Anyone Else Hate The Media? | Page 8

IHATELOWELLCOHN · 2015-06-10T01:06:30-07:00

I'm getting real close to not clicking on any article regarding the 49ers unless it's by Niners Nation or the Webzone itself. Wether it's a former player turned analyst like Chris Canty saying best case scenario this season for the 49ers is to get the top pick in the draft or it's a local media member like Eric Branch twisting a player's words to make his article sound more dramatic it just seems like it's open season on the 49ers. We were 8-8 last season not 1-16 and we coulda shoulda woulda had at least 3 more wins, even with the craziness. Kap goes from one of the best young QBs the league has seen to a "remedial" QB who can't read a defense and only wants to run after his first read isn't there. Nobody talks about the 300 yard SB performance and playoff wins after one down season, it's like he was never there. According to some of our local writers he's a lost cause. It's so funny to me how the media acts like Harbaugh was the only reason for success when they hated giving him any credit when he was our HC. I know it doesn't matter what anyone thinks but the 53 guys in that locker room come week 1 but there just seems to be an inordinate amount of hate for my team. We got criticized for keeping McDonald on the team last year then got criticized for releasing him. Every player that retires is because of the front office and not because they made a personal life choice. Every player we took In the draft is a reach and Jim Tomsula and the new coaching staff is a joke. I like the way he has run the OTAs and his reasoning for not pushing and playing certain players until training camp. I also like the pace he has set in practice and the way he has rotated players in an out of different positions and installed a fix it period at the end of practice, all things the old coaching staff by all accounts may not have been doing or pushing. The attendance this off season was excellent. It's not much to go on because he is a first time HC but I would rather judge his progress off of those things than what he looked like during his first presser. The building seems to have a more positive vibe and the players seem rejuvenated but that's what every team says this time of year right? When it's something that isn't looked at in a positive light stories are all about how negatively it's going to effect our season but when something positive happens are the stories about how it may contribute to a winning season? Nope, it's still the off season and every team says good positive things this time of year. What a joke. One of the really irritating parts is if you read the blogs and people's posts they are like recycled media articles repeating the same things they have read. Personally I am excited for this season and the infusion of youth on the roster. Kap realized his shortcomings and is trying to improve himself and just the fact he realized that he needed to be coached up this off season was IMO huge by itself. He's had a lot of success early and it would have been very easy to chalk last year up to a bad season by everybody and continue to do the same things he's done to this point. I like Mangini running the D and love Logan as our new QB coach. I have always liked Clancy Penderghast and even though I'm not sure about Chryst I won't judge him off his stint in SD because his talent was horrible. He was a hot coach as recently as 2013 and would have been Roman's successor if he would have left and Harbaugh was still here. I like our WRs coaches and Rathman is still here. We lost some great Niners but most were past their prime or overpaid by other teams and we didn't win with them. Speaking of the roster a lot of media and fans act like Baalke wasn't one of the factors for the team's success but Harbaugh magically transformed them into winners and won despite Baalke. That's just stupid. I just think people are taking shots at the 49ers because it's the thing to do. I get the fan hate from other teams because people hate teams that are more successful than theirs. What I don't get is the hate from a lot of our own fans and the hate from the media and former players now turned analysts. It's always something negative on TV or on the internet. Give this thing a chance we weren't getting better we were getting worse, I don't understand why that is a mystery to people. Every year in every sport there are teams that make the media look like idiots and I am sure the 49ers will be one of those teams this year. What makes me sick though is the same media people and fans bashing the team now will only lightly gloss over how wrong they were when the Niners win this year. I've stopped reading Lowell Cohn and his idiot son, Tim Kamakazi, Ann Killion and Florio. I've stopped watching the NFL Network and Pro Football Talk because everything is about the Pats, Hawks, Giants and Cowboys and when there is a Niners story it's not good or an opinion on how bad they may be. They don't have faith in Kap but think Carson Palmer and Nick Foles are something special? I'd rather have Kap than both of them and he has won more than either of them. I know I'm being defensive because it's human nature to protect something you love when everyone gangs up on someone or something but IMO it's been overkill this off season. If anyone else feels this way let me know. I just needed to blow off some steam because although the Branch article wasn't that bad it was just another example of in Eric Reid's words someone creating drama for clicks at the expense of my team.

