Horns of Gold said:
What we're going to witness next Sunday is a total dichotomy between a winning coach and an also-ran. On one sideline, you'll have the young and inspiring Jim Harbaugh. Hardly a calm moment, pacing the sidelines, cheering or shouting at his men or ripping the refs after every play. Wearing his emotions on his sleeve, his heart in every play. Coaching as if he could be fired after the next snap.
And then we have Steve Spagnuolo. Kneeling nearly the entire game and picking lent off the turf. His pulse at a constant 72 beats per minute--rarely showing any emotion whatsoever. A complete lack of game-time sense and too nice to get into a ref's face or to call them out on their mistakes--heck, they're human too so he'll just leave the challenges to the guys upstairs. Even if it would result in the Rams getting the ball instead of punting it or turning it over, his team will just have to step up and get it back. And if a player makes a costly mistake? We don't grab the facemask or scream around here. It's a teaching moment. An opportunity to turn your back to the game, go to the bench, kneel between the player's legs in a submissive position and explain nicely how not to commit such boo-boos in the future. Then pat the player on the head and go back to your kneeling position on the sideline, having to look at the scoreboard to see what down it is because you just missed three plays coddling a professional.
And there you have it...the difference between the Coach of the Year in his rookie season and a 10-33 Mr. Nice Guy.
How very poignant. I'd say your act is getting tired, but that would just be stating the obvious.
Superbowl XL1 had two of those most undemonstrative head coaches in the league facing off against each other. Dungy and Smith. Neither were yellers, fire dancers, cheerleaders, or anything of the sort. So what you're doing is comparing two different demeanors when you compare Spagnuolo and Harbaugh, and that's where it ends. Personalities do not define what a head coach is made up of, whether or not a group of players can (or will) buy into what you're selling, or how he manages an NFL Franchise.
The 49ers are the same team, eh? That's absolutely false, but I didn't expect you to do any real research into the matter. You're just a fanboy of Harbaugh. Okay then, just say you're a fanboy. Your post is just embarrassing if you're comparing the two teams and saying Harbaugh is the sole reason for their success.
Really embarrassing.
For example, The 49ers have the following guys playing for them that THEY drafted between 2000-2007.
That would comprise a team's veteran experience. At least 4 years, if not more. Got it?
Brian Jennings (2000)
Andy Lee (2004)
Shawntae Spencer (2004)
Isaac Sopoaga (2004)
Adam Snyder (2005)
Alex Smith (2005)
Frank Gore (2005)
Vernon Davis (2006)
Delanie Walker (2006)
Parys Haralson (2006)
Joe Staley (2007)
Ray McDonald (2007)
Patrick Willis (2007)
Tarell Brown (2007)
The RAMS have these guys playing for them (2000-2007) that THEY drafted
Steven Jackson (2004)
Ron Bartell (2005) (and on IR)
I'll give you the short version here. The Rams didn't draft well in 2005, 2006 or 2007. Not well at all. That has nothing to do with Spagnuolo or Devaney. Instead, it has everything to do with this team's complete lack of veterans and team leaders as the result of the previous regime's ineptitude. Two guys. That's all they have left. In 2009, the team had to be completely scrapped of all remaining veterans, because they were oft-injured (none are playing anymore), and overpaid with back-loaded contracts. They're all gone. The 49ers, on the other hand, didn't have to do that. They kept drafting relatively well, and they paid free agents commensurate with their talent. Paid them with rational contracts too. They didn't vastly overpay guys like Corey Chavous, Fakhir Brown, Wil Witherspoon, Drew Bennett, etc, etc.
Armed with that information is one thing. But you're ignoring it. What you're doing is telling us that Harbaugh walked onto a team that had to be dismantled and then he built from scratch. Did he do that? Because I must have missed that story. See, the story I got was that he took over a team that was already built for success, but was being mismanaged. That's not the same as the Rams in any stretch of the imagination. The Rams are a team that's still, essentially, being built. You're also telling us that Harbaugh's demonstrative personality is the reason why he's a better coach. You spelled it out in hyperbolic detail. That only tells me you're very ill-informed.
Going into detail over the differences between their offensive philosophy and the relatively small amount of injuries (comparatively speaking) would probably be an exercise in futility at this point. I mean, your mind is already made up, and it doesn't include any real facts. Displays of emotion are your measure of comparison. And that's just funny.
So what's obvious is two things. One, you have no idea what you're talking about. And two, you just don't like Spagnuolo. Fine. Whatever. Not everybody does (like Spagnuolo). Now I can't speak for anyone else, but I don't enjoy someone coming onto a Rams forum and pimping up Jim Harbaugh and the Niners. I think Haile may have said that, but he's more eloquent than I. So, as a result, I'm going to ask you to stop doing that. Primarily because it's in poor taste. Secondarily, because you're not making a strong case for your knowledge of the two teams anyway.
