El Mijo mentioned that I've gone MIA since Moraga, however, unfortunately it goes back further than that. Ever since Jed York made his brilliant statement, I have tried to incorporate his power-move into my every day life.
This whole time I've been thinking "It is not my place to blog about sports during sporting seasons"... When I felt the power of that line of thinking, I started to lose control. I finally hit rock bottom when I told a client "It is not my place to discuss the foreign exchange market during trading hours", and then when my boss called me in for a 1 on 1 to discuss this incident and my overall recent behavior, I simply told her "it is not my place to discuss my behavior at work during work hours".
After a mandatory leave of absence from work, I had plenty of time to reflect. I will never be as great as Jed, Tomsula, Baalke, the R.E.T.A.R.D., or any of the folks who make Levi's so great. I have learned that I should let the professionals do what they do best, and not try to emulate their success.
Jed: I'll never be able to have your incredible blasé approach to anything that I claim to be important to me. I am amazed at how careless, unprofessional, naïve, and unknowledgeable you strategically appear in the face of the media, but clearly you don't amass a net worth of over $1 billion on accident... It's our job to hold him accountable, and his job make seemingly ridiculous statements, hire his friends and people within his inner circle, make seemingly random decisions, leak stuff to the media using his code name "unnamed source", host Super Bowl 50, ignore all media and everyone on twitter, take vows of silence during the season, break vows of silences after a win, and be a husband and father. Maybe some day I'll be able to handle as much as Jed.
This whole time I've been thinking "It is not my place to blog about sports during sporting seasons"... When I felt the power of that line of thinking, I started to lose control. I finally hit rock bottom when I told a client "It is not my place to discuss the foreign exchange market during trading hours", and then when my boss called me in for a 1 on 1 to discuss this incident and my overall recent behavior, I simply told her "it is not my place to discuss my behavior at work during work hours".
After a mandatory leave of absence from work, I had plenty of time to reflect. I will never be as great as Jed, Tomsula, Baalke, the R.E.T.A.R.D., or any of the folks who make Levi's so great. I have learned that I should let the professionals do what they do best, and not try to emulate their success.
Jed: I'll never be able to have your incredible blasé approach to anything that I claim to be important to me. I am amazed at how careless, unprofessional, naïve, and unknowledgeable you strategically appear in the face of the media, but clearly you don't amass a net worth of over $1 billion on accident... It's our job to hold him accountable, and his job make seemingly ridiculous statements, hire his friends and people within his inner circle, make seemingly random decisions, leak stuff to the media using his code name "unnamed source", host Super Bowl 50, ignore all media and everyone on twitter, take vows of silence during the season, break vows of silences after a win, and be a husband and father. Maybe some day I'll be able to handle as much as Jed.
Tomsula: I would never be able to walk into a situation, knowing I'm under qualified, I'm completely overshadowed by the talents of the coach before me, I look alarmingly similar to Ron Jeremy, I lack the cognitive capacity to lead a whole team, I sweat profusely while trying to read (often during football games) and STILL take on a head coaching job. You are learning! No wonder, like a man, you take full responsibility for every loss. A tip of my hat to you Tomsula for your courage! You are the Caitlyn Jenner of football! This ride may get bumpy...
Baalke: The other member of the dynamic trio that looks like the future of the 49ers for the unforeseeable future. People seem to forget that this man was the 2012 PFWA Executive of the Year for luring Harbaugh away from Stanford and turning a 6-10 team to a 13-3 team in the 2011 season. Don't be fooled by the current 4-8 record. Despite the fact that due to some untapped potential in draft picks, and millions spent on players who aren't even suiting up, Trent Baalke is a strategic man. I wish I had the intelligence to take credit for transforming a team to tear it apart a few years later. With these 3 champs, I smell a 2018 PFWA repeat Executive of the Year award in Trent's future.
R.E.T.A.R.D.: The real unsung hero of this whole organization. To anyone who said "the area is too congested" or "It'll be a nightmare to get people in and out of that place" or "how will we orchestrate game day transportation", R.E.T.A.R.D. proved you wrong with 1 word... "cones". I will never have half the problem solving skills as this elusive genius, but have done my best to illustrate one of his masterpieces. Leaving Levi's Stadium:
Between your barriers, brilliance, and warehouse full of cones, you are a true master of your craft. Here's a great idea for you. When you retire, teach Recreational Event Transportation And Release Director Education classes. You'll be the definition of R.E.T.A.R.D. Ed., and hopefully help cultivate a whole new generation of R.E.T.A.R.D.
I, for one, would definitely take your R.E.T.A.R.D. Ed. classes. Thank you for your brilliance.
I, for one, would definitely take your R.E.T.A.R.D. Ed. classes. Thank you for your brilliance.
I'll just have to sit back and enjoy your astonishing talents from a distance, and realize I will never be as great... I will just be me, Uncle Todd. When it comes to trying to follow their leads to try to emulate their success, I have officially thrown in the towel. That being the case... Dear Levi's is soon to come.
By: Uncle Todd
By: Uncle Todd