49ers dont expect Aldon back this season

[Yoshi]

A couple people have said it but I can't find the source, when did Harbaugh say he would be back?

There was some talk on CSN Bay Area over the last couple of nights about Aldon possibly returning. Who knows, as I guessed he would be out for the rest of the season. However, here's this as food for thought:

San Francisco 49ers ? Niner Insider Blog ? SFGate.com » Harbaugh: Aldon Smith could rejoin team in ?next couple weeks?

Harbaugh 'Hopeful' about Aldon Smith's Return

 

[Abeka]

yes maybe 2-3 more weeks and then 1 week to get ready for football. So 4 more weeks he will be out.

anyone seen this?

 

[h0ckeysk83r]

anyone seen this?


49ers @ Titans tailgate, the tennessee takeover - YouTube

lol that's awesome

 

[tomikcon1971]

@ProFootballTalk: Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor | ProFootballTalk

 

[Flyingiguana]

@ProFootballTalk: Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor | ProFootballTalk

i was worried he'd be suspended next year. imo its good the league will consider the games he misses this year to get himself cleaned up.

 

[CalamityX11]

I'll take that.... good play by the Niners and Aldon...

 

[darken65]

i was worried he'd be suspended next year. imo its good the league will consider the games he misses this year to get himself cleaned up.

He might get cleared by the NFL for the DUI but the weapon charges will linger into next year. I personally don't think that much will come from the charges but anti -gun advocates could make a big enough stink about it that the NFL might have to respond.....to be PC.

 

[Jikkle]

@ProFootballTalk: Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor | ProFootballTalk

I had a feeling this would be the NFL's stance.

As I've posted before if you're the NFL ideally you don't want any of the players to get into trouble at all but if they do at the very least you want them to get help so they don't get into more trouble in the future.

If a guy checks himself into rehab you don't want to drop the hammer on him with a suspension because you're going to discourage players from going into rehab. They'll be less likely to check into rehab if they miss 5 to 6 games and miss another 4 when they get out.

 

[Rathman44]

I had a feeling this would be the NFL's stance.

As I've posted before if you're the NFL ideally you don't want any of the players to get into trouble at all but if they do at the very least you want them to get help so they don't get into more trouble in the future.

If a guy checks himself into rehab you don't want to drop the hammer on him with a suspension because you're going to discourage players from going into rehab. They'll be less likely to check into rehab if they miss 5 to 6 games and miss another 4 when they get out.

exactly. if they suspend him 4 more games then players will just wait until they get suspended to check into rehab. the point is to learn your lesson and do something to ensure that it doesn't happen again. we'll see if goodell actually stands by this though...the guy is pretty inconsistent in general.

 

[supreme_clientele81]

With Smith missing at least 6 games I don't think the NFL will suspend him especially with Von Miller getting only 6 games after he got caught trying to mask whatever he was using. Like Jikkle said if the NFL suspends Smith no player will goto rehab they will just take the suspension the next year.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

He might get cleared by the NFL for the DUI but the weapon charges will linger into next year. I personally don't think that much will come from the charges but anti -gun advocates could make a big enough stink about it that the NFL might have to respond.....to be PC.

Or because, you know, it's a fairly serious felony.

 

[darken65]

Or because, you know, it's a fairly serious felony.

Not really. The difference between a compliant gun in Cal. and one in AZ is nothing more than cosmetics ,I.E. foldable stock ,pistol grip, bayonet ,etc. Make the gun California compliant (never fired in the state to anyone's knowledge) and all would be satified....except for the anti-gun people.

 

[Ray_Dogg]

This was a good one by TK:


@timkawakami: Report says sheriff let Aldon Smith shoot department's high-powered rifles and ride in helicopter. Hopefully not both at the same time.

 

[tomikcon1971]

This was a good one by TK:


@timkawakami: Report says sheriff let Aldon Smith shoot department's high-powered rifles and ride in helicopter. Hopefully not both at the same time.

He had to "one up" Justin Smith.

 

[threelittleturds]

@ProFootballTalk: Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor Goodell says Aldon Smith entering rehab will count in his favor | ProFootballTalk

Good Guy Goodell meme is needed.

I think he will still give him a 1 or 2 game suspension just because the NFL has to do something, they can't let stuff like this go unanswered.

 

[Jikkle]

Good Guy Goodell meme is needed.

I think he will still give him a 1 or 2 game suspension just because the NFL has to do something, they can't let stuff like this go unanswered.

That would be my guess as well. I would be surprised if they let him completely off the hook but it obviously sounds like they aren't going to drop the hammer on him either.

 

[Crimsoncrew]

Not really. The difference between a compliant gun in Cal. and one in AZ is nothing more than cosmetics ,I.E. foldable stock ,pistol grip, bayonet ,etc. Make the gun California compliant (never fired in the state to anyone's knowledge) and all would be satified....except for the anti-gun people.

It's not cosmetics. It's tactical additions to the gun. I wouldn't be surprised if he also had oversized magazines. It doesn't really matter that these things would be legal in AZ. They aren't in CA. It's legal for a 50-year-old to have sex with a 16-year-old in over half the states. I wouldn't recommend trying it in CA.

 

[Rvnight18]

It's not cosmetics. It's tactical additions to the gun. I wouldn't be surprised if he also had oversized magazines. It doesn't really matter that these things would be legal in AZ. They aren't in CA. It's legal for a 50-year-old to have sex with a 16-year-old in over half the states. I wouldn't recommend trying it in CA.

They are cosmetic because it does nothing to change the rate of fire to the weapon. Laws are laws and must be followed untill changed. But that doesn't stop Cali from being the land of stupid law makers.

 

[ChrisPozz]

No timetable for Aldon Smith?s return | ProFootballTalk

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, there’s still no timetable for Smith’s return. Per the source, Smith remains in rehab, nearly five weeks after entering an in-patient treatment program.

Nothing really new but this is a new report from PFT.

 

[Yoshi]

I don't have a link to this, but for anyone who was watching the 49ers Postgame Live yesterday, Maiocco stated that Harbaugh and Baalke are planning on meeting with Aldon "relatively soon". If they assess that he is progressing with his rehab stint, there's a potential that Aldon will return towards the end of the season.