Sep 15, 2015 at 11:09 PM

#106

SofaKing
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Originally posted by sking20854:

Originally posted by SofaKing:
Dilfer called out the Bay Area media on ESPN radio. Many of us already knew some Bay Area reporters are scum, but it's nice to hear a national voice that is pro-49er call them out on their BS. Also had some good insight into our new up-tempo offense.

It's a good listen if you got a few minutes to spare:

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=13664932

Good Lord, he just put it all out there. Kawakami is not pleased.

Didn't mention him by name, but I'm sure he was mostly referring to him.

Sep 15, 2015 at 11:21 PM

#107

JerrySandwich
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Yes, it's important for people in the Aussie media to have realistic expectations. It's a different sport, he's not the best player on the field anymore. Just let him be a part of the team and he'll find his niche.

Sep 16, 2015 at 12:14 AM

#108

49ersOnMINE
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Didn't mention him by name, but I'm sure he was mostly referring to him.

Do you know who did the interview? I'm trying to listen but it kept bringing me to the app

Sep 16, 2015 at 12:21 AM

#109

DonnieDarko
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Dilfer called out the Bay Area media on ESPN radio. Many of us already knew some Bay Area reporters are scum, but it's nice to hear a national voice that is pro-49er call them out on their BS. Also had some good insight into our new up-tempo offense.

It's a good listen if you got a few minutes to spare:

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=13664932

Good for him

f**k Kawakami

Sep 16, 2015 at 12:26 AM

#110

SofaKing
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Originally posted by 49ersOnMINE:
Do you know who did the interview? I'm trying to listen but it kept bringing me to the app

Russillo & Kanell did the interview. Sorry the link probably doesn't work on mobile without the app. I listened to it on my PC.

Sep 16, 2015 at 1:09 AM

#111

49ersOnMINE
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Russillo & Kanell did the interview. Sorry the link probably doesn't work on mobile without the app. I listened to it on my PC.

No worries, thank you... I'll just listen to it on my computer.

Sep 17, 2015 at 1:38 AM

#112

sanjo49er
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Originally posted by SofaKing:
Dilfer called out the Bay Area media on ESPN radio. Many of us already knew some Bay Area reporters are scum, but it's nice to hear a national voice that is pro-49er call them out on their BS. Also had some good insight into our new up-tempo offense.

It's a good listen if you got a few minutes to spare:

http://espn.go.com/espnradio/playPopup?id=13664932

...

Sep 17, 2015 at 3:15 AM

#113

WildBill
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Why worry, we have some fans who acted like the media here on the zone, so are you really surprised. Plus many just do what comes out of the local press who cover the local teams.

The press just go on what is given them, many are wanna be players who have never played the game on an organized level (pee wee football don't count in my book), but think they know the game cause they talk to other people or players or coaches. Many also have closed minds. It is like when Bill Walsh started his so-called west coast offense which Walsh hated that tag-line that the press gave it, everybody started to copy cat. The press is no different. They can only go by what happen last year. What they think they know (which is little really and which is how it should be). Like the Sun Tzu saying goes -know your enemy and know yourself find for naught in a 100 battles. So why let your enemies know you which is what the press can do-loose lips sink ships.

Sep 17, 2015 at 3:35 AM

#114

Antix
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Yeah I much prefer to have the media dog us. Its annoying, but the players hear it and it gives them a bit extra to play with. They all watch ESPN and the NFL Network too. The Vikings were hearing evrybody talk about how good they were gonna be and expected them to curbstomp the Niners. The opposite happened.

Being the underdog with everybody backing the other guy is the most advantageous position to be in. This is probably the only time the media is actually good for our team.

