barlow and Lewis both have two arms and two legs, the comparisons should stop there.The 49ers DO NOT have a MAULING MASSIVE line on either side of the ball.They do not have a faster than light MLB who covers sideline to sideline.They do not have a shut cown corner, a ball hawking S and OLB's that pin their ears back and rush the passer.The 49ers do NOT have a "take the game over WR".They do however have the #1 pick.Nolan will have his work cut out for him and this will take time like no other job. To say that he will run a ball control offense with Barlow like the Ravens did with Lewis is ridiculous. He will try whatever gets him the earliest amount of success which will lead to job security. Tom
Bojang0301
Omar4Heisman
Christ calm down. A great signing would have been Mike Holmgren. Nolan may very well turn out to be a good signing. A lot of candidates ended up staying in place or taking over other positions so perhaps you are right.
Steel Dillo
Footballguy
Yep, it's guaranteed that Nolan will use a ball control oriented approach because that's the kind of program he comes from. Just like Billick brought his high flying offensive philosophy to the Ravens when he took over.........
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Footballguy
Nothing is guaranteed, but I'd sure be using this line of logic when trying to trade Barlow to someone who buys into it.Yep, it's guaranteed that Nolan will use a ball control oriented approach because that's the kind of program he comes from. Just like Billick brought his high flying offensive philosophy to the Ravens when he took over.........
I agreee Holmgren would've been a great signing by the 49ers. For the Seahawks.
GregR_2
Footballguy
I don't know... I think the thing that should be taken from what Baltimore has achieved is to not worry about building your offense or building your defense up as your primary unit, but instead to just take the absolute best players available at each of your picks in the draft, and not worry about exactly what you're talking about.That's been Baltimore's strategy, and it's the big reason for their success. Almost a third of their starting players are arguably in the top 3-5 at their position in the entire NFL. They got that way by taking the best player regardless of it being a need, not by trying to build up the defense. It just so happens that many of them did happen to be defensive players.
My argument is that SF has crap for talent. Equating SF to SD of last year is just way off base. SD was in a vastly different situation at the beginning of last year both in talent and salary cap. Last time I checked LT was the best RB in the league (Barlow anyone?) and is a huge difference maker. Also Gates had turned it on the prior season and was looking to bust out (and boy did he). As for the defense, Donnie Edwards is one of the most underrated players in the NFLand a top 3 LB (Bullock, Lewis). There is no way this team goes 8-8 next year. Over under in wins will be 3 or 3.5. Mark it down-Now for York the dumb###. Hiring Nolan is the cheapest solution to his problem. A premium coach demands $5 plus million. Nolan ain't making anywhere near that. Now, Nolan may be a solid hire but it is not because York is opening his checkbook.
Reaper
Footballguy
Too bad I don't HATE the 49r's cuz I think they're totally screwed.
I posted my feelings in this post... LOSER.
http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...0entry2342872
Nolan was a DC for a short time with the Jets and I thought the player's concensus was that he was Clueless..... The Jets players were teaching him a bunch... Now he goes to Baltimore who already had a great defense, he keeps it going to almost as good as it used to be and BAM, the guy is a great coaching candidate
MAN, I was hoping he went to Miami... I just think this guy will be a horrible coach who made his way on his name....
Maybe I'm wrong _ I don't know a ton about him other than I thought he was a huge loser when he coached the Jets D.
Donnie Henderson just came over from The Ravens and in 1 season turned the Jets defense around while changing the system and changing a lot of the personell... He did Remarkable things on a defense that couldn't stop the run in many years...
Let's see Nolan go to a bad or average defense and turn them into a very good defense in a year or even 2......
I'd take Donnie Henderson over Nolan in a heart beat...
I posted my feelings in this post... LOSER.
http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...0entry2342872
Nolan was a DC for a short time with the Jets and I thought the player's concensus was that he was Clueless..... The Jets players were teaching him a bunch... Now he goes to Baltimore who already had a great defense, he keeps it going to almost as good as it used to be and BAM, the guy is a great coaching candidate
MAN, I was hoping he went to Miami... I just think this guy will be a horrible coach who made his way on his name....
Maybe I'm wrong _ I don't know a ton about him other than I thought he was a huge loser when he coached the Jets D.
Donnie Henderson just came over from The Ravens and in 1 season turned the Jets defense around while changing the system and changing a lot of the personell... He did Remarkable things on a defense that couldn't stop the run in many years...
Let's see Nolan go to a bad or average defense and turn them into a very good defense in a year or even 2......
