49ers Coach Mike Nolan's Press Confernce Notes and Quotes

• The defensive players had "mental errors" on the  long passes that Brees connected on.
• "Our offensive line can play better."
• The Saints offense is similar to their own offense.
• Has not spoken with Vernon Davis after his outburst on the field but he will.  "Vernon is an emotional player."
• "Kentwan  Balmer is getting better."   
• "The vertical passes were the ones that got us in trouble."  
• Thought the defense did some outstanding things.
•  Wanted to slow the game down so he used the challenge in the 3rd quarter on a six yard gain by the Saints.
• Might  activate Tully Banta-Cain for the Patriots game
• Doesn't plan on making any lineup changes.

49ers Coach Mike Nolan's Press Conference Notes

•  Arizona's offense ran 40 offensive plays to the 49ers' 15 offensive plays in the second half
• Did not blame J.T. O'Sullivan fully for the interception because the route could have been ran better
• Talked to Alex Smith and said that Smith is very disappointed about his injury
• Has talked about bringing in another QB on the roster
• Justin Smith played all  73 snaps on defense.
• Believes this year's football team is better than last year's even though the team is  0-1

Sports News and Notes for August 12,2008

• The disgraceful Bay Area media once again made critical comments of Barry Bonds after Bonds decided to show up to a ceremony on Saturday night celebrating former outfielders who played for the Giants.  Gary Radnich of KNBR bashed Bonds for showing up and then leaving after three innings.  If Bonds didn't show up to the event, they would have bashed him also. When it comes to the media, you can't win if you are Barry Bonds.  They hate the man with a passion. 
• Owner Peter Magowan of the Giants made some ridiculous comments to the San Francisco Chronicle last week. He said that it was a good thing they didn't get Manny Ramirez two years ago because Aaron Rowand would not have been signed this year if Ramirez and his big contract was on the team.  Isn't that a good thing if Rowand was not on the team and Ramirez was? What a joke.  Rowand is an average player at best and Ramirez is a future Hall of Famer. This is why the Giants organization is one of the worst in baseball.
• Speaking of Rowand, the Chronicle also wrote a piece last week about how great Rowand is and how he is the leader of the Giants.  Rowand is not a good player and if I recall correctly, he was the fourth outfielder on the White Sox roster when they won the World Series a few years ago. What's so great about being a leader of a fourth place team? 
• Here is my bold prediction for the day. Mike Nolan of the 49ers will be fired during this 2008 season.
• The A's are going with a youth movement now and losing a lot of games. The good news is that players such as pitcher Gio Gonzalez and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez look to be big time players in the future.  Carlos Gonzalez's defense in the outfield has been very impressive and he has made many great catches already this season.
• The Olympics are entertaining to watch but who is watching the events that are shown in the wee hours of the evening? NBC was showing the gymnastics finale around midnight last night.  I know the unemployment rate is high right now but there are still many Americans who sleep earlier because they have to go to work the next day.
• Spain's blatant racism and disrespect of the Chinese was disgusting and deplorable. Spain's basketball team took a picture with all their players pulling at the sides of their eyes. All the Chinese fans are upset and rightfully so. Pau Gasol has lost a lot of fans  due to this. 
• I don't feel bad if your favorite baseball team does not make the playoffs. If teams really cared about the playoffs, they would sign Bonds. Thanks to collusion, he has no shot of a roster spot on any team. Look at the Yankees last night starting Jason Christian in the outfield. Jason who? Look at the Astros without Carlos Lee in left field for the rest of the year. But no one will sign Bonds. 

49ers Rhyme Remix of Kanye West "Good Life" track

Here is a remake of Kanye West's "Good Life" song dedicated to the 49ers miserable season. Original Song video is right here


"BAD LIFE"

Fire Nolan, u know it's bout that time
What happen to the O-Line?
Why is Shaun Hill on the pine?
Jim Hostler must have lost his mind
Now put the paper bag over your face
Because the 2007 Niners are a disgrace

Welcome to the bad life
where we still miss Eddie D
Ever since he left, nuttin but misery
The bad life
when will we get victory number 3?
Shit, the best thing goin is Andy Lee
The bad life
We lost to Atlanta
Used to beat em with Jerry and Montana
Lost twice to Seattle
Balls dropped by D-Jack and Battle
Had a week off thanks to the bye
but next week lost to N.Y.
Hostler still callin plays but I dunno why
Uggghh

Now throw your middle finger in the air

So we ain't rollin with Nolan
Wished we had Holmgren
Need to make changes now
Give me Cowher or Norm Chow
Nolan ain't got the goods
Who cares if u look good in suits
Mike, U got to go, sorry
Yo its got to be
So let's hire Singletary
and Hostler gotta be indicted like Barry

Nolan told fans to
go ahead and boo, he's stayin the course
and if we hate then let us hate
and watch the losses pile up

