Following the bitter loss to the Seahawks last week, the San Francisco 49ers will move to to face the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Here’s some of the latest updates:
Harbaugh rumors
Over the past week or so, the rumors surrounding coach Jim Harbaugh leaving the 49ers has swelled from a trickle to a river.
On Wednesday, it was reported that Harbaugh apparently got into a conflict with GM Trent Baalke.
CSN Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco reported that while Harbaugh and Baalke have had issues in the past, a recent butting of heads may have been the final straw.
“But that changed a couple weeks ago when an undisclosed incident or series of interactions occurred that irreparably tore at the trust that must exist between a coach and general manager. (The source would not disclose the specifics of the disagreement.),” he wrote.
Harbaugh has been linked to head coaching gigs at Michigan, the Oakland Raiders, and the New York Jets. On Sunday, ESPN reported: “The Oakland Raiders and New York Jets both are expected to, at the very least, inquire about Harbaugh’s availability in a trade, a source said.”
It added: “One NFL source is convinced the Raiders are the favorite to land Harbaugh, but the Jets also are known to be keeping a close eye on Harbaugh’s situation.”
And former 49ers have said that Harbaugh is “loved” by his team.
“The vibe in the locker room is that the players love him,” ex-RB Marcus Lattimore said Tuesday, via CBS. “We love everything he does … I love Coach Harbaugh and so do the other players. We are not having the greatest season, but look at his track record.”
On Wednesday, Harbaugh--in talking about Sunday’s game against the Raiders--“spoke extensively and glowingly about Davis, and yet at his Monday press conference he shut down opportunities to talk about his current employer, 49ers CEO Jed York,” says the SF Chronicle.
Harbaugh, responding to the rumors Wednesday, also strongly said: “I’m not going to speculate. It’s our job to move on without excuse, without apology and get it right. Make it right. That’s our intentions.”
