Paraag Marathe Thread

I can't believe this douche is one of the persons deciding the future of the 49ers were f#cked.

Originally posted by nothing03:
I can't believe this douche is one of the persons deciding the future of the 49ers were f#cked.

Don't worry, he's very paraagmatic.

Originally posted by nothing03:
I can't believe this douche is one of the persons deciding the future of the 49ers were f#cked.

what are u talking about? Don't you remember he was removed from all football related operations last season? Jed said so!

http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2017/01/18/paraag-marathe-described-as-impediment-to-49ers-in-nfl-circles/

From David Fucillo

Tim Kawakami
✔@timkawakami

Sounds like there was at least one major problem when McDaniels and Riddick started negotiations with the 49ers. That'd be: Paraag Marathe.

And yes, there were some negotiations between the 49ers and McDaniels, who was Jed's guy from the outset.

As discussed last week, McDaniels proved to be the best 49ers candidate by understanding exactly what's wrong with the 49ers. And exiting.

Three questions: 1) Is Kyle Shanahan more comfortable w/Marathe's role than McDaniels was? 2) If he isn't, will he threaten to walk? And...

3) And if Shanahan demands power over Marathe, in writing, or that Marathe can't negotiate the deal, what does Jed do then?

9:54 AM - 18 Jan 20

Originally posted by NCommand:
From David Fucillo

Tim Kawakami
✔@timkawakami

Sounds like there was at least one major problem when McDaniels and Riddick started negotiations with the 49ers. That'd be: Paraag Marathe.

And yes, there were some negotiations between the 49ers and McDaniels, who was Jed's guy from the outset.

As discussed last week, McDaniels proved to be the best 49ers candidate by understanding exactly what's wrong with the 49ers. And exiting.

Three questions: 1) Is Kyle Shanahan more comfortable w/Marathe's role than McDaniels was? 2) If he isn't, will he threaten to walk? And...

3) And if Shanahan demands power over Marathe, in writing, or that Marathe can't negotiate the deal, what does Jed do then?

9:54 AM - 18 Jan 20

Originally posted by TheHYDE49er:
http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2017/01/18/paraag-marathe-described-as-impediment-to-49ers-in-nfl-circles/

And according to a report from Pro Football Talk, Marathe's involvement in the power structure is considered an "impediment" to the club in league circles.

Despite the widespread popular belief that the 49ers are currently the most dysfunctional team in football, the thinking in league circles is that, with some tweaks, the G.M. and coaching jobs could be desirable. The impediment to attracting their preferred candidates isn't owner Jed York; apparently, it's Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Football Operations Paraag Marathe.

Marathe is, as a practical matter, the Russ Brandon of the 49ers. The only difference is that the 49ers make no secret of Marathe's influence over the football operations.


Put simply, Marathe has influence, along with the ear of ownership. He's been there for 16 years, and he has transcended the bubble of accountability in which coaches and General Managers reside. And that's precisely the kind of dynamic coaches and General Managers try to avoid.

Shanahan is embracing it because, as his final package will demonstrate, he leveraged the team's desperation to his full advantage. Moving forward, however, it's an elephant in the room that may be serving as an oversized anchor.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by TheHYDE49er:
http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2017/01/18/paraag-marathe-described-as-impediment-to-49ers-in-nfl-circles/

And according to a report from Pro Football Talk, Marathe's involvement in the power structure is considered an "impediment" to the club in league circles.

Despite the widespread popular belief that the 49ers are currently the most dysfunctional team in football, the thinking in league circles is that, with some tweaks, the G.M. and coaching jobs could be desirable. The impediment to attracting their preferred candidates isn't owner Jed York; apparently, it's Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Football Operations Paraag Marathe.

Marathe is, as a practical matter, the Russ Brandon of the 49ers. The only difference is that the 49ers make no secret of Marathe's influence over the football operations.


Put simply, Marathe has influence, along with the ear of ownership. He's been there for 16 years, and he has transcended the bubble of accountability in which coaches and General Managers reside. And that's precisely the kind of dynamic coaches and General Managers try to avoid.

Shanahan is embracing it because, as his final package will demonstrate, he leveraged the team's desperation to his full advantage. Moving forward, however, it's an elephant in the room that may be serving as an oversized anchor.

This is what will always be the problem. If Maraathe is involved in football decisions, then he should be held accountable for the crap decisions the 49ers have made. Problem is that he appears to be above accountability and above being "dismissed". It is a huge crutch this team has put itself in.

The next Head Coach and General Manager cannot make this team their own if Paraage is dabbling in football decisions. So far, it seems that he is since he makes up 1/3 of the team that will hire the GM/HC.

I don't know, it's just a weird dynamic. If a VPO is involved in football decisions, which his title infers, and he is not held accountable for the terrible decisions this team has made once they have cleared house on the HC/GM, then who is accountable?

Honestly, the anti-Marathe sentiment at the moment seems overly personal.

