No, former 49ers general manager Scot McCloughan has not turned into a thinner version of boastful New York Jets coach Rex Ryan.McCloughan told CSNBayArea.com in a brief phone conversation Friday afternoon that he was merely being light-hearted when he "predicted" a decisive Seattle Seahawks victory over the 49ers to Yahoo! Sports.RELATED: Seattle's McCloughan confident vs. 49ers
"It was done in a joking manner," McCoughan said.The article, written by Michael Silver, states McCloughan was laughing when he said, "They come to our place Christmas Eve, and we're going to beat the hell out of 'em."After serving as the 49ers' top personnel man for more than five years, McCloughan now works under Seahawks general manager John Schneider with the title senior personnel executive.REWIND: How the 49ers were built
McCloughan, whom 49ers president Jed York fired in March of 2010, said he has a lot of respect for many individuals in the 49ers organization "from the ownership on down." McCloughan still lives in the Bay Area, where he'll remain to watch Saturday's game on television, he said.Thirteen of the current 49ers' starters were acquired during McCloughan's tenure as the team's personnel chief.
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