Startin’
to Smell like Football Season
And
it’s no bouquet of flowers. No one promised me a rose garden, but
another year following the rumblin’, stumblin’ Dr. KaYORKian may
be more than I can take. Thankfully I have this humble website
to provide companionship for my misery.
We have a new rookie quarterback! The number #1 draft-pick! The
future of the team is looking … We have a new rookie
quarterback! The number #1 draft-pick!
I can’t say I’m feeling overtly optimistic about the prospects
for this year. But here is what I’m feeling somewhat more
optimistic about, York’s reputation is even worse among the
league owners.
Beyond
the real owner of the 49ers (Denise) ousting York as owner of the
Niners, the next best hope for pressuring heir Yorkster to leave
is the NFL owners. They share a portion of the revenue, and damn
if is there isn’t trouble brewing in the west. LA has no team.
The Niners have to mount a marketing campaign to sell enough
tickets to avoid BLACKOUTS. If the Niners return to there
perennial loser status of the 70’s, the league will see minor
market Seattle and “We’re always BLACKED OUT and we like it that
way” Raiders propping up the west coast. Sorry Arizona, you’re
the poster boy for this particular NFL nightmare.
If I were an NFL executive, it is hard to envision extending you
product’s appeal overseas when you can’t peg down the western
third of your own country.
Add to this drama, the stadium. Considering its overall
importance, let’s try that again “THE DAMN STADIUM”. York makes
you wonder how in heaven’s name he ever became a doctor. He
continues to over promise and under deliver concerning when we
will hear about a stadium deal. When confronted with a blatant PR
disaster, the media relation’s videotape, he sticks his head in
the sand for 8 months until Donohue decides it is time for a
little payback. POW! The
franchise and the NFL are embarrassed nationally and to make
matters worse the video uses Mayor Newsome’s office as a set,
damaging relations with a partner vital to the stadium
deal. Really, I can only imagine that York is a doctor of
proctology, because he continually has his head up his ass. We
need a stadium, the NFL needs us to have a new stadium, and York
needs this stadium.
But hey, we have a new rookie quarterback and a new rookie coach.
I wish them both all the success in the world. I want the team to
find harmony and leadership and the spirit to never say die. I
want the 3-4 to work; Andre Carter to succeed at outside
linebacker and Mike Rumph at safety, and the receiving core to
surprise us all. May Newbury and Jennings bring the O-line back
to respectability and please Oh, please can Rattay, Dorsey or
Pickett, find the talent to lead while Alex gets over the shell
shock of the NFL. But most of all I wish that Denise wakes up one
morning and fires her husband.
Santa, I’m startin’ my list a little early this year. Hope you
are
listening.
