I apologize to Alex Smith

[sayheykid1]

Fair enough.. But about personnel decision, the only time his name ever came up was when the Niners were searching for a new head coach after the Erickson era... After that, it was Nolan who was making personnel decisions as HC/GM.. Nolan's hiring, as stated in the aricle, was viewed as a good one... he is a "footbal" guy with a strong pedigree... He was subsequently stripped of the GM role and McCloughan was named GM. Another football guy with a good background coming out of the Wolf philosophy... Now it's Baalke who is responsible for personnel decision. Another football guy.. Looks like you got your wish... From 2005 to the present, the Niners have had strong "football" guys in the front office... Prior to that Terry Donahue was the GM, another supposedly strong "football guy"...So far, 3 of the 4 has not panned out... Baalke might be different... Only time will tell

Those articles indicated that Paraag was involved in player personnel decision making but if that is in the past I will move on.
Who is responsible for the failures of the past 5+ years? Not the Director/VP of Football Operations or was it all just dumb luck that nothing has worked? I guess it really doesn't matter at this point but I don't get the pass that the FO staff gets for what happened with the Niners.

I guess I just need to hope that they got it right this time. I am willing to give Baalke a chance as GM.

 

[sayheykid1]

Its interesting how people get so stuck on their initial impressions of others, and fail to adjust their perceptions as time passes.

Marathe was at one time an inexperienced, academic type that had no business around any serious football decisions. However at THIS point, Marathe has been doing this for what, 10 years(?), and is a veteran NFL executive who has been around the office long enough to know what he's talking about. At some point you have to give him credit and say he's a "football guy" and has been at it longer than many others considered credible.

Credit has to be earned with success. Show me some results and I will give credit where credit is due.

FourBeen made a fair point about the cap situation, the front office deserves credit for fixing that issue now they just have to build a good team.

 

[sayheykid1]

And to add.....a lot of the time these same people will demand that a guy like Steve Young be put in charge, a guy that doesn't have one minute of front office experience. I guess people can honestly differ on what makes one a "football guy", but playing the game has almost nothing to do with managing a team.

I don't know who you are referring to but I am not one of those people.

 

[deep9er]

Those articles indicated that Paraag was involved in player personnel decision making but if that is in the past I will move on.
Who is responsible for the failures of the past 5+ years? Not the Director/VP of Football Operations or was it all just dumb luck that nothing has worked? I guess it really doesn't matter at this point but I don't get the pass that the FO staff gets for what happened with the Niners.

I guess I just need to hope that they got it right this time. I am willing to give Baalke a chance as GM.

we ALL hope, no question.

yep, thats how we should look at it now, give Trent and Jim a fair shake. fans will judge them soon enough, plenty of time for that.