NFL Off-Season 2013

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[quote]DBCooper wrote:

This is a pretty good article about Bill Walsh. Apparently ESPN did some voting thing or whatever and decided that Walsh was the second-greatest coach in NFL history, behind Vince Lombardi.

Obviously, I’m biased as hell toward Walsh and think that he was the greatest coach of all-time, but even trying to look at it objectively, I don’t think Lombardi was the coach that Walsh was. Literally nothing that Lombardi innovated in terms of how the game is played, which wasn’t much anyways, is still prevalent today. The one big innovation he came up with, the power sweep, is completely extinct today. Oddly enough, Walsh used that particular play quite a lot, but by that time it was already a relic.

Walsh’s innovations are still prevalent today, and in many cases are the norm. The concepts of the West Coast offense were unheard of when Walsh implemented them and now are commonplace in some way, shape or form. I know that Lombardi gets points for being a leader of men and all that ethereal bullshit, but Walsh could lay claim to the same. I think it takes a great leader to come in and install very, very revolutionary ideas. Walsh was also a keen evaluator of talent, perhaps more so than even Lombardi, who certainly did stack his teams with great players. But Walsh evaluated and drafted arguably the two greatest football players of all-time in Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Montana was a steal in the 3rd round and Rice was considered a reach in the middle of the 1st round, although Walsh traded two picks to move up to the 16th spot to grab him ahead of Dallas, the only other team rumored to have been interested in Rice in the 1st round.

So what do you guys think? Is Walsh the greatest coach of all-time, or was it Lombardi? Or someone else entirely?[/quote]

I thought it was hilarious that he greeted players at a hotel as a bellhop lol. A football life I think really brought to light how much of a character he was and how much his players loved him. The picture with Montana and him on the sidelines with Joe plucking some grass is another iconic photo up there with concrete Charlie laying out Gifford.

Can’t really argue with the best coach ever but I’d say Landry and Lombardi are the next two with my man Chuck Noll four.

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I just got an email from the 49ers letting me know that as a season ticket holder, I have the opportunity to FUCKING BUY THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SEATS I’VE BEEN SITTING IN AT CANDLESTICK PARK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!

I can’t believe it! I’ve been plotting some way to get those two seats out of the stadium before they tear the place down. Now I don’t even have to worry about it. I’m going to buy both of them for whatever it costs and then install them in my living room, where I’ll watch all their games from for the rest of my life. What a fucking collectors’ item those are going to be!

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[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I just got an email from the 49ers letting me know that as a season ticket holder, I have the opportunity to FUCKING BUY THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SEATS I’VE BEEN SITTING IN AT CANDLESTICK PARK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!

I can’t believe it! I’ve been plotting some way to get those two seats out of the stadium before they tear the place down. Now I don’t even have to worry about it. I’m going to buy both of them for whatever it costs and then install them in my living room, where I’ll watch all their games from for the rest of my life. What a fucking collectors’ item those are going to be![/quote]
That’s fucking awesome , are you still gonna have season tickets at the new place?

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[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:

[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I just got an email from the 49ers letting me know that as a season ticket holder, I have the opportunity to FUCKING BUY THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SEATS I’VE BEEN SITTING IN AT CANDLESTICK PARK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!

I can’t believe it! I’ve been plotting some way to get those two seats out of the stadium before they tear the place down. Now I don’t even have to worry about it. I’m going to buy both of them for whatever it costs and then install them in my living room, where I’ll watch all their games from for the rest of my life. What a fucking collectors’ item those are going to be![/quote]
That’s fucking awesome , are you still gonna have season tickets at the new place?[/quote]

No. I didn’t want to pay 15K per seat license for comparable seats and to be honest, I don’t have as much fun at the games as I used to. I live about two hours from Candlestick and I’ll be about 3 hours from the new stadium. Plus, I don’t really like the atmosphere that much anymore. I know Levi’s Stadium won’t be the booze fest that the 'Stick has turned into. But the way I look at it, it’ll either be as ugly as the 'Stick gets on a regular basis, or it’ll be yuppie central the way the Giants ballpark was the first few years it was open.

My grandmother has a pair of season tickets at the 'Stick and she’s renewing for the new stadium, so I’ll still always have a ticket available to me if I want it. I was going to be moving out of the country beginning in August but I had a slight background check issue with that job so I’ll be staying stateside instead. I’m almost glad about it. I’ll be at the last game ever at the 'Stick and that’s something that I REALLY didn’t want to miss out on. I’m hoping it’s a victorious NFC Championship Game.

