McCarron wins grievance, will be UFA

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(02-16-2018, 12:14 PM)Nately120 Wrote: Ehh, I know I'm a negative Nately, but Mike Brown's history shows a guy who isn't afraid to make or turn down outrageous demands because he knows he's not going to lose his job if it falls through.  Mike Brown turned down offers for Palmer and then lucked into a desperate HC who knew Palmer needing a starting QB immediately during a winning season.  He was content to get nothing for him, but Hue Jackson had a few moments where he had way more control of a franchise than he ever deserved to have.  Lightning in a bottle, it was.

Mike Brown also turned down a plethora of picks so he could draft a QB that had major red flags; gutsy move...wrong move.  No skin off his arse, though right?  Mike Brown wanted more for McCarron than the 49ers paid for the highly sought Garoppolo and it fell through.  Both times he ended up missing out because he placed more value on a player than people who are held accountable for their errors would have.

The guy makes these gutsy moves because he's invincible but every now and then something pays off and he looks like the biggest genius there is.  He's been our GM for 27 years, so I'd expect more success from a good GM in that time span.  This McCarron thing is just the latest example of Mike Brown using his leverage as an untouchable GM to push GM's who can actually get fired if they make the wrong move into a corner.  It didn't work this time.  So it goes.  

Sashi Brown gets the axe, Mike Brown lives on for GM year 28 and counting.   

Well... he's the GM and owner, and I know I wouldn't fire myself lol

But yeah, you're 100% correct.

Not saying he's immune to criticism, but trading is probably lower on the list is all I am saying for the very reason you stated: what does he have to lose? Certainly not his job, so he can be as gutsy as possible with nothing to worry about. I'm sure a lot of GMs would have better luck with trading if they didn't have to be held accountable for their actions (from trade, draft, etc).