Jim Steiner
Jim Steiner
happened time
No time soon. This all happened so quickly.
announcing came following hour labor monday quickly retirement together week
The retirement thing came down very quickly with Jerry. It came a week ago Saturday, and by the following Monday Labor Day he was announcing his retirement. We had about an hour together before that happened.
aware time
For the first time we as Americans were acutely aware of what you do,
happen talked
I think it will happen at some point. We just don't know when. We haven't talked to the 49ers yet.
strange
I really don't know. It's just one of those strange occurrences.
guess
I guess that could occur. But that's not likely.
happen talked
I think it will happen at some point, ... We just don't know when. We haven't talked to the 49ers yet.
goal
That's what his goal was. That's what he wanted.
hour last night thursday
It'll probably go down to the last hour Thursday night.
add issue
They've got an issue with the cap. As it is right now, they can't add without subtracting.
choice definitely seattle
They definitely wanted to do this. And Seattle was Shaun's first choice all along.
business contract possibly
He has done everything he can possibly do to warrant a new contract with Seattle. But that's the business of the NFL.
calling cap cloak decision hook letting personnel players versus younger
This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers. It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play.
anybody career stake starter whether
What's at stake is his career as a starter in the NFL, ... whether it's with 49ers or anybody else.