If they win a playoff game for their last game ever there, look for me on TV. I’m sure it’ll be a huge deal on all the networks, and I’ll be the naked guy running loose on the field the second the final whistle blows. I’m not even ashamed to admit that I’m probably going to cry like a fucking faggot when the last game is over with. It’s a special place for me. I grew up going to Giants and Niners games there. I would say I’ve been to about a hundred Niners games and a hundred Giants games there. I was at the last baseball game there, too. Shit, I was even at the MNF game in 2011 when the power went out.

My seats are in the front row of the second deck, about one section to the left of where this picture is taken.

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[quote]DBCooper wrote:

[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:

[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I just got an email from the 49ers letting me know that as a season ticket holder, I have the opportunity to FUCKING BUY THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SEATS I’VE BEEN SITTING IN AT CANDLESTICK PARK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!

I can’t believe it! I’ve been plotting some way to get those two seats out of the stadium before they tear the place down. Now I don’t even have to worry about it. I’m going to buy both of them for whatever it costs and then install them in my living room, where I’ll watch all their games from for the rest of my life. What a fucking collectors’ item those are going to be![/quote]
That’s fucking awesome , are you still gonna have season tickets at the new place?[/quote]

No. I didn’t want to pay 15K per seat license for comparable seats and to be honest, I don’t have as much fun at the games as I used to. I live about two hours from Candlestick and I’ll be about 3 hours from the new stadium. Plus, I don’t really like the atmosphere that much anymore. I know Levi’s Stadium won’t be the booze fest that the 'Stick has turned into. But the way I look at it, it’ll either be as ugly as the 'Stick gets on a regular basis, or it’ll be yuppie central the way the Giants ballpark was the first few years it was open.

My grandmother has a pair of season tickets at the 'Stick and she’s renewing for the new stadium, so I’ll still always have a ticket available to me if I want it. I was going to be moving out of the country beginning in August but I had a slight background check issue with that job so I’ll be staying stateside instead. I’m almost glad about it. I’ll be at the last game ever at the 'Stick and that’s something that I REALLY didn’t want to miss out on. I’m hoping it’s a victorious NFC Championship Game.

If they win a playoff game for their last game ever there, look for me on TV. I’m sure it’ll be a huge deal on all the networks, and I’ll be the naked guy running loose on the field the second the final whistle blows. I’m not even ashamed to admit that I’m probably going to cry like a fucking faggot when the last game is over with. It’s a special place for me. I grew up going to Giants and Niners games there. I would say I’ve been to about a hundred Niners games and a hundred Giants games there. I was at the last baseball game there, too. Shit, I was even at the MNF game in 2011 when the power went out.

My seats are in the front row of the second deck, about one section to the left of where this picture is taken.[/quote]
That is amazing!!
So bad ass!
Did they say how much the seats were going to be to purchase?
Is your grandmother planning on buying her two seats as well?
If not I would be interested in picking up a piece of history if that’s something that is possibly of interest.

I’m working on a plan to make it to the Stick for the last game of the season.

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[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]DBCooper wrote:

[quote]bdocksaints75 wrote:

[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I just got an email from the 49ers letting me know that as a season ticket holder, I have the opportunity to FUCKING BUY THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL SEATS I’VE BEEN SITTING IN AT CANDLESTICK PARK FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS!!!

I can’t believe it! I’ve been plotting some way to get those two seats out of the stadium before they tear the place down. Now I don’t even have to worry about it. I’m going to buy both of them for whatever it costs and then install them in my living room, where I’ll watch all their games from for the rest of my life. What a fucking collectors’ item those are going to be![/quote]
That’s fucking awesome , are you still gonna have season tickets at the new place?[/quote]

No. I didn’t want to pay 15K per seat license for comparable seats and to be honest, I don’t have as much fun at the games as I used to. I live about two hours from Candlestick and I’ll be about 3 hours from the new stadium. Plus, I don’t really like the atmosphere that much anymore. I know Levi’s Stadium won’t be the booze fest that the 'Stick has turned into. But the way I look at it, it’ll either be as ugly as the 'Stick gets on a regular basis, or it’ll be yuppie central the way the Giants ballpark was the first few years it was open.

My grandmother has a pair of season tickets at the 'Stick and she’s renewing for the new stadium, so I’ll still always have a ticket available to me if I want it. I was going to be moving out of the country beginning in August but I had a slight background check issue with that job so I’ll be staying stateside instead. I’m almost glad about it. I’ll be at the last game ever at the 'Stick and that’s something that I REALLY didn’t want to miss out on. I’m hoping it’s a victorious NFC Championship Game.

