Comments on: Brandon Jacobs once more

By: Jim Bancroft

Jim Bancroft — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:23:18 +0000

Thank goodness Peyton Manning didn’t come here. He wouldn’t have hesitated to complain about the conservative Harbaugh-Roman game plans, and who knows what might have happened then?

I think this episode proves Harbaugh has a thin skin. Not a good leading indicator, especially if the team stumbles at some point and some heat comes his way– much as it did at Bill Walsh in 1985-1988. Could Jim handle that with any grace?

By: chris

chris — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:39:44 +0000

I do rememeber around mid season that Jacobs was frustrated for not being activated……..and I believe he made a negative comment directed at Harbaugh as a result. Most likely he was in the the dog house after that.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:22:30 +0000

Reasonable persons can look at the player’s public conduct and commentary and draw conclusions about his value in the team setting. Reasonable persons can also look at the end result of the public conduct and commentary to affirm those conclusions.

As to his work ethic…what has he done to make himself an asset to the team? Does he/is he willing to play special teams? Can he do anything other than carry the ball in short yardage situations, and is he willing do so? All signs point to “no” (including media reports of his limitations), and the player has not demonstrated or even hinted that he is willing to do these things. It has always been about the player, not the team.

Perception drives everything, and the player’s fate is a direct result of the perception he’s created of himself. No one did this to him. It’s time for him to own it.

By: lameduck

lameduck — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 03:06:30 +0000

Ask Braylon Edwards…

By: CohnZohn

CohnZohn — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:59:51 +0000

JB, How do you know for a fact Jacobs did not work hard and was not a good teammate?

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:45:59 +0000

After reading the tweets in the paper this morning (to mix the media) I figured Jacobs was setting his termination in motion–a somewhat passive aggressive approach, to let him get picked up by some other team.

So with the suspension, I think he either got off easy or his plan backfired, not sure which. But I don’t think the Niners could let that go, nor do I think most employers would, beyond sports.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:37:18 +0000

Brandon is absolutely spot on. I’ll add this…

The player has the potential to be an asset to another team, so there is no upside in releasing him. Because of his conduct, the player is not owed the courtesy of being released to find work elsewhere. Had the player worked harder and been a better teammate he wouldn’t be suspended and he just might have gotten some playing time. As it stands, a player with 5 carries and 7 yards 13 games into the season has no leeway to be a problem, especially when it’s clear better options (and teammates) exist.

By: mbabco

mbabco — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:51:22 +0000

When you’re trying to get a team pulling together to hit the super bowl it can’t help to have someone publicly complaining about not getting enough playing time. It does come across a bit of “my way or the highway” but I tend to agree with the suspension. As Kawakami points out, it’s pretty similar to what happened with Braylon Edwards last year. Interestingly, Randy Moss has complained publicly at all — he appears to be all about the team, which is what Harbaugh wants. (Rather, requires.)

By: K.G.

K.G. — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:23:50 +0000

I believe Jacobs tweeted that he was rotting on the 49ers roster, because the team was not utilizing him at all. By making this a “Public Issue,” I guess that got under Harbaugh skin.

By: glenellen

glenellen — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:20:10 +0000

Early in season I was hoping to see him play. I guess if your a 49er you have to play well in practice. If other players are better than you, you have to work harder and do everything you can to help the team, like play on Special Teams.

Who am I to know, but guessing from my couch …
-He just came off a SB victory and thinks he’s the super star RB. The twitters show an enormous ego in my opinion. Did not work hard in practice and does not play Special Teams so …
good bye !