Originally posted by CoachMike:
I attempted to explain the inevitable last week before it happened. It was not well received. Someone referred to me as "braniac" because "I could not understand we are only six months into a rebuilding process". First, we are 3.5 years into a rebuilding process we were told would start with Harbaugh leaving. This is an old marketing strategy used by teams like the Jets and Cleveland and Raiders until lucrative move to Vegas was on the horizon. York has been told by his silicone valley "geniuses" with lap tops doing their thinking for them that it is more lucrative to always be in this mode than actually paying for players that one could win with like a QB. OL or DB impact player. This organization is not run by football people and that is why Harbaugh left. Lynch is a more personable Matt Millen and KS has no experience as a head coach. It will be cheaper to replace both in 3 years than pay enough players to win. Lastly, it is hard to argue we would not be farther along in the "rebuilding" process if we had kept Chip Kelly, given him his choice of QB's that were available, shored up the OL and paid some receivers that do not have hands like feet and hired a competent defensive coordinator. A lot of 49er fans were fooled by the spate of "close games" but as I pointed out those games were not close. They were a combination of teams playing down to the level of competition then putting the inferior team away as needed. I began to see this when serviceable players like Quentin Dial and Ahmad Brooks were let go. The end result is we again have become a team no one wants to play for especially after the way Navorro Bowman was treated to save a few bucks. To be viable as a team you must be able to demonstrate the ability to win games at some point. My point now is the same as before yesterday; this team is not getting better and the players are not better than past few years. Kirk Cousins would be a meaningless addition with that defense.The Yorks have gaffled (some of) us again.
I can't say that I agree with hardly a single thing you said here. Harbaugh was a head case. While I certainly appreciate what he accomplished, short of losing a Super Bowl that is, I wasn't sorry to see him go. Tomsula was overmatched and I never liked the Kelly hire. The team is playing better than they did under Kelly though that obviously isn't reflected in the standings. No question that they took a huge step backwards yesterday but to my mind that is just all part of the process this year. First time coaches, first time GM, a talent depleted roster with a lot of young players. There is going to be a steep learning curve for all of these guys but I haven't seen anything yet this year that suggests they don't have a good chance of getting where they want to go.
There was some real innovative play design on the offense yesterday. Beathard took a beating but hung there in and hopefully learned a few things that will help him in the future. the team didn't look like it quit and seemed to be battling on just about every possession. Bill Walsh said that you can scheme offense but that you need talent on defense. Obviously they are still going to need more help on that side of the ball but it's not all going to happen in one year. The jury is still out on Saleh but I don't have any real complaints about Lynch and Shanahan at this point. The team wasn't going to go anywhere this year so I can honestly say that their record doesn't bother me at all. I see a lot of things to like in what they are doing offensively. It's a young team across the board and they all need to learn what it takes to win in this league so this season will be a huge test and lesson for them. Hopefully they'll come out on the other side with the experience and determination they need to be better next year. Go Niners!!