If they win a playoff game for their last game ever there, look for me on TV. I’m sure it’ll be a huge deal on all the networks, and I’ll be the naked guy running loose on the field the second the final whistle blows. I’m not even ashamed to admit that I’m probably going to cry like a fucking faggot when the last game is over with. It’s a special place for me. I grew up going to Giants and Niners games there. I would say I’ve been to about a hundred Niners games and a hundred Giants games there. I was at the last baseball game there, too. Shit, I was even at the MNF game in 2011 when the power went out.

My seats are in the front row of the second deck, about one section to the left of where this picture is taken.[/quote]
That is amazing!!
So bad ass!
Did they say how much the seats were going to be to purchase?
Is your grandmother planning on buying her two seats as well?
If not I would be interested in picking up a piece of history if that’s something that is possibly of interest.

I’m working on a plan to make it to the Stick for the last game of the season.[/quote]

They haven’t said what the price is yet. I imagine it’ll be a few hundred bucks per seat. I’m not sure if that includes the metal frame that the plastic seat and back are bolted to or not. I hope so.

My grandmother is buying her two seats for my two teenaged cousins who alternate games with her right now. It was a real knockdown, drag-out fight to get her other ticket for the NFC Championship Game against the Giants last year between those two. I can’t imagine what sort of bribes they’re offering her for the seat to the last game.

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Haha Figured.
It didn’t hurt to ask.

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[quote]Smashingweights wrote:
Haha Figured.
It didn’t hurt to ask.[/quote]

If you want a seat, try sending an email to this address.

rpdinfo@sfgov.org

Tell them you’re a Niners fan and want to know how you can buy one of the seats that a ticket holder doesn’t buy. I can’t imagine that ALL season ticket holders are going to buy their seats. You might let them know that you want to buy other pieces left over from the stadium as well, just to see what other stuff they have available. I sent them an email letting them know I’d be interested in buying a toilet or one of the old trough-style urinals.

When I run on the field I’m planning on taking up as big a chunk of the sod as I can handle with my bare hands and with the police and probably a bunch of other loonies running wildly across the field at the same time. Hopefully, I can get a piece from the north end zone where Dwight Clark came down with The Catch, which is probably the single most famous play in the history of the NFL. And it happened right there in Candlestick Park.

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Damn now you have me all worked up.

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WTF are you gonna do with an old trough-style urinal?

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
WTF are you gonna do with an old trough-style urinal?[/quote]
Wild guess here but probably pee in it.

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[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
WTF are you gonna do with an old trough-style urinal?[/quote]
Wild guess here but probably pee in it.[/quote]

What, in his back yard?

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
WTF are you gonna do with an old trough-style urinal?[/quote]
Wild guess here but probably pee in it.[/quote]

What, in his back yard?[/quote]
Or in a “man cave”

Or installed in his regular bathroom if he’s a really baller.

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[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
WTF are you gonna do with an old trough-style urinal?[/quote]
Wild guess here but probably pee in it.[/quote]

What, in his back yard?[/quote]
Or in a “man cave”

Or installed in his regular bathroom if he’s a really baller.[/quote]

This is what I’m picturing. That’s a big ass bathroom or a smelly man cave…

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^ I guess you can get it in sections, still pretty big.

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Smashingweights wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
WTF are you gonna do with an old trough-style urinal?[/quote]
Wild guess here but probably pee in it.[/quote]

What, in his back yard?[/quote]
Or in a “man cave”

Or installed in his regular bathroom if he’s a really baller.[/quote]

This is what I’m picturing. That’s a big ass bathroom or a smelly man cave…[/quote]
It wouldn’t be that smelly consider 50,000 people aren’t pissing in it in one day :wink:

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Nothing like pre-training camp “power rankings” from the heart of the offseason:

  1. SF
  2. GB
  3. SEA
  4. BAL
  5. NE
  6. ATL
  7. NYG
  8. STL
  9. IND
  10. NO

source: NFL Future Power Rankings - Projecting every franchise entering 2016 season

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[quote]chillain wrote:
Nothing like pre-training camp “power rankings” from the heart of the offseason:

  1. SF
  2. GB
  3. SEA
  4. BAL
  5. NE
  6. ATL
  7. NYG
  8. STL
  9. IND
  10. NO

source: NFL Future Power Rankings - Projecting every franchise entering 2016 season
[/quote]

2016 dufaq? They update these every week during the season. How they heck did they come up with these so far out?

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[quote]DBCooper wrote:
I can’t believe it! I’ve been plotting some way to get those two seats out of the stadium before they tear the place down. [/quote]

Hilarious that thread regulars can absolutely confirm this.

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
2016 dufaq? They update these every week during the season. How they heck did they come up with these so far out?[/quote]

I added an edit to my earlier post but its since disappeared.

Yep, these are NOT current rankings (as if those would be any more meaningful) but rather very forward-looking ones.