In case you don’t know, Aldon Smith got stabbed at a party this morning. His injuries are not believed to be serious. Two other people got shot at that party. Be glad you weren’t there.
I am thankful Smith will be OK. Thank God no one was killed.
I can’t help noticing lots of bad things are happening to the Niners this offseason, some their fault, some not their fault.
1. Niners strike out on Peyton Manning.
2. Jim Harbaugh tries to rewrite history by saying he never pursued Manning. (Harbaugh’s credibility takes big hit.)
3. Niners make big deal breaking ground on new stadium.
4. Niners lose chunk of funding for stadium and now other stadium funding may be at risk. Niners sue Santa Clara County. Stay tuned for result.
5. Aldon Smith gets DUI.
6. Aldon Smith gets stabbed.
And there’s still one month of the offseason to go.
Neal
Many good things too lowell but I see your point.
June 30th, 2012 3:33 pm
Stan
49ERS Sign Perrish Cox,then Harbaugh goes to Peru to make amends up for it…
June 30th, 2012 3:51 pm
ga's
Moral of the story for the York Family is….Be careful what you wish for….Moving a storied Franchise from their Iconic City that the team has been in since 1946, will not bring the Yorks a lot of joy….for sure. The City of Saint Francis…
June 30th, 2012 3:54 pm
Dennis
Aside from flying out there to take a look at Manning do you really know for sure they pursued him. There is a difference. I don’t know one way or the other, but I am sure you do. Or do you?
June 30th, 2012 4:32 pm
Brandon Conway
Frankly, unless he was someone who helped escalate the problem that led to the violence I don’t see an issue with him having a party in his off time. For all we know he stepped up and helped protect someone else from being stabbed. People have parties, especially in the summer and/or close to holidays.
And why is #3 a “bad thing”? It’s a great thing! Obviously, #4 is the bad thing that followed.
June 30th, 2012 5:30 pm
Stan
Dennis,Jim flew across country to see if it was true..he throws right handed and likes spicy Thai food. It was true was the result.
C’mon Dennis..enter reality on this one.
June 30th, 2012 7:53 pm
Johnc
If Harbaugh had to admit he was pursuing Manning then it would be obvious that he does not have confidence in Smith. He has managed to prop Smith up so far with a great defense and a simplified offense where not too much was expected ( or was delivered). Now that the heretofore missing offensive pieces are in place we will find out if Smith is up to the task. Harbaugh has to be very concerned.
June 30th, 2012 8:31 pm
MJ
Wow…you could say that about just every team in the league.
10 teams were pursuing the niners, they never out and out said they were, never was it mentioned that they ever offered him a contract, and he never came to SC for a visit (as opposed to Denver and Az).
Groundbreakings are ALWAYS made into big deals on any building of significance. Lets all put on our way way back glasses and look at what it was like at Pac Bell when they broke ground, I’m sure you had mayors, governor, and ex-players.
And since when is 3% considered a “chunk”? If someone took 3% of your cookie, would you say they took a chunk of your cookie? No. You’d say they took a piece, a small bite, a morsel even. Overblowing the percentage a bit?
Also, does it matter to you that Smith was stabbed attempting to break up a fight? He was trying to do right and life happened.
Point is, this is professional athletics and these types of things have been happening since the days of Ruth. Difference is that the media used to not report on gossip or tabloid material and sports writers used to craft stories on the personalities of the members of the organization (team sport) or the athletes themselves.
You want to talk about an offseason, go look at he Detroit Lions.
June 30th, 2012 8:51 pm
MJ
And Stan…let it die. Cox was tried, the judicial system played out, he wasn’t convicted. Is this not America? Do we(he) not deserve a second chance? If it was so obvious what happened, why is he free and not behind bars? Whats your deal?
June 30th, 2012 8:53 pm
CohnZohn
MJ, Let me get this straight. Are you saying it’s a good thing Aldon Smith got stabbed? If not, we don’t have a disagreement.
June 30th, 2012 9:21 pm
lameduck
OK, but have more good thingz happened than bad?
1. Good draft
2. Kept thw defense together
3. Offseason offensive additions
4. Brandon Jacobs and the $5
And it goes on…
So does the good outweigh the bad?
June 30th, 2012 10:16 pm
CohnZohn
lameduck, 1. Are you sure AJ Jenkins is good? But sure, good things also have happened.
