Originally posted by NCommand:
It's too bad. Like a bad apple, collectively, they have done so much damage to our in-house and external media image it's now affecting coaching hires and I wouldn't be surprised if it cost us some FA's as well. The media image of this team is at an all-time low and they have helped lead that charge unfortunately.
SF has a need to find some good teachers in public relations and handling the media. Some basic rules (and the 49er rules violators) .
Do not talk about winning Super Bowls. (York, V. Davis)
Do no talk about winning with class (York)
Learn to speak in complete sentences (Harbaugh, Kaepernick, and Tomsula)
Dam, just use sentences (Kaepernick)
Finish a sentence before beginning a new sentence (Harbaugh and Tomsula)
Do not attack the media in press conferences. (Harbaugh)
Do not demean other teams and talk about their problems. (Harbaugh)
Answer the dam question or politely and concisely decline (Harbaugh, Tomsula, Baalke)
Avoid tweeter, instagram, etc. (York, Kaepernick, James, Kaepernick, A. Davis, V. Davis, A. Davis, Kaepernick, and Baalke's and Harbaugh's kids)
Think before you speak (York, Tomsula, Kaepernick, Harbaugh) "We're the 49ers, we can do what we want."
[ Edited by buck on Jan 23, 2015 at 10:52 AM ]