Time to hit the reset button: The San Francisco 49ers going forward
by David Fucillo on Feb 8, 2010 7:00 AM PST
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PrintNow that we have a new Super Bowl champion, it's only fitting that we shoe-horn the 49ers into the middle of this story. The 49ers and Saints are drastically different teams so generally speaking it's hard to find similarities between them. Nonetheless, the completion of the Super Bowl means we get to hit the reset button on the 49ers 8-8 season.
With everybody back to 0-0, and with free agency and the draft just around the corner, I thought it'd be fun to open up a general discussion about how far people think the 49ers are from once again raising the Lombardi Trophy. I suppose we could make this about getting back to the Super Bowl, but when you're 5-0 in Super Bowls (don't forget that Steelers fans!), you don't get excited going to Super Bowls...you get excited winning them! (ok I'd be excited just to go at this point)
A few weeks ago I was approached by the blog SimonOnSports to answer a few questions related to the 49ers 2009 season, their offseason, and the near future. In that Q&A Simon asked me when the 49ers would next be in the Super Bowl. My response:
I'll go with 2011. This offseason heading into the 2010 season is a big one and hopefully the team will beef up the offensive line. If they can make the playoffs in 2010, I could see them taking that next big step in 2011. Of course, a lot of that is dependent on Alex Smith actually becoming a legit NFL quarterback. If he can do that, I'm gonna go with 2011.
Many may view 2011 as too optimistic. Some probably think the 49ers will be back in the Super Bowl next season. I won't begrudge either side their opinion. After all, teams make huge turnarounds very quickly (see the 1999 Rams), other teams drag along in mediocrity for years, and others turn into playoff teams but can't quite make the leap into the Super Bowl (see the Chargers as long as Norv Turner is head coach).
The question is where will the 49ers be in the next few years, and what kind of team will they become under Coach Singletary? I've posted a poll, although it's probably not all that easy to answer. You might think 2012, but if a few things go right, maybe it happens sooner. Or, a few things go wrong and the team remains in its current drought for the foreseeable future.
So, without going too much into the minutiae we discuss on a day-to-day basis, how far away are the San Francisco 49ers from the mountaintop?
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I went for 2012
I think in the 2009 draft Coach Singletary decided that next season would be the year that we win the division and get back to the playoffs,hopefully as far as the divisional games(or further of course).
The following year Nate Davis takes over as QB but his inexperience means we fall short in the playoffs again – but overall our team has strengthened. However, come 2012 we are primed for a run all the way with an extremely strong team, and now with a years experience underneath him, Davis takes us to the SB.
by Ninerfromacrossthepond on Feb 8, 2010 7:55 AM PST reply actions
And now...back to your regularly scheduled program...
The Niners are a tough team to figure out. But, I’ll try to frame them as best I can. The Niners can get back to the Super Bowl….only if they make the right choices in the next few years. First off…at quarterback….Donovan McNabb. Getting McNabb will go a LONG way forward as his skill set at quarterback is YEARS ahead of where Alex Smith is right now. Yes…I’ll continue to play this record until people come to the realization that Smith’s confidence is shot. Yes…he has had mutiple O-Coordinators in his yrs in the Bay, yet, even with all those different minds, he has yet to show anything but marginal improvement. McNabb may be at the tail end of his career. But, if the past few years of older QB’s turning around teams on the cusp of brilliance have shown us anything (see Kurt Warner and Brett Favre.) strike when the iron is hot…..a new broom may look better, but an old one knows where the dirt is.
Many folks believe another area we need to improve in is the return game….enter Josh Cribbs from Cleveland. Josh has made it oh so clear he wants out of Cleveland, so why not a quick stop in the Bay area? Firstly, on ST’s (special teams) he is a beast that can only be matched by Chicago’s Devan Hester in speed and acceleration. Secondly, he’s a true ATHLETE, capable of playing in triple threat positons as Cleveland showed every so often, at QB, HB, and a much underrated receiver.
Lastly at Defensive end…..Osi Umenyora! Another player who has worn out his welcome with his current team and has made no secret that he wants out of his current digs. Acquiring him would give the Niners a scary set of bookends on the defensive side that can pressure the QB on any down and shore up any lingering holes in the running game….an area the Frisco has been gashed in the past couple yrs., even with the moderate improvement the team has displayed.