TK is so butthurt that Jed/Marathe were able to get a win again. (He was the same way when they were able to get Harbaugh and was able to get the stadium done). While TK has his moments, this certainly isn't one of them. None of these tweets he's sending out are based on having a source. They are all based on his gut and personal feelings about who Jed York and Paraag Marathe are as people. And in some ways he may be right. However, TK being SO anti-Jed York and anti-Marathe to this degree just betrays his extremely prejudiced and subjective view of the situation. Even if - IF - Shanahan somehow made demands about Marathe's role in such an abrasive manner, there's no reason to think they'd ever publicly disclose it.

I mean, to TK it's not possible - to any degree - that the lack of GM matchups for McDaniels relative to Shanahan was the primary factor in Shanny getting the job. No, it has to be a negative reason (McDaniels hates Marathe) rather than a positive reason (more GM candidates wanted to work with Shanahan).

So what that does is allow TK to throw all this spaghetti at the wall, and then one of two things happens: 1. Years down the road there is conflict, and TK gets to play the "I called it" game that it would all fall apart. 2. Years down the road the relationship between Shanahan/GM/Marathe/York is harmonious, and TK gets to play the "I called it" game by insinuating that Shanahan put Marathe/York in their place.

Of course, reality is that if all parties end up spending years in harmony and success it's probably because they all rationally and calmly discussed what the roles would be, and whatever the roles are are the ones they ended up staying within. But there's no clickbait drama with such realities, so Conspiracy Theory Kawakami is what we get.

There's a middle ground there somewhere.

Football guys don't like to be controlled or undermined by stat geeks.

Marathe needs to work on contracts and stay the hell out of football decisions. Yorks need to make that CRYSTAL clear to everyone including Paraag. I don't care if he's Jed's BFF/lover whatever...there's a line and Paraag needs to be on the other side of it.

Originally posted by genus49:
There's a middle ground there somewhere.

Football guys don't like to be controlled or undermined by stat geeks.

Marathe needs to work on contracts and stay the hell out of football decisions. Yorks need to make that CRYSTAL clear to everyone including Paraag. I don't care if he's Jed's BFF/lover whatever...there's a line and Paraag needs to be on the other side of it.

Exactly. My point is that while I'm sure that is all being defined with Shanahan and the new GM in the previous and upcoming discussions, I doubt it's gonna be a super impassioned discussion. Rather, it'll be one of calm viewpoints and eventual reasoned agreements about the boundaries and roles, etc.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by TheHYDE49er:
http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2017/01/18/paraag-marathe-described-as-impediment-to-49ers-in-nfl-circles/

And according to a report from Pro Football Talk, Marathe's involvement in the power structure is considered an "impediment" to the club in league circles.

Despite the widespread popular belief that the 49ers are currently the most dysfunctional team in football, the thinking in league circles is that, with some tweaks, the G.M. and coaching jobs could be desirable. The impediment to attracting their preferred candidates isn't owner Jed York; apparently, it's Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Football Operations Paraag Marathe.

Marathe is, as a practical matter, the Russ Brandon of the 49ers. The only difference is that the 49ers make no secret of Marathe's influence over the football operations.


Put simply, Marathe has influence, along with the ear of ownership. He's been there for 16 years, and he has transcended the bubble of accountability in which coaches and General Managers reside. And that's precisely the kind of dynamic coaches and General Managers try to avoid.

Shanahan is embracing it because, as his final package will demonstrate, he leveraged the team's desperation to his full advantage. Moving forward, however, it's an elephant in the room that may be serving as an oversized anchor.

NCommand, you're one of the better, more football-knowledgeable posters in here...why even bother posting anything from Florio or Kawakami? They both have their own anti-49ers agendas they display on a frequent basis (which exposes them negatively). Living here in the Bay Area all of my life, I unfortunately hear too much from Kawakami as it is, even though I try to avoid his mostly BS rhetoric at all costs. He's been offering it here unfortunately for quite awhile ever since he came to this area. He is a click-bait pro, I'll give him that. Whenever he's on CSN Bay Area, I just immediately turn the channel.

Originally posted by Jcool:
Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Somehow missed this in mid December. Wow. Much respect for 49ers' Exec Paraag Marathe:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/821400937688367104

Yeah, it was on the WZ front page.

Originally posted by LottDMontanaO:
NCommand, you're one of the better, more football-knowledgeable posters in here...why even bother posting anything from Florio or Kawakami? They both have their own anti-49ers agendas they display on a frequent basis (which exposes them negatively). Living here in the Bay Area all of my life, I unfortunately hear too much from Kawakami as it is, even though I try to avoid his mostly BS rhetoric at all costs. He's been offering it here unfortunately for quite awhile ever since he came to this area. He is a click-bait pro, I'll give him that. Whenever he's on CSN Bay Area, I just immediately turn the channel.

Thank you...and agreed. However, there has been big time concerns about his "meddlings" and role within this organization that, if you go back and read through this thread (lots of other quality sources outside of TK & Florio), is VERY concerning esp. if we not only want to start heading in the right direction, but stay there.

Originally posted by zonkers:

Originally posted by Jcool:
Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter

Somehow missed this in mid December. Wow. Much respect for 49ers' Exec Paraag Marathe:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/821400937688367104

Yeah, it was on the WZ front page.

To be fair, there was probably far less traffic here in mid-December than there is right now. Positive news about a future exciting coach hire ->>>>> being in the middle of a terrible 13-game losing streak in a forgettable season.