"That 2011 draft netted the 49ers a total AV of 101 and a 20.2 average AV per season, second behind the previous class. The 2011 group also landed them a Pro Bowler and All-Pro in Aldon Smith. Smith, of course, is no longer with the 49ers. It also landed them Colin Kaepernick, who was the choice of Jim Harbaugh.
From a production standpoint, the 2012 draft might as well not have even happened. That draft should have landed the 49ers a couple of starters in 2016. Instead, it totaled an AV of five. FIVE. Below average players do that in one season. The 49ers entire draft class did that over a course of three seasons.
On top of that, none of the seven members of the 2012 draft class is still in San Francisco, and only one of them (Joe Looney) is still even in the NFL."
"From 2011 to 2015, the 49ers should have been restocking to prepare for the coming exodus of veteran players. While the team thrived, making three straight conference title games and a Super Bowl, the foundation for the future had far too many cracks."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/ninerswire.usatoday.com/2016/10/15/a-definitive-look-at-49ers-general-manager-trent-baalkes-failings-in-the-nfl-draft/amp/
Our window was from 2012-2014...
Question: What is a coach supposed to do when garbage is being drafted or for the 2013 season no players to help the super bowl team?
Question: Was baalke even present at the draft?
Question: What can a coach do with zero players in a whole draft class that amounted to couch and cheetoes material?
Question: Is a GM supposed to take off on draft days during a Super bowl window?
Question: Who most likely had us contending, Harbaugh's coaching or baalkes non-drafting???
[ Edited by Wu-5Rings on Jun 25, 2018 at 2:13 PM ]