As things stand, I believe the Niners can get all 3 players for a song and 1/2, however in the longrun, in my opinion they will be well worth it. San Fran should then use the rest of their draft picks (if somehow the only way to procure aformentioned players cost us our 1st rd picks) on a stud offensive lineman and a good safety to play opposite Desean Goldson. The team is set to move into the upper echelon of the NFC West, and put the rest of the division in our rearview for awhile. With the retirement of Kurt Warner now over, the Leinert experiment ongoing (again), Seattle breaking in a college coach with a ton of baggage, and St. Louis still in the midst of rebuilding, the time is now or never to strike! If they can accomplish that, the top of the conference shouldn’t be that far off!
K.C.Edwards -AKA- "THE" DarkkStarr
Sounds like a Madden 2010 offseason
by Blank x2 on Feb 8, 2010 10:09 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Not at all......
Here’s a couple reasons for you:
1) Going into the new season…..NO CBA: As it is…the Niners have a ton of ssalary cap room. But, next year….if there is football….there won’t be one! Which means that San Fran will be sitting in the bird’s eye seat as they did before the salary cap took hold.
2) Winning goes a LONG way: Of the 3 FA’s I mention, only Umenyora has recent success in the NFL. Clearly San Fran is a team on the rise and only a gluton for punishment wouldn’t want to play in Southern Cal. For a team on the cusp of being really good! I know McNabb would love the prospect of finally playing for a team with some good offensive weapons and Cribbs would simply enjoy being on a team that wins SOMETHING! Besides, simply getting rid of Alex Smith would open a large hole in our pocketbook for signing these guys! Now….shoot that down…..UNLESS YOU ARE A GLUTON FOR PUNISHMENT AND ENJOY WATCHING THE REST OF THE LEAGUE LEAVE OUR LITTLE RED WAGON BEHIND BEING HITCHED TO A TIRED HORSE!
K.C.Edwards -AKA- "THE" DarkkStarr
San Fran is not So Cal
Not so at all… A lot of the the Nor Cal people that I’ve talked to in the Bay area don’t much like so cal very much. Though I’d agree with the idea that anyone who doesn’t want to play in the Bay area is pretty insane.
TEXAS FIGHT
Mcnabb’s not happening, get over it. The Eagles ARE NOT looking to deal him, and garaunteed it would take at least one of our first round picks to get him, among other things, and it would be one of the stupidest moves the FO could take to get rid of any of our picks right now. We are a young, up-and-coming team, who would only help ourselves to add more high end, young talent through the draft. And you need to realize in a 3-4 D, we’re not looking for our D ends to get 12+ sacks a season. Umenyora would be a waste of time and money, seeing as how we have 3 capable OL’s who can rush the passer effectively. (Not to mention the possibility that Brooks could turn into a QB crushing beast) Again, Cribbs would be a waste of pics, as chances are we will address our kick returning problems in the draft as well. This is real life, not a madden franchise. Just because you want players doesn’t mean it’s going to happen
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Feb 8, 2010 1:29 PM PST up reply actions
I Couldn't Disagree More Strongly!
A successful NFL franchise OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD is NOT built by plugging in other team’s castoffs or “available” players; there is a reason why these players become available. This is particularly true of QBs. You mention Warner and Favre. I would argue that Warner was successful for one year for the Cardinals and Favre unsuccessful with both the Jets and the Vikings. The Jets are fortunate to be able to replace Favre through the draft and look where the Cardinals are now. I wouldn’t consider McNabb to be even in the top half of NFL QBs at this stage of his career. And, he never won a SB when at his best. In fact, I can think of several different times in 49er history, before the Montana era, when the 49ers attempted to “move forward” by acquiring a veteran QB (Norm Snead and Steve DeBerg come immediately to mind) and failed miserably every time. Running back? How about OJ Simpson doing absolutely nothing for the 9ers after being great for the Bills. And on and on.
I believe that the right way to build for CONTINUING SUCCESS is primarily through the draft; and, to add occasional free agents IF they are still on the sunny side of 30, still developing, and don’t cost premium draft picks. By the way, this is the exact strategy that Walsh used to build the continuing winners throughout the 1980s.
Let’s use our draft choices to build our own great team, not to pay for past-their-prime veterans!
by 49erFanSince1950 on Feb 8, 2010 2:10 PM PST up reply actions
Getting back to the playoffs depends on if they keep the coaching staff together and the team together… starting with re-signing key players like Franklin.
Getting back to the Superbowl depends on how well they do in this years and next years draft, and the managements willingness to sign a free agent here and there to fill in holes, or beef up the offensive and defensive lines.