Sep 17, 2015 at 6:35 AM

#115

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Yes, the national media, had us losing this game big, at home. We came out and smashed the Vikings, AP, and Teddy B looked lost! We played like a totally different team, quick to the line, fast tempo, zone runs, rollouts, and blitzed more than any team in the NFL. The game was not as close as the score indicated.
What does the national media, say? Same old power run Niners. Their defense is the same as ever, nasty. Most boring first half of opening weekend.

Nothing about the massive changes in style for the team, no admission on their part that we may not be cellar dweller. No excitement, other than for Hyde's Nasty spin move. Pretty much pronouncing us DOA in Pittsburg this week. More talk about AP, Teddy B, and Big Ben, then us!

I hope we blow Big Ben out of the water! I am really excited to be wrong about this coaching staff!

Go Niners!

Sep 17, 2015 at 7:13 AM

#116

Pillbusta
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Originally posted by GolittaCamper:
Yes, the national media, had us losing this game big, at home. We came out and smashed the Vikings, AP, and Teddy B looked lost! We played like a totally different team, quick to the line, fast tempo, zone runs, rollouts, and blitzed more than any team in the NFL. The game was not as close as the score indicated.
What does the national media, say? Same old power run Niners. Their defense is the same as ever, nasty. Most boring first half of opening weekend.

Nothing about the massive changes in style for the team, no admission on their part that we may not be cellar dweller. No excitement, other than for Hyde's Nasty spin move. Pretty much pronouncing us DOA in Pittsburg this week. More talk about AP, Teddy B, and Big Ben, then us!

I hope we blow Big Ben out of the water! I am really excited to be wrong about this coaching staff!

Go Niners!

So you were down on this staff all summer too? Well at least you admit it. I just want our fans to keep the faith and always give our guys a fighting chance because everyone else sure as hell won't. All we've got is us!

Sep 17, 2015 at 7:14 AM

#117

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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/17/pfts-week-two-picks-6/

49ers at Steelers

MDS's take: I was impressed with the way Jim Tomsula had his 49ers ready to play on Monday night, but I have a feeling we're going to look back on this 49ers season and say Week One was the high point. The Steelers should win this one comfortably.

MDS's pick: Steelers 31, 49ers 17.

Florio's take: They have 11 Lombardis between them, but no one expects either team to seriously contend for another in 2015. New 49ers coach Jim Tomsula grew up in Western Pennsylvania, and he's surely seen plenty of these Steelers home games that are plodding and methodical and smothering of the opposition. As long as the Steelers cover Vernon Davis.

Florio's pick: Steelers 20, 49ers 13.

Sep 17, 2015 at 7:22 AM

#118

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Originally posted by SonocoNinerFan:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/09/17/pfts-week-two-picks-6/

49ers at Steelers

MDS's take: I was impressed with the way Jim Tomsula had his 49ers ready to play on Monday night, but I have a feeling we're going to look back on this 49ers season and say Week One was the high point. The Steelers should win this one comfortably.

MDS's pick: Steelers 31, 49ers 17.

Florio's take: They have 11 Lombardis between them, but no one expects either team to seriously contend for another in 2015. New 49ers coach Jim Tomsula grew up in Western Pennsylvania, and he's surely seen plenty of these Steelers home games that are plodding and methodical and smothering of the opposition. As long as the Steelers cover Vernon Davis.

Florio's pick: Steelers 20, 49ers 13.

Makes me feel better about the game. Michael David Smith doesnt know his ass from a hole in the ground.

When guys like him and Prisco pick the 49ers, I get worried, like something really really horrible is going to happen.

Sep 17, 2015 at 7:46 AM

#119

BodhiPaddlesOut
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Florio is a Steelers fan, iirc. Don't care.

Sep 17, 2015 at 12:14 PM

#120

crake49
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"As long as the Steelers cover Vernon Davis." Good one, Florio - that's all they have to do to win the game!