Welcome to the bad life
when the games won't sell out and be on TV
Nolan makin calls that make him look crazy
Lookin great in a suit but u a coach and not no model
U sore like Smith but u didn't have to go to the hospital
The bad life
So keep it comin' with them losses
till u get fired when u hear from your bosses
The bad life
We lost to Pittsburgh
Lost to B-more
Lost Smith and then Gore
What happened to brandon more
Why is Smith's shoulder sore
What's wrong with Jonas Jennings?
Going against this team if I'm betting


Welcome to the bad life
Nolan, what's up with the thee and outs
Why we in such a scoring drought
Welcome to the bad life
4th Down, go for it , i think we should
the only thing i wish, i wish Nolan would
Welcome to the bad life
He prolly think he could
but...but... he don't think he should
Welcome to the bad life
Nolan told fans to
go ahead and boo, he's stayin the course
and if we hate then let us hate
and watch the losses pile up

Have you ever wanted to jump off a plane
Watchin this team play makin me go insane
Where is the quarterback pressure from Banta-Cain?
Runnin a fullback on 3rd and short, Hostler ain't got brains
He's as stupid as he is short
This whole season, we must abort
But the season is longer than the hair on Keasey
Why can't we have Romo and TO so winning be easy

We can't beat the good or bad teams
Winning is just a dream
Going to lose big to Arizona
Fire Nolan and get the coach from USC or Oklahoma
Goin to the game, bring a paper bag
Or you will see our O-Line give up another sack
Now my grandmama isn't the only one calling Nolan craaaaazy
She misses the days of Hacksaw Reynolds and Charles Haaaaley
Now put that paper bag over your face and
Lemme hear you say

Fire Nolan!

Welcome to the Badddd Liiiiife!!

Ten Reasons why Mike Nolan Should Be Fired

In No Particular Order

1. Having 49ers financial consultant Paraag Marathe in the booth during games - Marathe, who knows nothing about Xs and Os, communicates with Nolan throughout the game on stats and instant replay challenges. Marathe is a financial and accounting genius, but he is not a "football guy." My sources told me that Marathe makes $100,000 a year as an employee of the 49ers.
2. Getting rid of WR Antonio Bryant - Why did Nolan get rid of the best WR the 49ers had last year? A player who was passionate about the game and who often complained on the bench about Alex Smith's wild throws. Was Bryant a malcontent or was he just frustrated by Smith's inaccuracy? Watching Smith play more and more, it is definitely the latter. Bryant was a threat as a WR unlike Darrell Jackson and Arnaz Battle.
3. Hiring VP Player of Personnel Scot McCloughan - Mr.McCloughan isn't just missing an extra "T" in his first name. He might be missing some brains as well. How could he trade next year's first round pick to the Patriots in order to select OL Joe Staley in this year's draft? This is the same man that traded a fourth-round draft pick next year to get WR Darrell Jackson from Seattle. Why would the Seahawks trade a player to a team in its same division unless the player was either hurt or past his prime? The answer is they wouldn't!
   
4. Drafting Alex Smith with the number one pick in the 2005 NFL Draft - Smith was not NFL-ready coming out of Utah. Nolan said he liked Smith because he put Smith through some weird drills before the draft, and Smith never questioned him. Nolan believed that made Smith coachable. Nolan also kept on raving about Smith's intellectual ability. Smith is a NFL quarterback and not a lawyer or doctor. His 4.0 GPA at Utah won't help him on the football field. By the way, Shawne Merriman, Braylon Edwards, Derrick Johnson, and Jason Campbell were all drafted later on in the first round. In the second round, the 49ers drafted David Baas when LB Lofa Tatupu was still on the board. Tatupu is now the heart and soul of the Seahawks defense while Baas is a backup on the 49ers.
5. Calling timeouts at the wrong time in the game - Nolan has made this mistake in every game it seems. He often challenges a play also when the play was obviously called correct by the referee.
   
6. Hiring Jim Hostler as offensive coordinator - The 49ers called a timeout today on 3rd and Goal at the Falcons two yard line. After the timeout, RB Michael Robinson gets stuffed for a two-yard loss as the defense sold out on the run. Before the timeout, the 49ers were gashing the Falcons with the run and the Falcons linemen were gassed and tired. After the timeout, they were well rested and were able to tackle Robinson to force a Joe Nedney field goal. Why didn't they do a play-action pass on 3rd and Goal?
   
7. For caring more about how he looks than how the team plays - Nolan spends too much time asking the NFL to allow him to wear a suit and tie on the sidelines during games. Maybe he should try to think of ways to get his team to play better than worry about the fashion police.
   
8. For repeating the same things every week at his weekly press conference with the media - After every game and every loss, Nolan uses different words but says basically the same things. His speech to the press will go something like this - "We will get better. We will improve, I can promise you that. We will not jump ship and we will stay the course and see this thing through. No one in our division is running away with the title and we have a big game coming up in Seattle."
9. For not preparing his team to play in the beginning of each game - It seems that the team is down by 20 before the second quarter has started. The team is never prepared to play and that is the coach's fault.
10. For being conservative on offense - Nolan is way in over his head as a head coach. It appears at times that he is allergic to touchdowns,and that is why he often has his team play conservatively in the red zone and settle for field goals. Does anyone not remember last year's 4th and 1 against the Rams in Saint Louis?