Niners settle on Raye as offensive coordinator…
January 30, 2009 by Doyers Suck · Leave a Comment
After 29 days, 8 candidates, 1 rejection and tons of speculation, the 49ers’ offensive coordinator search is apparently over.
Jimmy Raye II, a longtime NFL assistant who served most recently as the New York Jets running backs coach, will replace Mike Martz as the 49ers’ play-caller.
Jimmy Raye II will be our new offensive coordinator. I'll be surprised if he lasts more than 1 season.
This is really puzzling to me. The only thing I can figure is that there is nobody out there who is worth a shit that is willing to come to the Niners and lead their offense. Outside of helping Eric Dickerson amass 4,000 yards in 2 seasons with the Rams in the 80’s, Raye hasn’t had any success as an offensive coordinator. Shit, if we are trying to relive the 80’s, why don’t we dig up Bill Walsh’s corpse, prop him up on the sideline and have him lead the offense. He’d probably do a better job.
Raye, 62, has 11 previous seasons as an offensive coordinator for seven NFL teams. His last stint as an offensive coordinator was under Norv Turner for the Raiders from 2004-05. Even as the Raiders offensive coordinator he did not call the plays, Norv Turner did. Raye was responsible for the running game, which ranked 32nd and 29th in those 2 seasons he was there. Nice!
Raye’s first job as an offensive coordinator was for the Los Angeles Rams, where he helped Eric Dickerson set an NFL rushing record with 2,105 yards in 1984. He also helped a quarterback named Steve Young break into the NFL, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1985-86, before Young went on to stardom with the 49ers.
Raye’s offenses have cracked the top 10 in NFL offense only once in his 11 seasons. That was in 2000, when his Kansas City Chiefs ranked eighth in the NFL thanks to 4,169 passing yards from Elvis Grbac.
This certainly doesn’t get me excited to renew my season tickets, but we’ll see.
Sharks ride stingy Nabokov to another W
January 30, 2009 by Doyers Suck · Leave a Comment
Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves to stay perfect since the break, and Christian Ehrhoff scored an early goal in the Sharks’ 2-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night.
Nabokov has been a human wall lately. Don’t let this mexican wall fool you, it can stop a puck.
Nabokov was just as effective as this wall would have been in front of the net, stopping all 24 shots he faced.
After blanking Colorado on Tuesday night, Nabokov returned to the Shark Tank and posted his 44th career shutout to push San Jose back atop the overall NHL standings with 77 points. Nabokov’s current scoreless streak is at 170 minutes, which is a franchise record! blah blah blah…
His teammates provided strong defense during a Phoenix power play in the final three minutes, and Marcel “the Gloc” Goc scored his first goal since Oct. 25 into an empty net with 14.3 seconds left in the Sharks’ seventh win in eight games. How hard can it be to score into a empty net…
Next up for the Sharks are the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night at the Tank.
Warriors get fuckin smashed by Mavs
January 29, 2009 by Slicker · Leave a Comment
Well, last night was no fun. The Warriors have a rare nationally televised game on ESPN and they come out looking like a bunch of fucking bums. The dubs decided to take the night off when it came to playing defense and on offense you see a lot of 1 on 1 with no ball movement.
Needless to say, the Warriors got blasted by the Dallas Mavericks, a team that I deeply despise and was really hoping to put up a battle against. No one played well for the Warriors while the entire Mavericks team looked like a bunch of studs.
The only good news is the that 1 of their 3 tough road games is now finished. The next one, Friday night in another nationally televised game is against the New Orleans Hornets. I expect much of the same results as last night. Come on Blake Griffen!!!!
Sharks pick up where they left off
January 28, 2009 by Doyers Suck · Leave a Comment
The Sharks picked up right where they left off before the All-Star break, shutting out the Colorado Avalanche 3-0. Evgeny Nabokov stopped 31 shots for his 43rd career shutout and Milan Michalek scored 2 goals as the Western Conference leading Sharks won for the 6th time in 7 games.
The Sharks attacked on Wednesday night, shutting down the Avalanche 3-0.
However, the puck never crossed the line, just a sprawled out Nabokov. The play was reviewed and the ruling of no goal upheld. The only thing sexier than a sprawled out hockey goalie, is a a sprawled out Japanese tourist.
Next game is Thursday night at the Tank against the Phoenix Coyotes.