Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
nope, i guess you forgot all the players we had on that team already. mostly on defense.
and we were a pretty dominant defensive team
I wonder what excuse you will say at the end of the season when JH loses the conference again.
"San Francisco's .359 winning percentage over that time frame topped only the Browns, Raiders, and Lions"
"Under the likes of Erickson, Mike Nolan, and Mike Singletary, the 49ers went 46–82, failing to produce even a single winning season. San Francisco's .359 winning percentage over that time frame topped only the Browns, Raiders, and Lions — not exactly model franchises in the modern NFL."
"It was comically bad at times. For instance, the 2005 offense, predominantly led by rookie Alex Smith, was historically inept and Smith produced one of the worst seasons Football Outsiders has measured. For an organization and fan base that had experienced nothing but success for two-plus decades, it was perhaps the darkest stretch in franchise history. You have to go back to the late 1970s to find another period that comes close. The 49ers posted a .331 winning percentage in the eight years preceding their first Super Bowl victory in 1981, having experienced only brief runs of success to that point."
"San Francisco's offense improved from 24th to 11th in points scored; from 24th to 18th in offensive DVOA. Those are modest improvements to be sure, but those numbers don't capture the significance of the changes on that side of the ball. Harbaugh constructed a conservative, power-rushing attack that masked his player's many weaknesses and accentuated their strengths. Most impressively, Harbaugh turned Alex Smith into a competent quarterback."
"By any measure, Smith was one of the worst quarterbacks in football prior to Harbaugh's arrival. That Smith lasted five seasons with the team is nothing short of miraculous considering his production. Smith had never finished higher than 27th in DVOA among quarterbacks and his offenses ranked in the bottom third of the league every season he was with the team. It's hard to imagine a quarterback getting more opportunities after playing as poorly as Smith had for such an extended stretch of time.
Under Harbaugh's tutelage in 2011, Smith posted career highs in every meaningful passing metric, finishing the season 14th in DVOA. As a unit, San Francisco's passing offense improved from 24th to 13th in DVOA, their highest ranking since the final days of Jeff Garcia and Terrell Owens."
We had some players but needed a hc and he took those players and developed them. Denial if you think it wasn't a mistake or the impact Harbaugh really has..
You also forgot Alex Smith owes Jim Harbaugh big.
The 49ers were ready to trade Alex in 2010 to start fresh. Jim Harbaugh turned Alex career around.
Jim Harbaugh could easily have said let's get a new Qb and start fresh but he didn't.. That shows his true genius. Guess where he took the niners in 2012...
[ Edited by Wu-5Rings on Jun 26, 2018 at 5:33 AM ]