I posted this in another thread, but I want people to be ready so we don't have the frustration and hatred from last year after every story about us proved to be false or mostly false.
I'd like to remind everybody of the media hell that was last season before they start feeling sure about Wallace or any other FA, trade target or draftee.
The press is wrong more than 50% this time of year. Partly because they need stories and partly because they are lied to by teams and agents in off season subterfuge.
They were 100% wrong about Manning, Fisher, McCoy, Flynn, Smith until after they didn't end up here then we learned the truth.
Be especially wary of tweets. Real sports writers are using Twitter to seed rumors because the format doesn't require the same source standard a newspaper does. Also look for code words like:
- sources say
(too nebulous)
- according to a person close to the organization/the deal/the player
(misinformation from the agent)
- rumblings
(misinformation from local sportswriters)
Stay vigilant and don't buy into any hype or stories unless names are signed on the dotted line.
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Much like last Friday nite after I spend hours cooking and.....you never showed.
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Outside your kitchen window.
Watching you cook.eltos_lightfoot, ToddPhin, Larry Little and 3 others like this. -
Please translate the illustrious, "I know a guy, who knows a guy in the organization who said......"
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Also beware of code words like "Incarceratedbob".
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By now I'm well aware that if we're in the lead to sign a free agent, it's not gonna happen. We're just being lead on, because we're the joke of the NFL. Sucks because I really wanted Wallace. :(
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They just had to release 3 of their best defensive players, they have NOBODY behind those guys in depth, they are asking their only remaining offensive weapon to cut his Prima-dona salary (Which there is ZERO chance he does) and they are stuck with a 2nd string QB for several years.
We are not the laughing stock of the league. We are a few good breaks away from being competitive....Fin D, RevRick, toto and 1 other person like this. -
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Most will be on the cliff ready to jump off.
Others will be on the the sidewalk with signs that say fire Ireland.
Remember that firing your GM one month before the draft is idiotic and clueless folks.azfinfanmang likes this. -
I'm fine if we don't sign mike Wallace for 6 years 72 million dollars, I would think that y'all would feel the same..
Just remember, offensive skillset players must and will be approved by Sherman and Philbin, no GM in the league would overrule that kind of knowledge over their own.toto, azfinfanmang and P h i N s A N i T y like this. -
Appreciate the warning, but at the same time, we did have interest in all of the "Manning, Fisher, McCoy, Flynn, Smith" So the reports saying we were interested were correct. The reports saying a deal was final (which were few and far between) were obviously not correct. Final, or imminent, or 90% done, or he's leaning this way... It's up to each of us to understand the differences.
Nothing is truly final or official until the team announces it. The problem with that is that it takes them too long. So we get this media circus. I'm not saying it's all the teams fault, but they could certainly help or hurt the situation. There are two people that I don't trust anymore. Jason La Confora. And Chris Mortensen. On the other hand, Alex Marvez and Jay Glazer are 100% boss when it comes to this stuff. Jeff Darlington has been solid lately, but he's not perfect. I won't even mention the local guys. -
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Flawless pre-emptive strike ! We're all amped up with a scent for blood right now. They could be using Wallace as a means to get hartline and Jennings cheaper, or to just price him out. Prepare for anything. One thing I did promise early on, is that most the free $ will go to retaining our own. We're on a good pace for that.
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I remember distinctly getting caught up in the Harbaugh stuff a few years ago...I was convinced, via press reports, twitter, forums, etc that he'd be our next coach.... As my Daddy would say " How'd that work out ?"
So, lets all just take a breath and see what really transpires for this team and maybe save the bashing and/or praising for sometime after the draft....heheheFin D likes this. -
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Just a friendly reminder
That at by this point Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Matt Hasselbeck, Barry Sanders, Ryan Clark and Jim Harbuagh were all supposed to be "done deals".
Dont believe everything you hear, because this team always finds a way to dissapoint.SICK likes this. -
Didn't Fin D start this exact same thread yesterday? We know nothing is a sure thing. Media gon' media.
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