End of Season Press Conference (1/20/11) Discussion & Recap

[theFRANCHISE]

Bisciotti is now going into metaphors to help understand the labor uncertainty, including the way that expenses are rising at a higher rate than revenues are going up as the main reason as to why there's this conflict. Good explanation. The owners don't sound as greedy with the way he's breaking it down. Then again, he's obviously biased in his argument.

[PuRock]

I guess I'll have to rely on Aaron Wilson's twitter posts.

[MsMarvel73]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1295551942' post='619190']
I'll be leaving for class in 15 minutes, so y'all are on your own after that...hopefully it's over before then!
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I dunno...Mr. B doesn't talk too often but...the man loves to talk....

[PuRock]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1295552015' post='619192']
Bisciotti is now going into metaphors to help understand the labor uncertainty, including the way that expenses are rising at a higher rate than revenues are going up as the main reason as to why there's this conflict. Good explanation. The owners don't sound as greedy with the way he's breaking it down. Then again, he's obviously biased in his argument.
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Yea, I find it hard to believe. The expenses being the player salaries. Revenues are steadily increasing with the product. It's about sharing the wealth. Steve puts a nice spin on it though.

[AsianRice]

John said we need to focus on the run attack, and if we get that going, we can open up alot things in the passing game. OK, if other team stop your running game, can you rely on your passing game related to your previous points?

[Bullrush]

What a lame excuse by Ozzie. Receivers didn't put up decent numbers because Housh wasn't signed 4 years ago but a few weeks before the season started. Makes perfect sense.

[theFRANCHISE]

RE: The passing attack and why it was underwhelming w/ the WRs' numbers, etc. "How do you rationalize that for the fans who wonder why that is?"

Ozzie: "The process would start in March if there's not a lockout or work stoppage, where the coaches, with the personnel that they have, start to prepare themselves for the season. If you think back to March, it was Derrick [Mason], Mark Clayton, Anquan [Boldin], and Donte' [Stallworth] and you build off of that. ... So you add to that, and that changes your profile a bit. But then you get to training camp and you add a Houshmandzadeh. I think if we had all the pieces in place in the beginning of March, then the success of all those guys would increase, and that goes back to me. But because we added them as we went along...that's not easy to do. IF you can build continuity starting at the beginning of the offseason and build it all the way through, then the production is there. ... That's the way I look at it and that's why I can take all the blame."

Harbaugh: "I appreciate Ozzie for saying it, but from a coaching perspective, you plug 'em in and that's what you try to do... I don't think we were as good in any area as we should've been. I look at it as being on us as coaches. We've got to do a better job of scoring points and moving the ball... I'd say the same thing on defense, but that's how you look at it as a coach, yet the focus is more highlighted on offense."

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='Bullrush' timestamp='1295552205' post='619198']
What a lame excuse by Ozzie. Receivers didn't put up decent numbers because Housh wasn't signed 4 years ago but a few weeks before the season started. Makes perfect sense.
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Makes perfect sense to me. As I suspected earlier in the season, there was no chemistry. Chemistry is tantamount to success, particularly in terms of timing.

[MsMarvel73]

Oh the supplement question....I knew this was coming eventually.......ugh.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='PWNEDbyDEANO' timestamp='1295551825' post='619184']
If he (Cam) fails, it makes me think that John would have second thoughts before he made the decision to part ways. I think we've heard that Cam is a Harbaugh family friend? If not, forget everything I've said lol.
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Possibly. I'm not going to be as pessimistic as others simply because Cam is being brought back though.

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1295551906' post='619189']
Actually, the way he said it, it's the first time he'll be involved immediately, rather than involved after the fact.
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Correct.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='AsianRice' timestamp='1295552173' post='619197']
John said we need to focus on the run attack, and if we get that going, we can open up alot things in the passing game. OK, if other team stop your running game, can you rely on your passing game related to your previous points?
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Not when the o-line isn't great and nor is the QB.

[theFRANCHISE]

RE: Reports of Ray Lewis' ties to banned substances
Ozzie: "#1, I think we probably, in sports, have the best testing in all the major sports. Our testing for performance-enhancers go all year round. So if there's anything that any of our players is taking, then they would be found out about because they would be tested positive for it and there would be a suspension. ... If there's a product he's taking and he's passing a test, I can't explain that one. That's up to the league. Now, Ray, I think is one person, that of the four of us, we can talk to and he'll explain what he's doing and why he's doing, and if need be, we'll have that conversation. ... We trust him."

[theFRANCHISE]

RE: Hue Jackson's involvement with the supplement company and why the controversy

Dick Cass: "it's a league-wide policy"

[theFRANCHISE]

RE: Suggs vs. rest of defensive failures to get pressure

Ozzie: "I see pressure as, is the QB getting [harassed]? ... Y'know, that's pressure to me. Pressure all the time, don't mean that you're getting sacks. It's how you're affecting the QB, and I thought we did a good job of affecting the QB this year. Now, going forward, are we gonna try to bring in more people to help Suggs? ... That would be very helpful for the organization and that's something we'd look for as we move forward."