So, basically it’s what we’ve all been saying for years, except now the team is finally at that crossroad to either move forward, or return to mediocrity.
Great idea hitting the reset button, Fooch
But Super Bowl talk already? Super Bowl? Super Bowl? (That’s Jim Mora going off on another rant somewhere in a press conference.) I thought making the playoffs was the first step, especially with Smith under center?
Anyway, I actually chose 2013 or beyond because from my perspective, the 49ers still have too many holes not only as a team, but as an organization collectively. I’m sure it’s a fact to real fans who understand everything about the game that you need so many things to go right for you in order to win the big prize. I think anything prior to 2013 is being way too optimistic. In fact, I’m gonna be really bold and say that the 49ers won’t even make the playoffs in 2010 simply because they’re stuck with 1) a quarterback that isn’t good enough, and 2) a head coach that has no idea how to actually coach a team without having to use motivational speeches. As much as I like the guy’s character, he didn’t show me (and I’m sure to many other fans out there as well) anything during the 09-10 regular season. When Matt Maiocco and the guys said that Coach Sing wasn’t an “X’s and O’s” type of guy, I guess they weren’t kidding. Ralph Barbieri says it all the time on the Razor and Mr. T: He’ll either win out and be great with his motivational tactics, or he’ll flame out and be considered a joke (e.g. pulling your pants down to prove some kind of point to your players. Really?). I sure hope it’s not the latter.
But I suppose if fans want to look at the glass half full, they can say that the 49ers will make the playoffs next season (because of the departure of Kurt Warner and Kurt Warner alone), and they’ll make the super bowl the following season after making some moves the previous two offseasons. “What a load of (you know what),” says the skeptical 49er fan.
I don’t think they will, but I’m hoping the 49ers will draft a stud of an offensive lineman in the draft, someone who can come in and produce right away.
by Waiting4JoshMorgan on Feb 8, 2010 8:21 AM PST reply actions
Ohhhhhh that hurt....
But…if you’re going to attack my way of thinking….finish the original statement that went along with it. I gave more reasons for optimisum than just Warner retiring. ( Read original statement: Seattle in flux, Leinart starting again for our chief rival, and St. Louis just trying to gain an identity.) I digress…everyone has a right to an opinion.
K.C.Edwards -AKA- "THE" DarkkStarr
the D!
the only way I can see this team getting to the super bowl in the next 3 years is on the wings of our defense. our offense really only needs to be ‘good enough’. we’re nothing like either team that played yesterday.
In terms of development- a good offensive line + Alex learning to limit turnovers- that is all our offense needs to put the 21 points on the board that we’d require per game.
Defensively- if we can snag Berry, let’s do it. If he’s really the guaranteed talent that he’s hyped to be, he should be a game changer by year3.
'''''' Wow one dude is hella optimistic thr other dude all out depressing lmbao '''''
‘’’ Damm i gotta always come in hereand straighten you dudes out ‘’ but i picked next year 2010 thats a trip we’ve been dealing with mediocre coaches on and off mostly 90% off this decade and we finally get a smell of winning we wonna bury a coack because hes not a x and os kind of coach that x and os can be overatted some of the best x and oooss coaches our at home doing the same thing im doing holding nothing but ‘’’ my nuts ‘’’ wishing it was a superb’owl i do believe having some kind of tactical skill in them but i look at it with momentum , coaching , luck , skill, and hard work put that i any order you want and you have the chance 2 win a superbowl .You can argue if we don’t give up that hell mary 2 farve what would of happen then a trent dilfer type of superbowl with shaun hill lol but 4 reall i do feel you that those H.O.F speeches can wear thin if you’rre not winning but i even bringing up this kind of question shows we’ve away from that nolan era and all the duds before nolan who we’re xs and oss coaches i’m not trying 2 jump all on you because i don’t feel like we need 2 go out and spend all our cap money on 2 or 3 30 something high priced free agents well maybe 1 or 2 i do feel like we have a nice nuclues of players we almost beat indy and minnesota who should of beat the saints i know 2010 may be a reach but dammit im gonna reach every year and that’s on thing i know singletery got these niners thinking every game because if you start thinking or saying ‘’ yea we’re a few years away ‘’ you will always will be ’’ a few years away ‘’ i just watched caldwell sit there and watch his team flush a ten point lead slip through his hands and what was he doing over there that same looking face were he had crows feet lmao ( that’s frowning 4 men) no real emotion you got 2 show some kind of fire ‘’ its the superbowl dummy ’’ singletery may not be a belichich or a mike shannahah a holgrem but he’s been around the game just as long as they have and played the game at the HIGHEST level you can play it he’s not a bobble head like that stiff who just got fired in washington and he doesn’t kneel down looking out 2 the field with that blank stare like nolan use 2 do over and over loss after loss if this team does regresses with all the talent and heart that we have i will be THE FIRST 2 to say get ass out of here but 4 right now im rollin with winning it all this next season and thats the same damm thing singletery is telling his right here right now ……………
punctuation
Seriously, you need to use at least some minimal amount of punctuation. I saw one period in there. People simply are not going to read your comments (and thus there won’t be many responses to it) if you don’t break it down in a better way. At the very least break it up into 2 or 3 paragraphs.
