Nothing classic about him...

by Guest Sun Mar 02, 2014 5:45 pm

You didn't need to be Nostradumbass to call it three years ago... Wink

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Posted by Mike Florio on March 2, 2014, 3:25 PM EST
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[size=15.199999809265137]At this rate, 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh’s infamous “who’s got it better than us?” victory cry eventually may become a “who hasn’t got it better than us?” lament.[/size]
[size=15.199999809265137]With most of the last nine days devoted to a dissection of the dysfunction between Harbaugh and 49ers G.M. Trent Baalke, Ann Killion of theSan Francisco Chronicle identifies a new front in the organizational battlefield.[/size]
[size=15.199999809265137]“One source with inside knowledge of the team says that Harbaugh’s act [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.],” Killion writes, “particularly among some key ‘face of the 49ers’ type players. While the team is winning, that’s not a problem. But a few losses could expose a widening rift.”[/size]
[size=15.199999809265137]No specific players are mentioned, but the obvious candidates are linebacker [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], defensive lineman [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], running back [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], receiver[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], tight end [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.], and/or quarterback [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.].[/size]
[size=15.199999809265137]Speaking of the team’s hot-and-cold franchise quarterback, another source explained to Killion that there’s no real link between the Harbaugh-Baalke disconnect and the team’s inability to return to the Super Bowl this past season. “‘If Jim and Trent have a beer together, it’s not going to make Kap throw the ball four inches higher,’” the source said, referring to the intercepted pass from Kaepernick to Crabtree at the end of the most recent NFC title game, the second straight year that the failure of quarterback and receiver to deliver in crunch time ended a postseason run.[/size]
[size=15.199999809265137]As a result, the shelf-life between Harbaugh and Baalke possibly mirrors the shelf life between Harbaugh and his players. If, as Killion points out, adversity arrives and stays, it could all implode.[/size]