Jimmy Ward

 He's a funny guy. One thing Grant does well and that's interview. I don't know if anyone caught his interview with Jimmy Ward during the offseason, but one topic that came up was the lack of respect by the Rams. Well, it's no coincidence he has provided us with a story about the former 49ers GM, Trent Baalke as we pay him, and his Jacksonville Jaguars a little visit. This is what he had to say:

 “I still think about the day that, I think it was after the [New York] Giants game, playing cover-3,” Ward recalled. “He came up to me and was like, ‘Jimmie, you don’t know how to play cover-3?’ I’m like ‘I'm the buzz player. I’m doing the right thing. You need to look at your other guys. Who ever is in the hook be pushing the hook on the slant.’ That’s something I’ll never forget.

“I couldn’t say that back then. I can say it now, because the players aren’t here, and Trent isn’t here. [I thought] ‘I know I’m a rookie so you’re going to pin it on me but I can’t play the hook and the buzz.’ All right, but shout out to Trent. I wanted to get that off my chest. I’ve been waiting for eight years to get that off my chest.”

Baalke seemed to think he was a secondary coach or something. I know some on here questioned whether or not Lynch should call players out, and I thought it was perfectly fine given he wears a gold jacket. Here's what Ward had to say regarding the GM being around practice fields and such:

"The sighting of a general manager on the practice field is never a good sign. It usually is an indicator to the players that something less than positive is afoot".  “John was a player though, he can’t help it,” Ward said. “He has the gold jacket, and that’s the difference. Trent never played, right? You can’t keep John off the field. John probably still wants to play. He really doesn’t say too much.”

This adds a little intrigue to this matchup. Makes it a little more personal. Should be a great game!