by David Fucillo on Feb 8, 2010 10:51 AM PST up reply actions
Note to self...
…allow alcohol from previous night to leave body before posting next time.
I feel the English language’s pain from that brutal beating it just took.
by Blank x2 on Feb 8, 2010 11:54 AM PST via mobile up reply actions
Come on man...
Did you even read that before you posted it? Did you actually think any intelligent human being could comprehend that crap you just spewed all over this page? The few thoughts I can dicipher from that pile make absolutely no sense. Go to school, take a few english and grammar classes, study up on your football and niner knowledge, then come back and try to type like a big boy who’s mommy didn’t drop him on his head so much.
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Feb 8, 2010 1:31 PM PST up reply actions
Playoffs first then maybe whispers of a SB appearance
The 49ers are currently a middle-of-the-pack team in the NFL as they are not close to being in the elite group of perennial playoff contenders such as the Colts, Pats, Eagles and Chargers, but they are also not close to the bunch of losing teams that are quite a distance away to even have a shot at a .500 season such as the Raiders, Rams, Lions and Browns.
The Saints before this year were very inconsistent on a yearly, maybe weekly, basis even with Brees as their QB since 2006. I don’t think the 49ers can build a offense like them but I feel SF has the better rushing offense and likely a better defense going forward. Looking at the NFC West sans Warner and possibly Boldin, I am hoping for a Charger-style takeover of the whole division for the next few years that their foes (Rams 99-03, Seahawks 04-07, Cards 08-09) have done in the past.
Once they have reached the playoffs then it’s a whole different ballgame and that’s when things become more unpredictable. The Saints were one Favre short run away from possibly elimination after being dominated by the Vikings at their own home to shutting down the best QB of his era in the Super Bowl en route to a convincing victory.
Win the inning.
We've at least became the favorite in the division...
With the retiring of Kurt Warner, the 49ers end up becoming the favorite. That being said, there is no reason that we shouldn’t make the playoffs next year. However, we’ve got to at least get to that step first before we even talk about making the SB.
At this current point we’ve gotta address many many needs. In your poll I voted farther away than the 2013 season because I think we’ve got huge holes that are needed to get to the SB.
I think we’ve got a ton of things we need to improve before we can consider the SB. Mainly I want to see how Alex Smith does next season with Jimmy Raye as coordinator. After that, I would love to see a rebuilt offensive line built around Buluga and Staley. Then another DE pass rusher (Julius Peppers would be so very nice along side Justin Smith). After that, we need LB’s that are actual LB’s along side Patrick Willis (Keith Bullock is a FA). Then we’ve gotta get some secondary help.
After we do those sort of things, I wouldn’t be surprised if we made it in 2012, but I don’t think its anytime before that.
At least we are headed in the right direction.
it will probably be awhile
only 1 team from the NFC can make the superbowl, and there are several with more talent and better coaching than the Niners. Anything can happen, but I wouldn’t bet money on it within the next 5 years.
by microwave donut on Feb 8, 2010 12:21 PM PST reply actions
You need a new stadium to be a playoff contender
That’s why you should settle for the current sub-par .500 or below seasons.
No Super Bowl until the new stadium is built. That will be in around 2018.
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Feb 8, 2010 12:55 PM PST reply actions
Do you really believe that?
So the stadium has everything to do with the product on the field. Don’t tell the Saints that. They did it playing in a 35 year old stadium.
The Saints should thank Hurricane Katrina
This is one of the few times the NFL quorum of owners decided to bend the rules due to a plea of compassion for a community devastated by destruction. Otherwise, capital investment is the overriding rule.
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Feb 8, 2010 5:19 PM PST up reply actions
Wow
Did you misplace your tinfoil hat?