I'd take Donnie Henderson over Nolan in a heart beat...
Colin Dowling
Footballguy
...good point. Considering that, I'd say that he has to be postively depressed about the fact that he has the #1 pick in a draft with no #1 pick.Colin
p.s. The 49ers are $25M under the cap this offseason..... 
pettifogger
Footballguy
Pretty good resume per the article below; one of the links I read last week indicated that Nolan included Ray Lewis in his defensive planning sessions and is seen by players as respectful of their opinions and input.
Niners name Nolan as new head coach
Kevin Lynch, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, January 17, 2005
The 49ers have chosen Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Mike Nolan to be their next head coach.
"(York) had a good strong list of candidates, and they felt that Mike was the perfect candidate to lead us into the future," 49ers spokesman Kirk Reynolds said.
Nolan, 45, is the son of **** Nolan, who coached the team in 1968-75.
"I haven't talked to him," the elder Nolan said from his home in Texas. "But I know he would make a good coach."
Mike's first job was to serve as a go-for for his dad while Mike was in school at Woodside High.
"He did a number of different things," Nolan's father said. "He would come up and sit in the meetings and listen to what was going on."
After playing safety at Oregon University, Nolan became a graduate assistant with the Ducks the year the 49ers won their first Super Bowl in 1981. He then returned to the Bay Area for three years, serving as defensive backs and linebackers coach at Stanford.
He spent another four seasons coaching in college with Rice and LSU before landing a job with Dan Reeves as special teams coach and defensive assistant in Denver. Stops with the Giants, Redskins and Jets followed.
Nolan first became a defensive coordinator with the Giants in 1993 under Reeves once again. His defense that season allowed the fewest points in the league.
Considered a sharp young coach, Nolan went to Washington under Norv Turner and struggled. When Turner fired him after the '99 season, no jobs in defense were open. But Ravens' coach Brian Billick recognized Nolan's talent and hired him as a Ravens wide receivers coach in 2001.
After Marvin Lewis departed to become head coach of the Bengals, Nolan was named the defensive coordinator for the Ravens. He again rose to prominence in 2003, when the Ravens finished third in overall defense. Nolan was named Assistant Coach of the Year by Football Digest.
This season, his defense finished sixth overall, and Nolan is credited with developing All-Pro safety Ed Reed, AP's Player of the Year on defense in the AFC.
Nolan and his wife, Kathy, have two sons and two daughters.
* Associated Press contributed to this report.
Niners name Nolan as new head coach
Kevin Lynch, Chronicle Staff Writer
Monday, January 17, 2005
The 49ers have chosen Baltimore Ravens' defensive coordinator Mike Nolan to be their next head coach.
"(York) had a good strong list of candidates, and they felt that Mike was the perfect candidate to lead us into the future," 49ers spokesman Kirk Reynolds said.
Nolan, 45, is the son of **** Nolan, who coached the team in 1968-75.
"I haven't talked to him," the elder Nolan said from his home in Texas. "But I know he would make a good coach."
Mike's first job was to serve as a go-for for his dad while Mike was in school at Woodside High.
"He did a number of different things," Nolan's father said. "He would come up and sit in the meetings and listen to what was going on."
After playing safety at Oregon University, Nolan became a graduate assistant with the Ducks the year the 49ers won their first Super Bowl in 1981. He then returned to the Bay Area for three years, serving as defensive backs and linebackers coach at Stanford.
He spent another four seasons coaching in college with Rice and LSU before landing a job with Dan Reeves as special teams coach and defensive assistant in Denver. Stops with the Giants, Redskins and Jets followed.
Nolan first became a defensive coordinator with the Giants in 1993 under Reeves once again. His defense that season allowed the fewest points in the league.
Considered a sharp young coach, Nolan went to Washington under Norv Turner and struggled. When Turner fired him after the '99 season, no jobs in defense were open. But Ravens' coach Brian Billick recognized Nolan's talent and hired him as a Ravens wide receivers coach in 2001.
After Marvin Lewis departed to become head coach of the Bengals, Nolan was named the defensive coordinator for the Ravens. He again rose to prominence in 2003, when the Ravens finished third in overall defense. Nolan was named Assistant Coach of the Year by Football Digest.
This season, his defense finished sixth overall, and Nolan is credited with developing All-Pro safety Ed Reed, AP's Player of the Year on defense in the AFC.
Nolan and his wife, Kathy, have two sons and two daughters.
* Associated Press contributed to this report.
