Holy Crap: Browns nearly traded with 49ers for Jim Harbaugh

Perhaps they're getting a little tired of Harbaugh's act?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... -harbaugh/

If this is true, he just lost half of his locker room. Marvin! Your thoughts?

Wow, what a wild, bizzaro-land trade that would have been. So glad it didn't happen! Imagine a whole slew of picks to the 49ers in exchange for the chance for Harbaugh to throw tantrums and choke twice a year against his brother instead of us. Bleh!

Where's that article from earlier that said Harbaugh and Baalke's relationship was strained?

Cleveland sports radio guy:

Joe Lull ‏@LullOnSports 11m
Browns never reached out to Harbaugh. HE TOLD THEM HE WANTED THE JOB when they called on Roman & Tomsula.

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WOW.

Wouldn't this imply that the 49ers organization was fine with the deal, but Harbaugh himself nixed it? Not exactly a great vote of confidence for their coach.

Oh yeah, I'm sensing a total meltdown in SF. They're going 8-8 next year and someone is getting fired, whether it be Baalke or Harbaugh.

Ooooooh this will be fun.

:snack:

DavidSeven":3rp4abp0 said:

Cleveland sports radio guy:

Joe Lull ‏@LullOnSports 11m
Browns never reached out to Harbaugh. HE TOLD THEM HE WANTED THE JOB when they called on Roman & Tomsula.

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WOW.

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:shock:

If the Niners melt down next year, the gloating on this board will be intolerable.

For 49er fans. Because I will never let them forget that the Seahawks pretty much made Harbaugh rage-quit.

He's tired of facing NFC West opponents. :lol:

He knows that the niners are beginning to decline and wants an "up-and-comer" with high draft selections where he would have more say.

I called a less-than-stellar 2014 49ers season even before this news. This only serves to validate my surmising that the 49ers are too beat up and dysfunctional to maintain the pace they've been setting. While they won't fall back into ineptitude like the previous decade, I think this does signal a decline into mediocrity.

Seahawk Sailor":8udqm0dq said:

I called a less-than-stellar 2014 49ers season even before this news.

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Not for nothin', but most of the forum has kind of thought that, already. They have some key stars that are aging, and have missed on a lot of draft picks the last couple of years. It's bound to catch up.

Sarlacc83":b6vmk8j7 said:

If the Niners melt down next year, the gloating on this board will be intolerable.

For 49er fans. Because I will never let them forget that the Seahawks pretty much made Harbaugh rage-quit.

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I'm thinking the 49ers finish 8-8, Harbaugh gets suspended for punching a ref, Aldon drunk drives onto a field, an earthquake splits Russell Wilson stadium in half and the Hawks win SB49.

Like that?

HAHAHAHA. Harbags wants out. Hilarious.

A plus plus.

Read this pretty telling. Harbs might have started the talks to leave, and supposedly cant stand Balke. Not Good

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1969 ... head-coach

MikeHoncho7":41zjrhov said:

Read this pretty telling. Harbs might have started the talks to leave, and supposedly cant stand Balke. Not Good

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1969 ... head-coach

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You think he could've been bluffing since from what I hear there has been no talks of an extension...and the Niners called his bluff?

Harbaugh is the one who initiated the contact and the 49ers were ok with it. It apparently failed due to disagreements over compensation. Harbaugh I'm sure wanted to be the highest paid coach in the league. Also the draft picks would have been significant and they're more important than 1 or 2m in coaches salary so WTF?

Here's a question to Hawk fans:

Would you rather have Harbaugh "traded" and the SF get a bunch of early picks or Harbaugh stay?