Why do you even watch the games if the whole thing is a giant conspiracy?
And if the Saints were making it because of a league conspiracy why why didn’t the Saints go to the Super Bowl in 2006, 2007, or 2008? Why wait ’til the 2009 season to let them go?
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will probably get picked in the first round.
Even if the Pro game is tainted... there are things still worth talking about
The Saints have been in the playoffs for the last couple of years because of Hurricane Katrina. You might want to check if there were any capital improvements to the Superdome also— that would be a factor also.
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Feb 8, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions
?
They were in the playoffs because of Hurricane Katrina? Really?
by David Fucillo on Feb 8, 2010 9:42 PM PST up reply actions
So that's why the Niners haven't made the playoffs in seven years!
They must have realized we don’t get hurricanes in California!!
I don’t even want to know where this dude gets his reasoning from.
by Mangoman1 on Feb 8, 2010 9:53 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
If Eddie Debartolo had the balls to put down $200 million of his own money...
… on the failed San Francisco Stadium, I wouldn’t have so much to rant about.
Take a look over at the Dallas Cowboys. Jerry Jones is an owner with guts because he put $300 million of his own money down on a new Cowboys Stadium. The Cowboys really aren’t THAT good. However, Jerry Jones gets a lot of the credit for putting his football team back into playoff contention. Too bad I can’t say that about the Yorks and DeBartolos.
Yes, it’s because of Hurricane Katrina. The quorum of owners can decide whatever they want in the NFL. They get together and vote on major decisions and where the teams should be placed.
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Feb 8, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions
i think you meant
More Ignorant Statements
"The Football The 49ers Team has The excitement of the bear, the velocity of the deer and strenght of the buffalo.
You are just one of the blind cattle that watch this game
The pro game is tainted by big money. Fairness and competition don’t really count in any pro sport— its the billions of dollars that are generated each season that count the most.
There’s more true competition on a high school football field than in any regular season NFL game. You don’t really see the game. You are the common fool that only looks at the scoreboard and buys all the marketing crap that is fed to you.
"Proving 2nd class ownership is profitable"
by More False Hope on Feb 9, 2010 4:58 PM PST up reply actions
2010 is possible
A few things need to happen:
1) The draft has to break the right way for the 49ers. They need to find answers at RT, S and KR/PR to cover those glaring weakness.
2) Alex needs to make another leap. If he can become Top 10-15ish at QB
3) Crabtree needs to take the sophomore leap into a near Pro Bowl player
4) Chilo and/or Baas have to be more consistent.
I’m convinced if the 49ers can plug that hole at Safety they will be the an elite defense. This year they figured out how to dominate home games. If they can figure out how to bring it on the road than the post season will depend on the offense.
It doesn’t matter to me if we get McNabb or if Alex surprises and starts to play well enough to be called an average NFL QB.(I really don’t want to give up any high picks to get McNabb).
The only thing that can make the Niners a SB contending team is when Nate Davis is ready to start and starts meeting his great potential. As we have seen,SB teams need SB ,elite QB’s,and Nate Davis is the only QB on the roster now that has that potential.If alex starts for a year until Davis is ready or if McNabb comes in and mentors the kid doesn’t really matter.What matters is getting Davis ready as quickly as possible and getting him as much experience as quickly as possible.Alex MIGHT be slightly better than playing Davis now,but even if he plays way over his head,Alex might be able to get us TO the playoffs (with the defense leading the way) but he can’t be a SB winning QB,ever,unless he has just been kidding us for the last few years with his very poor play.
The future is Nate Davis ,or if Nate flops like Alex,then in another QB not yet on the team.
Damn, I'm getting mad again....
The only thing that can make the Niners a SB contending team is when Nate Davis is ready to start and starts meeting his great potential. As we have seen,SB teams need SB ,elite QB’s,and Nate Davis is the only QB on the roster now that has that potential.
It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a thread that had me this irritated….What in Gods name has you believing Nate Davis is a superbowl quality QB???? That is by far and away the most ignorant post i’ve seen on this thread so far. You’re talking about a guy that wasn’t even the QB ON OUR OWN SCOUT TEAM!!!!! He linded up as a DB more than a QB!!!!!! What does that tell you about your “superbowl quality” QB? Where do you see this great potential? From a few meaningless preseason games? I’m not saying he may not be a good quarterback, I’m saying NO ONE KNOWS what kind of potential he has. He’s a thrid stringer and scout team QB at best right now, and his only concern next season should be getting all the practice time he can get. Nate Davis shouldn’t even be mentioned again till after next season, when we’ll have a better idea of his position on this team. Anybody that says Nate should be anything other than what I’ve posted is purely opinion and bias, and has no real merit whatsoever.