He's an interesting fellow having played both cooridinator roles before becoming a head coach. Can't recall the last guy to do that.That D loved Jim Mora and is plenty young and talented. The right guy(and hopefully it's Nolan) could easily make a difference in San Fran. They are an excitable bunch.Best thing about Nolan is that he tinkers with what doesn't work and knows to leave well enough alone. Who's the GM?Any hints/thoughts in local papers?I can't think of a team he ever coached for that had an excellent passing game or top quality WRs. That's a 49er staple for a long time, should be interesting.
GregR_2
Footballguy
I don't know what they are under the cap for next year, but...I believe the number I saw for their dead cap money was $28.5 million, which they'll be able to spend next year as it will be cleared now. So $25 million is easily a realistic number. Whether it will move up or down from the $28+ mil is hard to say... some players will have higher cap numbers next year, while others will have contracts that are completely up and will have to be resigned or will be gone. No clue which way that number will swing, but I think it's safe to say the 49ers have a LOT of cap room.
pettifogger
Footballguy
Have not seen any names in the SF press about the GM selection. The team ate $25 million, roughly, in dead money (money "paid" for cap purposes to players no longer on the team) this year and will still have $7 or $8 million next year, which is about the league average. So as of 2005 season, they will not have a cap excuse. The question is whether they will dish out some signing bonuses to restock the offensive line and/or at WR. Dr. York says he will, although this is the same guy who went to a team meeting at the end of last year and told them he was not going to break the team up, which he then proceeded to do. I expect some signings because the 23 year history of sellouts will be interrupted otherwise, knocking the home games off local TV, and the luxury boxes won't resell, if he does not do something.
5Rings
Lurker
Well, I wouldn't want to be accused of being shortsighted here..... http://49ers.scout.com/2/331703.html
http://49ers.scout.com/2/331703.html
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Tight-fisted 49ers last in league in spending
York has S.F. $19 million under the league average, a big contrast to the days of Eddie DeBartolo
- Ira Miller
Sunday, December 26, 2004
The 49ers are at the bottom of the NFL not only in won-lost record but in spending money.
League salary figures for the 2004 season obtained by The Chronicle show that San Francisco spent less than any other team on players -- a total of $63.6 million to cover salaries and bonuses. That's $19 million under the league average and $3 million less than the next-lowest team payroll.
A year ago, the 49ers' payroll was next-to-lowest in the NFL.
The 49ers' ranking has been significantly lower over the last five years than it was previously. That's no coincidence. Five years ago, Eddie DeBartolo's departure as the owner became official and his sister, Denise DeBartolo York, and her husband, John York, took over the team.
Since the 2000 season, the team's first under York ownership, the 49ers have paid on average $67.8 million annually in player salaries and bonuses, or about $6.3 million a year below the NFL average.
During the previous six years, after the salary cap went into effect in 1994 but with Eddie DeBartolo in charge, the 49ers spent an average of $53.4 million a year in salaries and bonuses, or about $3.7 million above the league average.
The payroll figures should not be confused with the salary cap. The payroll figures are based on cash actually paid by teams each year, as opposed to the salary cap, which -- despite the 49ers' repeated reference to its limits -- provides considerable maneuvering room.
This year, the salary cap was $80.582 million per team.
The Washington Redskins spent more than $116 million, the highest player payroll in league history. Philadelphia, at just more than $100 million, is second in payroll. Over the last five years, the Redskins' average of $85 million is well above the second-highest New York Jets ($79 million), and more than $14 million a year above the cap figure.
As the 49ers are fond of reminding us, the salary cap can be annoying. But it also is flexible, with signing bonuses paid up front but prorated over the length of a contract for cap purposes, so teams routinely spend more than the cap figure.
Fans often do not recognize the difference between actual cash and the cap. Cash is what the teams spend, and the figures in the accompanying charts, exclusive to The Chronicle, all are actual dollars spent. (See accompanying article on the cap and "dead money.")
Over the last five years, according to the league's figures, all but eight teams spent more than the cap figure. The 49ers were one of the eight that spent less.
During the early years of the salary cap, most teams' spending exceeded it. In 1994, the cap's first year, only three teams spent less than the cap. In 1998, only two teams spent less than the cap. The 49ers spent more than the cap in seven straight seasons, but have spent less than the cap in three of the last four years.
After they won the AFC championship following the 2002 season, the Raiders were considered to be in particular salary-cap difficulty because they had to clear more than $50 million from their 2003 cap books. They did it in three weeks during the offseason, mostly by rewriting contracts.
