GM McCloughan (possibly) stepping down????

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:
MM doesn't usually type/talk like "big things going down tonight" I dont think that's an expression he usually would use. I think his twitter might have got hacked or something.

Or if this is true, probably why Sing's been showing up to pro days scouting and stuff.

LOL maybe Maiocoo got drunk tonight at a pub, went on a rampage, and threw his wife down the stairs yelling:

"I'M THE NEWS MAN DAMNIT, THESE f**kERS ARE GONNA EAT MY s**t AND LIKE IT! SHUT THOSE f**kING KIDS UP! SHUT THOSE f**kING KIDS UP OR I'LL SHOW THEM HOW THE NEWS MAN MAKES NEWS!!!"

You are crazy dude!

Originally posted by mug0mug:
Man, you guys seriously get my blood flowing sometimes. It really kinda pisses me off the way some idiots talk about McCloughan. He's a f'in great talent evaluator and those that disagree would absolutely never be happy with any GM/director of personnel. It's always hind-sight where you say that he sucks because he didn't draft D Jackson or someone or other.

The fact is, he is an awesome scout and this could be a tragedy for us if he leaves. Even though the idiots of the board love to pass judgement on him, he has been the key to turning this franchise around. We are currently in a great situation and the majority of the credit goes to Scotty M.

So go ahead and be happy that the guy you picked to blame for your frustrations is gone, and try to be happy that you were "right" as our team falls back into shambles because our drafts and personnel moves suffer.

You can try to talk s**t about Paraag as well if it makes you happy, but he is a contractual genius and has worked wonders for us (not that I think his role should change).

If McC leaves us, it will be a sad day, and a devastating loss for our franchise.

Stop being Whiners and be Niners for a moment. Scott McCloughan is absolutely vital to the positive evolution of our team and his leaving is in no way a positive devolopment, but rather one that leaves me extremely concerned, and much less hopefull, for the future of our franchise.

Back up your statements. How is he awesome and a great evaluator? And focus more on when Nolan parted ways with the team. How has he been lately that justifies as being awesome and a great evaluator?

The Maiocco Blog seems to be saying that he gave the Niners 3 hours warning already and when they didn't reply he broke the stort. The Maiocco Twitter seems to say he's giving the Niners 3 hours.

Ah well, we'll know for sure before too long.

Originally posted by mug0mug:
Man, you guys seriously get my blood flowing sometimes. It really kinda pisses me off the way some idiots talk about McCloughan. He's a f'in great talent evaluator and those that disagree would absolutely never be happy with any GM/director of personnel. It's always hind-sight where you say that he sucks because he didn't draft D Jackson or someone or other.

The fact is, he is an awesome scout and this could be a tragedy for us if he leaves. Even though the idiots of the board love to pass judgement on him, he has been the key to turning this franchise around. We are currently in a great situation and the majority of the credit goes to Scotty M.

So go ahead and be happy that the guy you picked to blame for your frustrations is gone, and try to be happy that you were "right" as our team falls back into shambles because our drafts and personnel moves suffer.

You can try to talk s**t about Paraag as well if it makes you happy, but he is a contractual genius and has worked wonders for us (not that I think his role should change).

If McC leaves us, it will be a sad day, and a devastating loss for our franchise.

Stop being Whiners and be Niners for a moment. Scott McCloughan is absolutely vital to the positive evolution of our team and his leaving is in no way a positive devolopment, but rather one that leaves me extremely concerned, and much less hopefull, for the future of our franchise.

Scott McCloughan is that you?

There are a number of things that have bothered me about McC. But most recently it was his comments about drafting big players. He said he learned that from his mentors Ron Wolf and Ted Thompson. He went on to say that you do not make exceptions because Wolf said pretty soon you have a team full of exceptions.

First, that was a foolish statement to make - one can always make a few exceptions. Inflexibly adhering to a rule is plain rock-headed stupid.

Secondly, it bothers me that he does not appear to be able to arrive at his own conclusions, as if he can only follow rules espoused by others. This reflects a limited mind. Bill Walsh was not like this. He developed his own philosophies, based on his own observations, and many times they were unconventional and revolutionary.

Originally posted by mug0mug:
Man, you guys seriously get my blood flowing sometimes. It really kinda pisses me off the way some idiots talk about McCloughan. He's a f'in great talent evaluator and those that disagree would absolutely never be happy with any GM/director of personnel. It's always hind-sight where you say that he sucks because he didn't draft D Jackson or someone or other.

The fact is, he is an awesome scout and this could be a tragedy for us if he leaves. Even though the idiots of the board love to pass judgement on him, he has been the key to turning this franchise around. We are currently in a great situation and the majority of the credit goes to Scotty M.

So go ahead and be happy that the guy you picked to blame for your frustrations is gone, and try to be happy that you were "right" as our team falls back into shambles because our drafts and personnel moves suffer.

You can try to talk s**t about Paraag as well if it makes you happy, but he is a contractual genius and has worked wonders for us (not that I think his role should change).

If McC leaves us, it will be a sad day, and a devastating loss for our franchise.

Stop being Whiners and be Niners for a moment. Scott McCloughan is absolutely vital to the positive evolution of our team and his leaving is in no way a positive devolopment, but rather one that leaves me extremely concerned, and much less hopefull, for the future of our franchise.