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Feb 8, 2010 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
I never said Nate Davis IS a SB QB,I said that Nate is the only QB on our roster now who has the potential to be an elite QB and we all know that you need an elite QB to be in a good position to win a SB (which was the subject of the thread).
Anyone who doesn’t understand that Davis is much more talented than alex(although raw right now) just doesn’t know football,simple as that ! (and let’s remember that Alex still plays like a rather rawe rookie most of the time anyway.
So,as I stated,it’s either going to be Davis or another player not on the roster yet,if we want an elite QB. No guarantees about Davis reaching his great potential.But there is at least hope there,unlike with alex. The only hope anyone has for alex is that he becomes good enough sometime in the future to become slightly better than average,and that would be much better than he is now. I hope alex gets better,but he will never be anything special in the NFL,never.
Be honest,
You hate Alex and would be very disappointed if he doesn’t fail.
please, tell me where and how you’ve seen this potential from Nate Davis. Preseason games? His time at Ball State? Showing his immense knowlege of defensive backfields so well the coaches decided to make him a safety on the scout team rather than QB? I’m sorry, I just find your opinion of Nate to be ignorant. You have no real knowledge of his potetial, other than what he did in college, which as we all know with our current starter, is no way to predict success at the NFL level. I’m not going to say Alex is crazy talented…but come on man, Nate has shown you nothing. You must be related to him or something. And I’m not saying Alex is our QB of the future, in fact, right now I’d say he’s got a very good chance of being gone after next season, but he’s the best we have righ now, no question. And he has the potential (word of the thread, here) to be a top 15 QB next season. Where as Nate Davis mite be…miiiiiiiiiiite be….a top 1,178 QB next year
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Feb 9, 2010 8:45 AM PST up reply actions
How much is Nate paying you to say this??
Kidding. But man, he’s played one preseason in the NFL with third stringers. I hope he becomes all you’ve touted him to be!
just for future reference
you don’t need to add a comma after every three words.
"The Football The 49ers Team has The excitement of the bear, the velocity of the deer and strenght of the buffalo.
I think it'll be 2012
Though I’m hoping 2011.
We should make the playoffs next year and will probably lose the first game.
In 2011 we should go deep in the playoffs
In 2012 the Super Bowl
Yes Drew K, Tim Tebow will probably get picked in the first round.
lol 2011
they might not even be playing football in 2011
DREAM DRAFT:
1a. Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers
1b. CJ Spiller, RB, Clemson
2. Best CB available
3. Freddie Barnes, WR, Bowling Green
by MichaelClutchtree on Feb 8, 2010 6:05 PM PST reply actions
The Niners unfortunately a ways away from the Super Bowl
I consider that our offense is still pretty inept no matter what you say. Throughout the whole season our defense carried us. We only beat teams like the Rams, Seahawks, and Cards because of our defense. And against a terrible Chicago team we forced 4 ints and barely won. In my opinion we are a long ways away until we get a good offensive line. I’m not sold as Jimmy Raye being able to lead our offense and nor am I on Smith leading this offense. We will not succeed as a team until we solidify our offense. Therefore it will take more than a couple of years to build a Super Bowl contending team.
+1
Much easier, all-mighty Megatron, then attacking the real threat...The Autobots moonbase!!
by Brave Neander on Feb 9, 2010 8:47 AM PST up reply actions
you guys must have missed the whole season clearly
first of all i am going to say this the san francisco 49ers are goin to make the playoffs next year an when u make it to the dance anything is possible as the cards showed us the past 2 years an the jets showed us this year…. an on top of that you guys really don understand how much being in a system for more than 1 year helps an offense do u know how relieved alex is goin into an off season with an offense he already knows, now u jus focust on the little things in the offense an just like your girl tells u all the time bobby its the little things that counts. trust our offense will be better this coming year…. an with our offense not leading the league in 3 an outs it will make our defense that much better an if our defense gets any better thats scary for the rest of the league…. sooo im not gonna even talk about the free agents we pick up or the draft picks because that would jus be tooo lovely if we strike gold in any of those phases but jus know u heard it here first the niners will be one of the top teams next year
by brotherhood1107 on Feb 9, 2010 10:35 AM PST reply actions
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