McCloughan and His Bartab Head to Seattle

Jun 22, 2010 4 Comments by Niner Pundit

ESPN is reporting that the Seattle Seahawks have hired former GM Scot McCloughan to a senior level personnel position.

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Baalke: He is Not a McCloughan Clone

Apr 10, 2010 3 Comments by Niner Pundit

He is not a McCloughan clone at all, one team insider said. He is not married to the Ron Wolf philosophy of focusing on bigger, stronger players from big-time schools like Scot was…

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Absolut Scot

Mar 26, 2010 8 Comments by Niner Pundit

Well this is certainly interesting. Today on KNBR, Damon Bruce said that former GM Scot McCloughan’s personal problem was alcoholism. Bruce mentioned that McCloughan missed meetings at the combine, and also showed up drunk to a couple of meetings.
So that explains everything. I wonder many shots of liquor did Scott McCloughan take before drafting Kentwan [...]

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McCloughan Given Leave of Absence

Mar 18, 2010 13 Comments by Niner Pundit

The status of Scot McCloughan is up in the air. Is he gone or is he on a leave of absence. At this time majority of reports mention leave of absence.

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WTF? McCloughan May Be Stepping Down

Mar 17, 2010 6 Comments

Matt Maiocco is reporting that GM Scot McCloughan may be resigning his position just a mere 5 weeks before the draft.

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Pitbulls Around San Francisco Rejoice

Jun 10, 2009 2 Comments

For those out there that haven’t heard, according to GM Scot McCloughan the 49ers will not pursue ex-con Michael Vick.

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Nice McCloughan Draft Article

Apr 28, 2009 Comments Off

Michael Silver of Yahoo Sports has a nice article talking about how McCloughan went about the draft and the process through it all.
“I know who I want, and it’s Michael Crabtree,” McCloughan had answered instantly. “To me he’s a home run, an impact player who gives us something we don’t have. Now, I realize he’s [...]

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Hey Scot, Fox Sports Says you Suck at the Draft

Apr 23, 2009 1 Comment

John Czarnecki of Fox Sports listed the Top/Bottom 5 Draft Minds and our own Scot McCloughan got rated 2nd overall in the bottom. Congrats McCloughan. What is worse is Scot was ranked worse than Al Davis.
2. Scot McCloughan, 49ers general manager — McCloughan isn’t totally responsible for the failures of first-round picks Alex Smith and [...]

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Mike & Scot: A Love Story

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Smith Unlikely to be Back in 09

Sep 04, 2008 6 Comments

Scot McCloughan is on record as saying that if Alex Smith hasn’t taken over the starting role by the end of the season, he will not be back in 2009.

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McCloughan Takes a Closer Look at the Anti-Banta-Cain

Mar 11, 2008 26 Comments

Auburn defensive end Quentin Groves worked out for pro scouts yesterday, which included 49ers General Manager Scot McCloughan. Groves weighed in ten pounds lighter (249) then he did at the combine (259).

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3-4, 4-3 or Both?

Mar 06, 2008 42 Comments

Matthew Barrows of the Sacramento Bee had a post on his blog where he talked with Scot McCloughan on a conference call and the talk of defense came up and this is what Scot had to say regarding the addition of Justin Smith.

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Get Cameron on a Plane Now…

Jan 03, 2008 38 Comments

Reports everywhere are saying Cam Cameron’s days as the Dolphins head coach are done. If I’m McCloughan, Nolan, or whoever the hell is actually calling the shots. As soon as the axe gets dropped on Cameron (which KNBR just reported Mort said has happened) I send a private jet, strippers, and Frank Gore down to Miami to [...]

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Scot and Nolan: A Love Story

Jan 02, 2008 21 Comments

I just finished watching the 49ers press conference today and if they were to make a sequel to Brokeback Mountain, Scot McCloughan and Mike Nolan would have the starring roles. There was so much manlove between the two I was uncomfortable. Scot played the PC role to a ‘T’ and Mike Nolan came off as [...]

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