From the 49er management press conference - head coach Steve Mariucci expressed a desire to become vice president of operations for the 49ers, and management said no and then they parted ways. 49er General manager Terry Donahue mentions that owner Dr. John York said there were philosophical differences in the way he and Mariucci wanted the operation run. Interesting. Hey they let George Sieffert go, and he had most winning percentage of any head football coach at the time.

Someone on ESPN once said of the SF Bay Area, "the pressure cooker that is San Francisco Bay Area sports". I guess ESPN was right.