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His NFL coaching record pretty much speaks for itself. I really don't know how you can argue that it wasn't damned good---better than most. Sometimes personalities clash. That doesn't mean the 49ers or Vikings were right (or wrong).

Yessir! If we pay him like a great player, he needs to play like one. No more Shaq Thompson deals: great money, good player most of the time. Burns needs to be a great player all of the time. So far, he hasn't done that, which is the main reason why he's polarizing.

I want him to return back good as new too, but we all know that all he's going to do is get hurt again. If ever there was a player that you can say "when, not if," it's D-Jac. That's unfortunate. And, to be honest, I'm beginning to wonder if Horn is going to follow in his footsteps. *Sigh*

Perhaps, but I wouldn't bet the house on it if I were you. He's hedging, maybe for money or power or something. He's got to know that he can only jerk the chains of these NFL owners for so long before they just blackball him due to his schtick.

He was putting up numbers his senior year at LSU before he got hurt. He was also a higher ranked recruit than either Jefferson or Chase coming into LSU.

Well...

Hell yeah, Tepper is making moves.

Nope. People are interested because of his past success in the NFL. He's more than doubled his losses, almost won a Super Bowl, and he arguably never had the best team, and certainly had a decidedly limited QB that he put into a position for success. As for this ultra conservative philosophy you're talking about, it's certainly not reflected in his 49 teams' stats. But even still, why not run to success if you can? There were some pretty good QBs and teams in a pass-happy league when he was at the helm, and yet he figured out how to hang with them all.

The money aspect is important, but all the owners can match any contract if they so choose. No one's likely going to pay Harbaugh 100 mil, but if they do, they certainly won't get to 200 mil (unless they're nuts). That being said, any owner can win Harbaugh's services. It's going to take more than just money.

Coaching contracts aren't in the billions, they're in the millions, and relatively low millions at that. Any NFL owner can pay Harbaugh big money. It's not a matter of money, it's a matter of will. It's a matter of other things like control, power and length of contract. The owners will be thinking about perception and value as well. They don't want to look like fools by overpaying. They'll only go so far. Tepper has already proven that he's willing to go outside the norms to get his guy.

Uh, no. Look at his 49ers teams. The games aren't particularly low scoring at all. Don't get college mixed up with the pros, and don't get one team mixed up with another on a case by case and yearly basis. Lastly, if you can run a team into submission, that's akin to the holy grail of offense.

I think that it's very much debatable that Wilks' "average level of success is better than Fitterer's." Plus, we're comparing apples to oranges. Fitterer has made some gaffes in conjunction with Matt Rhule who ultimately was responsible for the decisions, but Fitterer has appointed himself fairly well in the draft as well. More importantly, he showed geowth, and was keen not to keep making the same mistakes. I'm not sure that I can say that about Wilks.

Uhhh...and I quote: "The only thing that separates the owners in bidding wars for coaches is the willing(ness) to overpay---or grossly overpay---for a coach's services, and the willingness to give potential coaches more control (sometimes unjustified authority). Tepper has shown the willingness to do both, which holds us in good stead (at least from the perspective of getting a premier coach) when it comes to these bidding wars." Come on, dude.

LMAO

Did he really disappear though? I don't believe so.

Not fully. I think that he has shown a willingness to learn and displayed some growth, but what he does in the months ahead (if he gets the opportunity) will tell us whether he has taken the lessons of failure to heart.

Why do some of y'all believe that the billionaire with the most money is the one that's going to win the bidding war? We're talking billions, not even millions, and certainly not thousands, hundreds or tens. This isn't eBay with a bunch of broke folks. All of these owners can win this thing, and it probably won't even come down to a relatively few millions, it will likely come down to other, or at least additional, aspects of the contract. The potential winner of the bidding war could easily win Harbaugh, but lose the battle by grossly overpaying and overvaluing Harbaugh's services while a less expensive candidate actually leads his team to a championship. No one, even if they are loaded, wants to do that. Potential bidders are keenly aware of that possibility, and that's probably what will keep any money offered within the realm of practicality. All of these guys can afford to pay outrageous money, but they don't want to look like fools.

Isn't that what I already said in so many words?

Sure, but you're totally discounting the fact that his team has a bad offensive line in terms of pass blocking, and unless you just really follow the NFL, you don't know any of his receivers because they're nothing to write home about. You may not know any of his skill players.

Whoever wants to give more money and possibly cede more control. It's hyperbolic, but if Irsay decides to pay Harbaugh 50 mil per year (even if it's only for one year), I'd dare say that he's going to win the bidding war (if not lose his credibility). One thing neither one will be losing is their billions to hire a coach.

It's not rocket science. Irsay is worth almost 4 billion dollars. He has enough money to pay any coach anything he wants (as do probably all these guys). A coach's salary is not equal to the cost of a football team, for example. If they were bidding for another franchise or something of equivalent value, then Tepper wins. Some owners have money to buy multiple pro teams, but they all can pay a coach's salary. The only thing that separates the owners in bidding wars for coaches is the willing to overpay---or grossly overpay---for a coach's services, and the willingness to give potential coaches more control (sometimes unjustified authority). Tepper has shown the willingness to do both, which holds us in good stead (at least from the perspective of getting a premier coach) when it comes to these bidding wars.

I want to believe.

He actually can, because the amount is so small, but I think he'd lose because Tepper won't allow himself to in a direct bidding war (even to the point of what is outside the norm).

Make this happen, Mr. Tepper, and you'll be a beautiful bald headed billionaire to these tired eyes!