GM McCloughan (possibly) stepping down????

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by sincalniner:
Adam_Schefter: With McCloughan sidelined, 49ers will lean heavily on director of player personnel Trent Baalke and director of pro personnel Tom Gamble.

So not buying this whole personal issues thing. Dude is fired

Originally posted by Allx9er:
i dont care how they try to frame it, unless homeboy has some serious family/health issues this is a cluster fudge

Originally posted by Bobbi9698:

Originally posted by NinerFan1977:

Originally posted by wysiwyg:
Does anyone remember that South Park episode where Cartman said "Watch me do an imitation of David Caruso's career", and he jumps off a building and lands on his head.

This was after NYPD Blue but before CSI Miami

Maybe he saw the new episode last night and knows hes a sex addict?

Things go better with coke...

Originally posted by blunt_probe:
Now WTF are we supposed to do? What type of respectable GM is going to come here with only 5 weeks of game planning. Such idiots...

Originally posted by Kalen49ers:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by sincalniner:
Adam_Schefter: With McCloughan sidelined, 49ers will lean heavily on director of player personnel Trent Baalke and director of pro personnel Tom Gamble.

So not buying this whole personal issues thing. Dude is fired

If the 49ers had planned on firing him why not do it immediately after the season? Waiting til 5 weeks before the draft after combine workouts and a number of pro-day workouts are already done?

The front office or whatever continues to amaze me in it's suckiness

Originally posted by midrdan:

Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Jesus this team is an absolute mess. Sure Scotty hasn't been the best GM but to get rid of him 5 weeks before a draft? This is a joke.

Well, it sounds like he's going through some sort of personal crisis. Don't really think it would be better to have him drafting for us while he's preoccupied with a personal matter. It doesn't sound like he'll be fired, just that he can no longer perform due to physical/mental/family issues.

Originally posted by mayo63:

Quote:
Updated: March 18, 2010, 4:57 PM ET
Sources: 49ers give GM leave of absence
By Adam Schefter
ESPN

With just over a month before a draft in which they are scheduled to have two first-round picks, the San Francisco 49ers are giving general manager Scot McCloughan an extended leave of absence, multiple league sources said Thursday.

The sources said McCloughan has been dealing with personal issues and the 49ers want him to be able to concentrate on those indefinitely. The organization is said to have been bracing for it for days and believes it is well prepared for next month's draft in which it is scheduled to have the 13th and 17th overall picks.

One league source said San Francisco knows the direction it is going and it has a plan to move forward.

With McCloughan away indefinitely, the 49ers will lean more heavily on director of player personnel Trent Baalke and director of pro personnel Tom Gamble, who are widely respected in NFL circles. Team president Jed York will not, as some have speculated, take on a larger role of responsibility. McCloughan's brother, Dave, is the 49ers director of college scouting.

The league source said that the reason speculation is swirling while answers are not flowing is that the 49ers are trying to be as respectful as possible of the process and McCloughan, who has roughly two years remaining on his contract. 49ers officials did not return telephone calls seeking comment.

Adam Schefter is an NFL reporter for ESPN Insider.

Originally posted by 9erfanAUS:

Originally posted by Kalen49ers:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by sincalniner:
Adam_Schefter: With McCloughan sidelined, 49ers will lean heavily on director of player personnel Trent Baalke and director of pro personnel Tom Gamble.

So not buying this whole personal issues thing. Dude is fired

If the 49ers had planned on firing him why not do it immediately after the season? Waiting til 5 weeks before the draft after combine workouts and a number of pro-day workouts are already done?

The front office or whatever continues to amaze me in it's suckiness

He's not being fired..

-9fA

Originally posted by saniner:
Leave of absence? ...ok. Eventually we'll know what happened

Originally posted by Kalen49ers:

Originally posted by midrdan:

Originally posted by Kalen49ers:
Jesus this team is an absolute mess. Sure Scotty hasn't been the best GM but to get rid of him 5 weeks before a draft? This is a joke.

Well, it sounds like he's going through some sort of personal crisis. Don't really think it would be better to have him drafting for us while he's preoccupied with a personal matter. It doesn't sound like he'll be fired, just that he can no longer perform due to physical/mental/family issues.

I just heard the news. Some people say he is being fired, others say personal reasons. Basically comes down to the fact that we are not gonna be in the best shape going in to this draft.

Originally posted by sincalniner:
Adam_Schefter: With McCloughan sidelined, 49ers will lean heavily on director of player personnel Trent Baalke and director of pro personnel Tom Gamble.

Originally posted by Bobbi9698:

Originally posted by saniner:
Leave of absence? ...ok. Eventually we'll know what happened

Mark my words: They are working out a settlement and he cannot be gone until then.