12-02-2003 01:56									#1
	NFL: 49ers hire Erickson! Avatar Enlargement: We've got the solution

http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0211/1507238.html

They went college! After people were *****ing and moaning, they got a high profile collegiate coach and look like they are in good shape. Oh, and to say he isn't a good pro coach because he didn't suceed in Seattle, is silly, because we are talking about SEATTLE here!

	12-02-2003 03:02									#2
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SVEN???

	12-02-2003 03:35									#3
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That sucks...

I wanna see how his whiny butt is going to deal with T.O.

They should have hired Cottrell.

	12-02-2003 03:47									#4
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quote: Originally posted by Flatlander Fox That sucks... I wanna see how his whiny butt is going to deal with T.O. They should have hired Cottrell.

Remember, he had to deall with criminals and bad eggs at Miami.

ACK!

	12-02-2003 04:12									#5
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We shall see about this one... While you may think he is a good choice, and don't blame him for his bland record in Seattle... I think he is terrible choice. He did a miserable job in Seattle... So it looks like SF has made two awful choices now... First, they got rid of a good coach, and now they have replaced him with a NFL failure...

	12-02-2003 05:19									#6
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They shoulda hired Jim Mora Jr.

	12-02-2003 05:23									#7
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The Niners could completely fall apart next year.

	12-02-2003 05:27									#8
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thank god I work in Oakland

	12-02-2003 07:11									#9
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Did the Niners interview any black coaches? They better have...

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	12-02-2003 07:17									#10
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Yeah, several.....

ACK!

	12-02-2003 08:32									#11
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quote: Originally posted by Ming We shall see about this one... While you may think he is a good choice, and don't blame him for his bland record in Seattle... I think he is terrible choice. He did a miserable job in Seattle... So it looks like SF has made two awful choices now... First, they got rid of a good coach, and now they have replaced him with a NFL failure...

Eddie brother-in-law. Eddie understood football, this clown don't know sh!t about football. Looks like a new coach each year for a while.

	12-02-2003 10:03									#12
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quote: I think he is terrible choice. He did a miserable job in Seattle... So it looks like SF has made two awful choices now... First, they got rid of a good coach, and now they have replaced him with a NFL failure...

Mooch had losing record in college (his only head coaching experience) before the 9ers hired him. They were screaming bloody murder back then as well. The 9ers will survive and thrive.

	12-02-2003 10:20									#13
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Mooch hadn't shown he couldn't hack the NFL... I think the 49'ers are in serious trouble.

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Because Mike Holgrem and Tom Flores, Superbowl winning coaches that were after and before Erickson in Seattle really had great sucess in Seattle .

The Niners are fine. They'll win the division again.

	12-02-2003 10:23									#15
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Back to second place for you, niners.



hey, at least you have seattle and arizona to get four wins.

	12-02-2003 10:41									#16
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The 49'ers just wanted to go cheap... It looks like they are saving 50% of what mooch wanted and got from Detroit. The "experts" on ESPN are trashing them for the choice... and they all say that Erickson has proven to be a joke as a NFL Coach... we shall see.

It will be interesting to see what Garcia says after this selection. He has called the entire process a joke...

	12-02-2003 10:45									#17
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The 'experts' are also saying $5 million a year for Mooch is WAAAAY too much. The Niners made the right choice by not paying him that much.

We will see, but I think Erickson will be a good coach for the Niners, especially since he has some tools to work with now.

	13-02-2003 05:23									#18
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hope he does better than the redskins coach

	13-02-2003 05:32									#19
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Hmmmm....this has been weird. I'm a Lions fan, but I also root for the Beavers, who have lost a good coach. A local article said Erickson would have left soon anyhow, and we're better off not losing him to a Pac 10 school. But they worshipped that guy--remember the Beavers were on a 28 yr. losing streak!
I don't know if he has what it takes in the NFL, but I do not generally believe that the majority of coaches (aside from Gruden maybe) have the ability to single-handedly will a team to victory. He'll be adequate.
I just hope Mariucci can break the Lions out of their doldrums. If he can orchestrate some good WR's, a better RB and tutor Harrington into a star (and he has the potential, folks) then I say SF's loss is my gain, paid for by the Beavers!
Go Ducks!

	13-02-2003 06:12									#20
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I never thought Mariuchi was a good coach, and Ericson's tenure at Seattle proves nothing, Holmgren is there and doing little even though he is a very good coach. BRING BACK BILL WALSH!

	13-02-2003 11:27									#21
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I love E's press conference. "I want to win a National Championship"

Maybe somebody should tell him that he isn't coaching college football anymore

	13-02-2003 14:27									#22
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Lol, took me a sec to see his blunder there, but he did a good job at Miami and Oregon St, so I'm happy with the change.

	13-02-2003 23:05									#23
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Hmm... apparently some news reports are coming out that Erickson was contacted THREE weeks ago. Some rumblings from SF newspapers say the hiring process was just a show to demonstrate to the NFL that the Niners respected minorities.

Hmmm...

	13-02-2003 23:28									#24
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quote: Mooch hadn't shown he couldn't hack the NFL... I think the 49'ers are in serious trouble.

I agree. On any other team, he might be a good fit. But on the 9ers, where there is huge pressure to excel year in and year out, why pick someone who floundered on his first opportunity?


Then again, Im sure the lions will grind Mariucci into meat paste, just like every other coach they've had- no Lion's coach has gone on to coach another team.........EVER.

	13-02-2003 23:43									#25
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quote: Originally posted by DetroitDave no Lion's coach has gone on to coach another team.........EVER.

Really

I didn't know that... but then again, it doesn't surprise me

Bears ex-coaches always end up somewhere else, and fail

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quote: Originally posted by DetroitDave I agree. On any other team, he might be a good fit. But on the 9ers, where there is huge pressure to excel year in and year out, why pick someone who floundered on his first opportunity? Then again, Im sure the lions will grind Mariucci into meat paste, just like every other coach they've had- no Lion's coach has gone on to coach another team.........EVER.

That's true only if you don't count George Wilson or Buddy Parker or Bo McMillan or Hall of Famer Dutch Clark.

	14-02-2003 00:16									#27
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well ok, If you're going to count old fussyfarts from the prehistoric era, you have a point. In my lifetime at least, every coach they've had has been pulverized into oblivion. I hope Mooch will be an exception.

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