SoHo9erFan":oi109ekz said:
ivotuk":oi109ekz said:
What cracked me up was he likened the game to "3 and 1/2 hours in the dentist chair getting a root canal."
While Pete said something to the effect of "this was a really good game for us and the kind that I want to see our team play well in. I'm glad they got this kind of exposure towards the end of the season to keep them sharp."
I kind of like Jim Harbaugh's intensity and I'm sure his players appreciate it too, but it can go really negative really fast if they have a losing streak and Colin Kaepernick is not the kind of QB to handle it well. He needs to take some lessons from Russell and chill a little.
Whereas Pete's approach has much better legs and can with stand a down stretch.
"Have fun, don't get too high or too low and take it as it comes. Work your tail off to be prepared and even in defeat you will be okay because we are in this for the long run."
People have been posting on here for a while that Harbaugh and the 49ers have the potential to fall apart if the 49ers have a losing streak. Idk how or why people arrive at this conclusion. The 49ers 4 losses were a pair of back to back losses and the team responded both times by winning at least 3 in a row (49ers are currently on a 3 game winning streak. I predict they win out the rest of the year...)
sure, you guys find Harbaugh annoying. But the players love him and any lame reasons you guys hate the guy for have no bearing in the 49ers locker room. If anything, Pete's superfluous positivity (as evidence by Pete everytime he talks about an injured player: "oh, other players on the team have suffered the same injury and so player X should be good to go.") is more likely to self-destruct than Harbaugh's over-the-top intensity..
Personally I think that Harbaugh has chilled out a bit compared to last year. Regardless, he's still one of the most high strung coaches in the league and considering this is the NFL that is really saying something.
It is really difficult to maintain that intensity over a long period of time without suffering mental/physical fatigue. I believe Harbaugh had an issue last year with his heart rhythm, which likely has something to do with him red-lining 50x a game. He also seems to be cut from the "old school" coach cloth and a lot of his comments can be perceived as negative. For example, him saying the game was like having a root canal, while I get what he's saying, at the same time he is choosing to focus on the negative aspect of the game. A game in which they won.
Meanwhile, the Hawks lost and Carroll mentioned that he thought it was a good learning experience for his team and that these are the type of game he enjoys... close, hard fought battles. It's easier to maintain a positive attitude because it is invigorating by nature.
Also Carroll's comment regarding Unger was that they would have to wait and see, that players have played through it before, but it just depends on the specific injury. He never said "he's good to go and will play". But good job making things up I guess.