Once Again, Lil' Jed Shows He Has NO Clue

Stay classy, Candlestick.

It's been very entertaining listening to local sports radio today. I've yet to hear one host or caller that isn't ripping apart the Niners and Raiders organizations for their lack of foresight and control during the melees that occurred during last Saturday night's game.

Violence at Candlestick has become a huge problem due to the steady increase of thugs and hooligans who have been running rampant throughout this crumbled facility during the past ten years. Instead of addressing the problem for what it is, Lil' Jed has a different approach: more regular-season games (which, incidentally, would create more revenue-generating opportunities to line his pockets):


"I think when you have a preseason game, when you don't have your regular-season ticket holders coming to the game, I think that plays a big factor into it," York said. He said that's another reason why the NFL wants to eliminate some preseason games in favor of 18 regular-season games.
(Courtesy of ProFootballTalk.com)

Hey Jed - how about you beef up your security staff and monitor all of the folks who are causing trouble in the parking lots before they enter the stadium gates? How about you hire some security personnel that could actually stop a fight in the stands?  How about you operate a zero-tolerance policy on this behavior in your facility?  How about you remove the requirement for season ticket holders to PURCHASE full-price tickets to these exhibition contests, thus ensuring that none of the human waste, filth and garbage that attends these events only does so because they've received free tickets from people who don't want them?

Nah - why don't you just use this as an opportunity to jump up on your soapbox and tell everybody how an 18 game regular season would prevent all fan violence across the league, instead. That will solve everything. Except for the fact that there will STILL be two preseason games played each season. But hey - half as many preseason games would mean half as many opportunities for lowlife degenerates to shoot and beat the crap out of other fans at the game.

Half as much is still 100% too much.

The 49ers have stood idly by for nearly 15 years as their game day fanbase has deteriorated into it's current sorry state. Now they have to deal with it.

GORE UPDATE: Hey Frank - I really appreciate how hard you've played for the 49ers over the past several years, but if you think a 28-year-old running back with two reconstructed knees coming off an injury-shortened 2010 season has ANY leverage for getting a new contract or demanding a trade, I have a bridge to sell you.