"If Bruce Allen (formerly the Raiders' cap guru) can get rid of $50 million in three weeks, then it's clear nobody ever has a problem with cap dollars," said a source with the NFL Players Association. "No player is ever cut just because of the salary cap."
The Raiders' payroll of $75.7 million this year is ninth-lowest in the league, but over the last five years, their average payroll is 12th-highest.
The 49ers, under the York ownership, clearly have made a significant reversal in their spending habits from the DeBartolo regime. But, although the former owner was known for his free spending ways, the fact is that since the salary cap took effect in 1994, the 49ers never have been the league's top- spending team.
Good planning helped. In 1993, the 49ers renegotiated contracts with several players, giving them up-front bonuses before the cap took effect, essentially pre-paying them. NFL figures show the 49ers had only the 12th- highest payroll in 1994, when they won their last Super Bowl, and 19th-highest in 1995.
From 1996 through 1999, the 49ers' payroll ranked third, sixth, fifth and ninth, respectively, in the league. Once the Yorks took over the organization in 2000, the payroll ranked 22nd. It was 21st in 2001, jumped to second in 2002 following a surprise playoff run in 2001, then 31st -- next to last -- a year ago and now is 32nd (last).
In 2002, the 49ers paid eight players at least $3 million apiece, headed by Jeff Garcia ($11.6 million). This year, they have only three players in that category.
Two teams actually spent less than the 49ers over the last five years.
Historically cheap Arizona spent about $100,000 a year less than the 49ers.
Dallas, surprisingly, was about $800,000 a year lower. The Cowboys finished the '90s in the same kind of supposed cap bind the 49ers were in, after Dallas won three Super Bowls in four years.
Unlike the 49ers, however, the Cowboys cut back much more gradually and did not undertake the kind of wholesale roster purge the 49ers did. Further, Dallas put more money into its management team by hiring Bill Parcells to oversee the operation.
In recent years, the 49ers have cited the Philadelphia Eagles as the model organization they would like to copy. The Eagles have done an excellent job of managing their resources and signing and re-signing players, but they are not frugal; they are near the top in spending, too.
During the last five years, Philadelphia has outspent the 49ers by an average of more than $10 million a year. Four of the league's 25 top-paid players this season play for the Eagles; Washington is the only other team with more than two players in that group.
The Eagles' payroll spiked in 2002, when they gave quarterback Donovan McNabb a $13.5 million signing bonus, and again this year, when they paid Jevon Kearse more than $16 million, McNabb more than $11 million and Terrell Owens and Lito Sheppard more than $9 million.
The Eagles' spending has paid dividends. Since the start of the 2000 season, their regular-season record is 59-19, best in the NFL. The 49ers are 37-41.
Sometimes you get what you pay for. While McNabb has a deal that averages more than $9 million a year, the 49ers have three quarterbacks, Tim Rattay, Ken Dorsey and Cody Pickett, who are being paid a total of $1,267,500 in 2004. That is less than the league's average salary for a single player, let alone a quarterback, and helps explain why San Francisco's offense has its lowest ranking in history.
New England, which has won two of the last three Super Bowls, had a big rise in its payroll in 2003, but the Patriots have done such a good job of managing their organization they actually have been under the cap in real spending in four of the last five years.
Of course, that is easily explained. The Patriots have a team of role players and only one mega-star, quarterback Tom Brady. And Brady, whose contract averages $7.5 million a year, is a bargain. He and cornerback Ty Law are the only New England players among the league's 150 highest-paid this year.
Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, who signed a new deal in March, is the NFL's highest-paid player. Manning, whose signing bonus was $34.5 million, averages $14 million a year over the length of his contract. His brother, Giants quarterback Eli, top selection in the 2004 draft, got a relative pittance, $4.7 million this year. But Eli's contract includes a total of $20 million in guarantees, much of which comes due next year.
The 49ers will face a similar expense if they earn, as expected, the first pick in the 2005 draft.
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Under Eddie D
Spending, 1994-99
Salary cap
Over: Six times
Under: Zero times
League payroll
Top 10: Four times
Bottom 10: Zero times
Average spending
$53.7 million ($3.7 million above league average).
Under the Yorks
Spending, 2000-04
Salary cap
Over: Two times
Under: Three times
League payroll
Top 10: One time
Bottom 10: Four times
Average spending
$67.8 million ($6.3 million below league average)
E-mail Ira Miller at imiller@sfchronicle.com.
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pettifogger
Footballguy
A primer to explain 'dead money'
- Ira Miller
Sunday, December 26, 2004
Around the 49ers, the phrase "dead money" has been heard a lot this year. Dead money refers to a portion of signing bonuses paid in the past to players who no longer are with the team.