[Bltravens]

Did Harbaugh really say special teams and defense didnt perform as much as the offense didnt perform?

[Mick0311]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1295552304' post='619200']
Makes perfect sense to me. As I suspected earlier in the season, there was no chemistry. Chemistry is tantamount to success, particularly in terms of timing.
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I'm not buying that for one second. Stallworth getting the targets he got, even after making a huge play versus the Steelers, is not explained by that. That was a lame excuse. That does not explain why Boldin hardly saw the middle of the field. Garbage answer. Love Ozzie, but that is garbage. We all know what happened.

[Bltravens]

look at that Ozzie believe you have to win 1 on 1 matchups and its not all about a scheme....imagine that!

[PuRock]

[quote name='theFRANCHISE' timestamp='1295552526' post='619206']
RE: Suggs vs. rest of defensive failures to get pressure

Ozzie: "I see pressure as, is the QB getting [harassed]? ... Y'know, that's pressure to me. Pressure all the time, don't mean that you're getting sacks. It's how you're affecting the QB, and I thought we did a good job of affecting the QB this year. Now, going forward, are we gonna try to bring in more people to help Suggs? ... That would be very helpful for the organization and that's something we'd look for as we move forward."
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Kindle + a high draft pick this year can change this really quick.

[theFRANCHISE]

Alright, folks, I gotta bail, I might be on for one more round of transcripts in a few minutes. Otherwise, follow these guys' Twitter feeds for real-time updates (you don't need to be a member);

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[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

[quote name='Bullrush' timestamp='1295552205' post='619198']
What a lame excuse by Ozzie. Receivers didn't put up decent numbers because Housh wasn't signed 4 years ago but a few weeks before the season started. Makes perfect sense.
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It make sense but I think it applies with Housh more than anyone. Housh most likely messed up chemistry more than anyone. Chemistry is everything, but I don't think Dickson, Stallworth, and Pitta not getting the ball more should be excused.

Good. Ozzie has said they're looking into getting someone opposite of Suggs.

[Mick0311]

[quote name='Bltravens' timestamp='1295552544' post='619207']
Did Harbaugh really say special teams and defense didnt perform as much as the offense didnt perform?
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Not really. He stated that the offense was more glaring. Just pointing out that they all disappointed at times.

[theFRANCHISE]

[quote name='Mick0311' timestamp='1295552554' post='619209']
I'm not buying that for one second. Stallworth getting the targets he got, even after making a huge play versus the Steelers, is not explained by that. That was a lame excuse. That does not explain why Boldin hardly saw the middle of the field. Garbage answer. Love Ozzie, but that is garbage. We all know what happened.
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Consider how much time Stallworth missed due to injury. Consider the amount of practice time he missed, as well as how mental reps differ from actual physical reps. Also consider how crowded the depth chart is, and how inconsistency on the O-line meant that the #4 WR (which Stallworth was) wouldn't see much time on the field with the other 3 WRs on the field in some rotation and TEs blocking on the field. It makes sense when you consider all those factors.

[BloodRaven]

[quote name='AsianRice' timestamp='1295552173' post='619197']
John said we need to focus on the run attack, and if we get that going, we can open up alot things in the passing game. OK, if other team stop your running game, can you rely on your passing game related to your previous points?
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The problem with Cams system is that it's set in stone, there is no adapting to opposing defenses, we force them to adapt to us and when that doesn't work, we try it again, and again, and again. I'm surprised Koch can walk after each season with us.

[Bltravens]

[quote name='Mick0311' timestamp='1295552669' post='619214']
Not really. He stated that the offense was more glaring. Just pointing out that they all disappointed at times.
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Ah i read a tweet that paraphrased it poorly then, thanks

[MsMarvel73]

Ozzie said last year's draft class would be the ones hurt most by a lockout.

[PuRock]

Man I wish something exciting would happen at one of these. Maybe Oz should get up and moon the reporters.

[Bltravens]

Ozzie tellin it like it is with Flacco lol

[True]

I can understand Houshmanzdah not playing up to par because of lack of chemistry.

But what about Boldin being under used? And what about why Stallworth ran more reverses then he had passes thrown his way? Why did the offense shut down in the second half of games and go in a 5 week no secondhand half TD? I want to know whats wrong with why the personnel is not being used to the best of its ability.

[MsMarvel73]

And Mr. B ends with a message to us.

"Even if we don't give you 100% result, we do give you 100% effort."

[EnVy_CaLiBeR]

Steve probably saw this message board when he read all those comments. LMAO!