Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by kray28:
Originally posted by Ninerjohn:
Originally posted by kray28:
Jed needs to find the mole in his organization as well...whoever it is will bring down the franchise after what we just saw happen to Harbaugh.
The Harbaugh stuff brought down the Niners? Please. The only thing hurting the Niners right now are major injuries and suspensions to their best defensive players. The only thing bringing down the Lakers right now is paying Kobe a stupid contact and bad front office decisions.
Whoever is leaking stuff in the Niners front office is going to cause more problems down the line.
Keeping Kobe, even at the "Thank you" contract price is something that Jerry Buss wanted done. Most non-fans like you just wouldn't understand. Even the Niners treat their legends like dirt....toss them in the dust heap when they are used up. That you get Montana finishing in a Chefs jersey and Rice last playing ofr the Seahawks. The Lakers just wouldn't allow that with Kobe.
The Niners would have one less SB win if they had kept Montana and let Young go. That was a no brainer move. Maybe the Lakers are happy with the contract they gave Kobe and taking care of their own. Personally, I think they gave him TONS of money over the years and would have been smart to not overpay him and basically make it a given that they wont be competitive.
The Niners had the luxury of Young waiting in the wings. The same doesn't apply for the Lakers. I would say this though....Montana was healthy enough to play well in the second half of the last game in the 1992 season. If he had regained the starting role in the playoffs, we would have beaten the Cowboys at the Stick and we would have beaten the Bills in the Superbowl as well.
There's no clear heir apparent to Kobe. Maybe he's going to pass the torch to Randle? All he's got is a young team of scrappers and a date with the recordbooks. A lot of us are invested in seeing him reach those marks....just as we were invested in seeing Rice break some crazy records in his time. Beyond that, I don't see the Niners trying to tank....they got their first rounder back in the Lin trade, so they aren't overly concerned with losing their pick to PHX. They have some talented pieces and will win some games and surprise a few teams.
Or the Clippers. The Lakers time has come and passed. No more Shaq or Kareem deals. No more ripping off other teams to get Magic and Worthy in the draft. No more young Kobe. Its going to be a long time before this organization is competitive again I think.