Here's how it works:
Signing bonuses are prorated over the length of a contract for salary-cap purposes. If a player leaves the team before his contract expires, the remaining prorated portion of the bonus is counted immediately, in a lump sum, against the cap.
For example, when the 49ers got rid of Jeff Garcia following the 2003 season, they had to account for about $10 million of signing bonus previously paid to him but not yet counted against the cap.
That is known as "dead money."
In apportioning their $80.582 million salary cap this year, the 49ers had to include $28 million of dead money.
Dead money also can carry a hidden advantage to an owner because it allows a team to use up salary-cap space without spending anything more. Some NFL owners have been known to intentionally create dead money.
The flip side of dead money is a loophole in the cap rules that allows teams to create additional cap space.
Owners who want to spend more money, rather than pinch pennies, have an easy way to get some wiggle room. If a team has cap space remaining late in a season, because, say, space left for emergency injury replacements was not required, there is a way to push that cap room to the following year.
A team can do this by signing a player to a contract that calls for impossible-to-achieve bonuses; under the rules, a bonus added to a contract during the season is counted against the current cap as "likely to be earned," although it might never be paid.
Jacksonville recently did this with third-string quarterback Quinn Gray, signing a new deal that included a $6 million bonus if he leads the team in touchdown passes.
That won't happen, of course. So in 2005, that $6 million will be credited back to the Jaguars' salary cap, in effect raising their cap limit by that amount. Some owners want to close that loophole.
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BriWho knows how Nolan will respond to the challenges in SF, only time will tell. However, Niner fans will be getting a class act. I have heard his 20 minute show on a local radio station following Raven games. He has always tried to come up with schemes that maximize the talent that he is given. For instance, he stated that his preferrence for running a 4-3, but given the best 11 guys over the past 2 seasons, running the 3-4 was the only logical choice.Furthermore, the guy never runs from discussing 'bad calls' that he made as a D coordinator and always gives credit to the players. He is very old school in that regard.I was always impressed with him as a person, and about the only valid criticism of him as a coach is that it seemed like he didn't always make great half time adjustments.
The_Man
Footballguy
One thing that people don't understand about Billick is that his greatest strength is not as an offensive guru, but as a head coach - his ability to organize, motivate, and identify quality coaches, his plan to run the on-field operations of a football team from head to toe.And it rubs off on the people he works with: Marvin Lewis, Donnie Henderson, Jack Del Rio. Nolan will do a quality job restoring the basic credibility that Erickson torpedoed.Also 
to the Ravens for denying DL coach Rex Ryan the permission to interview for any Defensive Coordinator jobs, because he will now slide right into that job in Baltimore.
to the Ravens for denying DL coach Rex Ryan the permission to interview for any Defensive Coordinator jobs, because he will now slide right into that job in Baltimore.pettifogger
Footballguy
I think the biggest problems are that Denise DeBartolo York is trying to pay for the intrafamily transfer of the team out of the team's revenue, and she appointed her husband, who is a novice at football, to run the team. The best hope would be that they sell to someone like Larry Ellison, who has expressed an interest, but they have said no way. I suspect that despite their claiming otherwise, they are taking a lot of money out of the franchise.
My 2005 predictions-3-13: Close. 4-14. Did not expect them to sweep the Rams.
ACarter blows and likely gone: He did suck and is a UFA. Doubt he will resign.
Crappy D: Check. Worst D in the NFL
Smith an average LB: Check. Although, maybe the only D player that is solid
Peterson overrated and likely gone: Check
Worst overall talent in the NFL: I would argue yes, but there are a couple contenders at the bottom.
This group of stiffs will be lucky to go 5-11 next year. Hopefully Alex Smith has a great off season and improves dramatically. If not, say hello to the bottom again.
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Peterson thought he was in the same league as Ray Lewis (in his prime) and wanted a contract to reflect that inflated value. He is certainly not a top 10 LB and should not be paid like one. The 9'ers will not be investing $40 million on this guy. No way. He will be gone next year.
I'd give him a C as the CoachLike you said, not much to work with but at least he swept the Rams and the team did not quit on him
However:
A D- as the defacto GM
Those in season trades were not good (Rattay)
And the 2005 draft looks real bad. Maybe he can work some magic on ASmith. He is going to need it.
I believe that as long as Dr. York runs the team, the 9'ers will be a disaster. Nolan will be gone after a 3 year stint.
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