Mike Nolan on Kevan Barlow: ' ... Get Him Out of Here'

And the lover's spat between Mike Nolan and Kevan Barlow continues. Last year, the 49ers traded the disappointing running back to the Jets. Barlow, the consummate professional, ~~acknowledged that he knew it was a business decision~~ compared Nolan to Hitler, which isn't fair, because there's no way Nolan could pull off that mustache.

Well, if anything rubs Nolan the wrong, it must be being compared to genocidal dictators (talk about having a thin skin). He used the subject of Zak Keasey, a Princeton linebacker (Jersey represent!) the 49ers converted to fullback, to offer this on Barlow:

"I don't want a talented guy just because he's talented," Nolan said. ... "Kevan Barlow has some talent, but he's just -- get him out of here. And you have guys like Zak Keasey, who just has a heart of gold. The son of a gun just might make it because he's tough as nails."

I like Nolan, but c'mon, talk about getting it wrong. Kevan Barlow doesn't have talent.

By the way, the draft pick that the 49ers received for Barlow? They dealt it to Seattle for Darrell Jackson. So the 49ers essentially traded Kevan Barlow for Darrell Jackson. As long as Jackson doesn't go all Najeh Davenport on the 49ers locker room, I think it's safe to say the 49ers won that deal.