June 30th, 2012 10:24 pm
lameduck
Not sure, but sure hoping. That is only one pick and he doesn’t have to be a stud on day one. Right now its all speculation. In time we’ll know…I still clibg to hopes and that good can outweigh the bad.
I can’t imagine what Aldon is thinking, nor his family besides being thankful that he’s alive.
June 30th, 2012 11:06 pm
santa clara jay
No, #4 is a great thing if it leads to other funding sources drying up. The banks probably aren’t liking the way PSL sales are going and naming rights–well I haven’t heard much about them to this point. Now the 49ers have having to pay for this pre-construction (as they should be). They are revealing their parasitical and litigious nature right now. Go away!
July 1st, 2012 10:49 am
Steve
True, bad things happen to good people, but… I’ve been to many parties and never been involved in or witnessed a stabbing, shooting, sexual assault, fight or whatever. I’m not a teetotaler but I’ve never gotten a DUI either – or put myself in a position to get one.
July 1st, 2012 11:41 am
Stan
Whats the hipster saying? “Don’t hate the player-hate the game?”
Aldon,Mark,Monta,Tiger Woods,Billy Beane and Lew Wolff..make me hate the “players”.
Wanting more is the commonality. More is never enough.
July 1st, 2012 12:26 pm
MJ
Getting stabbed is never a good thing. Breaking up a fight, trying to do right, is though. I’d rather get stabbed trying to break up a fight than to sit back and watch like far too many of us do.
And to the point of his arrest on suspicion of DUI, the latest I’ve heard was that he was never officially charged with a DUI. Being arrested on suspicion and being charged for it/found guilty, are not one in the same. From the sounds of it he has no further legal actions in that matter.
Does he need to change some aspects of his life at this time, most definitely, but what other 22 year old doesn’t? How many of us went from juniors in college one day to signing a contract and getting paid 8 million guaranteed the next? Might not be the easiest transition possible.
Could we say the Warriors are having quite the offseason? I bet come next March we would be saying the Giants and A’s had quite the offseason. I really don’t think that any of this is anything new or worthy of note, but I guess a blog post must be made to stay busy.
July 1st, 2012 1:26 pm
Stan
MJ..because the justice system is not only imperfect..I cant believe ours is even first class . Money too easily is the weight of justice.
And MJ…when Perrish wants to date your daughter…you go ahead,give him the benefit of the doubt because 12 people in Denver knew he was a Bronco.
July 1st, 2012 1:43 pm
Steve
MJ,
You’re missing the point. It’s not a matter that he was stabbed trying to break up a fight, it’s that he was at a party where guns and knives were brandished and used. Again, I’ve been to my share of parties, but never one that attracted the type of people who felt the need to bring along weapons. And Smith has not yet been exonerated in the DUI arrest. Let’s hope he learns from this, but two red flags in a matter of months is a major cause for concern.
July 1st, 2012 6:55 pm
eatmycumulous
It’s been said you can take a person out of the ghetto. But can you can you take the ghetto out of a person? Judging by the quality of his guests, I’m not even certain Aldo has quite left the ghetto.
July 1st, 2012 9:57 pm
eatmycumulous
One more thing. I wonder what Bill Walsh would do with this kid?
July 1st, 2012 9:59 pm
MJ
Steve,
It was his party and it got out of hand, obviously. If you’ve ever really been to a party as a youth you would know that those things can get out of hand, friends bring friends…who call their friends, and then it becomes something completely different and there are people you don’t know there.
And yes, the charges in Miami have been dropped. Unless he was convicted of something, we can’t keep bringing it up. If you were picked up as a suspect in a crime, then they were dropped for whatever reason, would you still want everyone to keep saying “he was arrested for arson/battery/assault”?
July 2nd, 2012 8:10 am
James
Lowell, the jury is still out on AJ BUT LaMichael James was part of that draft too, and he is MONEY! Great addition!
July 2nd, 2012 8:30 am
Sean
Collectively these incidents are cause for concern. Is this the kind of offseason the eventual Super Bowl champion has?
July 2nd, 2012 10:34 am
Dyeggy
1. Not a bad thing in my opinion.
2. Who cares other than you Lowell?
3. Great news that they are finally moving forward and will be done with Candlestick forever.
4. Minor news at best.
5&6. Bad news. Kid needs to grow up. Hopefully he will see the light and follow another 1st round 49er draft pick that had a rough start(Vernon Davis).
July 2nd, 2012 3:02 pm