With all the back n forth with 49er fans, I'm surprised this opinion piece wasn't featured as a post over the weekend. I thought it addressed a number of observations that needed to be said >>> [urltargetblank]http://cohn.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/18472/advice-jed-york/[/urltargetblank]
My advice to Jed York - Cohn Zohn
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This is SOOOO much fun.
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Burn.
Jville":1vafc9lz said:
Quite honestly, the reason nobody is saying a word about it is because almost all 49er fans already know not to read anything Lowell or Grant Cohn write.
They just look for attention and think the people they interview owe them something and get all offended when they don't answer questions the way they want.
...now cue the "approved writers jokes", but the guys I've always said should pretty much be ignored because they have nothing useful to say are the Cohns and Kawakami.
Feel free to read it and enjoy, but that's the reason Niner fans aren't all up in arms. Its pretty typical for a Cohn.
It would kinda be like getting all upset when a KKK member writes a nasty blog about Obama.
Not exactly a shocker.
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Marvin49":12mpfd8t said:
Reading the swill on niner sites shows me that the niner fans ARE up in arms. It's rather amusing. Cohn wrote a lot of the same stuff that niner fans have been writing which makes your post even more amusing than your posts usually are.
If you don't see problems with the niners, you're lying to yourself Marv.
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So Melvin you are saying they ARE NOT on your "approved writers" list? I'm just making sure! :stirthepot: 8)Marvin49":3c0f4vu7 said:
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It's well known that the 49ers have one of the sleaziest ownerships in sports and have for some time.
Marvin49":1jo06srb said:
I am certain many 49er fans enjoy a much wider field of vision and independent thought than the above outburst portraits. Most adults are mature enough to take constructive criticism in stride and both learn and grow with it.
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hawknation2014":3joqdf2p said:
Cleveland is now in the running too.
The owner of the clowns stole millions from truckers and was caught. He ended up having to pay the government millions. The very next week, the prices for EVERYTHING in his truckstops went up 10%, so he is stealing from truck drivers all over again to pay the fine he received for stealing from truck drivers in the first place.
Rant over.
Jville":3kgrciqa said:
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Huh?
Has nothing to do with constructive criticism. If you had read the Cohns for any length of time you'd know that this crap is status quo. That's all they write. They say provocative stuff to get attention.
I'm sure there is someone in the Seattle area who does the same.
Understand one final thing here. I HAVEN'T EVEN READ THE ARTICLE. Why? It was written by a Cohn. All I was trying to do was explain why there wasn't more of an outcry. There is very little respect for him by Niner fans. That's why. If Lowell and his son worked in Seattle, you'd see exactly what I was talking about.
There is a radio talk show host out here named Damon Bruce who does a great Lowell impression. Its funny as hell. Damon can't stand the guy...but Damon is pretty damn critical of the Niners as well.
I don't even know what he said really so I'm not just being a blind optimist. I just don't read anything written by a Cohn.
Lemme guess tho...something about Harbaugh/Kap/York being disrespectful in some way. Am I close? Same sh*t, different day.
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Marvin49":1vbhebye said:
That was his point. You insulate your team from criticism because you are a homer.
hawknation2014":35faszyg said:
Sigh.
No, I insulate myself from people who's only purpose is to say something controversial to bring attention to themselves. There is no "constructive criticism". Its no more than "hey everyone, look at me be an a$$". Think Skip Bayless x10.
There is no shortage of peeps in the Bay Area being critical of the 49ers right now...and they deserve it. That performance on Thanksgiving was atrocious.
You are going to believe what you want to believe, but if any of you really knew anything about the Cohns and Lowell in particular, you'd be feeling rather foolish about chastising peeps for ignoring the guy.
Copy anything not written by a Cohn or Kawakami and I'd be more than happy to read it. I don't waste my time on them. Feel free to do so if you wish. My guess is after awhile even you will see the trend even when speaking about a team you hate.
You guys make the approved reading list joke all the time...and it just seems like about 90% of the time its one of those three guys. Ya see the pattern?
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I wish Seattle had reporters who weren't chickenshit.Marvin49":xzw9vivn said:
Your fear of what they will say is a handicap. Are you afraid your hope will get dinged? Which makes you kind of chickenshit. Which is ok, some fans have to be spoon fed optimism by go team go type reporters.
But hey, you are a party line kind of guy. Bleed that red and gold, you ostrich.
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hawknation2014":pblb6y70 said:
In his defense, it is pretty hard to read anything when his head is buried in the sand. :stirthepot:
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Marvin49":2lfwz86c said:
Too delicate to take the criticism?
Scottemojo":cu09ut6c said:
Dude.
Am I speaking French or something? This ain't complicated.
It ain't fear. LOL. It not wanting to waste my time on a guys vanity project. They add NOTHING. There is no reporting in their writing. It's all whining about respect etc. Its the pulpit of an old man whose bruised ego got the best of him.
Hope getting dinged? LOL. My hope was all but demolished on Thanksgiving. I'm still reading and listening to talk radio.
Damon Bruce whom I talked about before BLASTED the 49ers...and Trent Baalke and Jed York. I'm not criticizing him.
Hell, yesterday morning I listened to morning guys on the radio go on for an hour about how Kaps wristband was a tell tale sign that Kap didn't study the playbook. Didn't matter that they didn't have the first clue that EVERY Harbaugh QB wears a wristband going all the way back through Andrew Luck at Stanford and Josh Johnson at USD.
Its how they shorten the playcall. Its schematic.
That was a moronic conversation...but I wasn't shielding myself from anything. Niners sucked. Seattle was better. I came on here right after the game and said it point blank. Niners now face an uncertain future. Not sure what you want me to say here.
hawknation2014":19av88hc said:
oi.
Lets use an example.
Lets say you are a Barack Obama fan (no clue if you are or not).
You see a link about Obama quoted from a blog of the Grand Dragon of the KKK.
Do you waste your time even reading the thing? Is it fear of reading criticism that keeps you away or is it more that you already know there is nothing of value to be found there so why waste your time?
Obviously the example above is extreme, but don't know how else to get the point across. If you still don't get it, so be it.
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LOL. For reals, Pe.