Yeah you're right. I think it might be a mistake. Then again we could maybe get someone better, but I dunno. This whole thing was out of the blue, I don't understand why this is happening. Is he and Sing clashing or something because their styles aren't really compatible? Scotty wants a spread passing team and Sing wants to run the ball, they maybe disagreed about QBs. Remember when we signed Jones and Sullivan didn't want him? Wouldn't be the first time we made a move without consulting a coach. Maybe Scotty feels Sing is getting too much power in his area with all of Sing's scouting going to all the pro days and stuff? This has me worried, but I'm anxious to see what happens.

Originally posted by RichnSanRamon:
The Maiocco Blog seems to be saying that he gave the Niners 3 hours warning already and when they didn't reply he broke the stort. The Maiocco Twitter seems to say he's giving the Niners 3 hours.

Ah well, we'll know for sure before too long.

Twitter limits the amount of characters you can include in a post remember. He prob had to phrase it that way to get it to fit in one twit.

Regardless, the 49ers have had ample time to comment, and they haven't yet.

My opinion is this is a f**king dumb move all around:

1.) You don't step down a month before the draft. This move is normally identified amongst adults with a four lettered word that starts with "C", next two "UN", and ends with a strongly emphasized "T".

2.) You don't fire your GM a month before the draft. You dump their asses in early December after your organization rolls over with joy for going 8-8, aka mediocrity. This does not happen to a healthy organization. This move will set the 49ers back. This move will look pretty high school to the rest of the league. Who the f**k would want to jump into this mess?

3.) If this is a hoax then we can't trust MM, MB, or any MF. That really sucks.

Fired, quit or hoax, this isn't going to be good for any reason.

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:

Originally posted by WillistheWall:
MM doesn't usually type/talk like "big things going down tonight" I dont think that's an expression he usually would use. I think his twitter might have got hacked or something.

Or if this is true, probably why Sing's been showing up to pro days scouting and stuff.

LOL maybe Maiocoo got drunk tonight at a pub, went on a rampage, and threw his wife down the stairs yelling:

"I'M THE NEWS MAN DAMNIT, THESE f**kERS ARE GONNA EAT MY s**t AND LIKE IT! SHUT THOSE f**kING KIDS UP! SHUT THOSE f**kING KIDS UP OR I'LL SHOW THEM HOW THE NEWS MAN MAKES NEWS!!!"

Classic!!!

This is the worst organization in sports. Literally just short weeks before the draft they want to fire the GM and start over with no replacement in site. So who the hell handles the 2010 draft? As much as I have my questions about Scot M. I think it's too late to do something like this now. All of the scouting and preparation thrown completely out the window. We will be the least prepared of all the teams in the entire draft. Great position to be in...

This team will never, ever, ever win under the YORKIES. It just reconfirms what I always knew about the Dorks. They suck!

Originally posted by wysiwyg:
McLoughlan = Irish

Today = St. Paddy's Day

Cruel Irish Joke?

It's because he's a GINGER!!

Originally posted by GEEK:

Originally posted by mug0mug:
Man, you guys seriously get my blood flowing sometimes. It really kinda pisses me off the way some idiots talk about McCloughan. He's a f'in great talent evaluator and those that disagree would absolutely never be happy with any GM/director of personnel. It's always hind-sight where you say that he sucks because he didn't draft D Jackson or someone or other.

The fact is, he is an awesome scout and this could be a tragedy for us if he leaves. Even though the idiots of the board love to pass judgement on him, he has been the key to turning this franchise around. We are currently in a great situation and the majority of the credit goes to Scotty M.

So go ahead and be happy that the guy you picked to blame for your frustrations is gone, and try to be happy that you were "right" as our team falls back into shambles because our drafts and personnel moves suffer.

You can try to talk s**t about Paraag as well if it makes you happy, but he is a contractual genius and has worked wonders for us (not that I think his role should change).

If McC leaves us, it will be a sad day, and a devastating loss for our franchise.

Stop being Whiners and be Niners for a moment. Scott McCloughan is absolutely vital to the positive evolution of our team and his leaving is in no way a positive devolopment, but rather one that leaves me extremely concerned, and much less hopefull, for the future of our franchise.

Back up your statements. How is he awesome and a great evaluator? And focus more on when Nolan parted ways with the team. How has he been lately that justifies as being awesome and a great evaluator?

You know that Scotty is the reason Willis is a 49er right?

Originally posted by MntIdaGold:
My opinion is this is a f**king dumb move all around:

1.) You don't step down a month before the draft. This move is normally identified amongst adults with a four lettered word that starts with "C", next two "UN", and ends with a strongly emphasized "T".

2.) You don't fire your GM a month before the draft. You dump their asses early December after your organization rolls over with joy for going 8-8, aka mediocrity. This does not happen to a healthy organization. This move will set the 49ers back. This move will look pretty high school to the rest of the league. Who the f**k would want to jump into this mess?

3.) If this is hoax then we can't trust MM, MB, or any MF. That really sucks.

Fired, quit or hoax, this isn't going to be good for any reason.

Damn man, you're right.

Sounds like a typical disfunctional 49ers offseason move.

Originally posted by djfullshred:
Sounds like a typical disfunctional 49ers offseason move.

Aren't the YORKIES fabulous? Could there be worse timing or a worse move? I honestly think they sit there and think how can we screw things up the worst?