Are we headed back to the Dark Years??

But it really does start with the whole Harbaugh-York thing. Harbaugh will not be in San Francisco next year because he thought coaching was only about coaching and nothing else, and York thought it was about coaching and a lot of corporate and political things, and because Harbaugh demanded on winning every argument and because York got tired of having to defer to his coach's tone-deafness. They are sick of each other because they let their strengths work against them rather than for them, because they were too prissy and persnickety to find solutions when making an enemy seemed so much more fun, and they both have justification for feeling that way.You may rest assured, though, that the next coach will not be as good as Harbaugh has been, and that's as good a bet as you will make this offseason. Just as York saved the franchise from the caricature of his father in his time, so did Harbaugh from the caricatures of Dennis Erickson, Mike Nolan and Mike Singletary, and those are historical truths.

Originally posted by bzborow1:
Exactly. People are comparing this team to the one that drafted Alex Smith. Give me a break, people, this thread is getting a little bit ridiculous. This is a team that has been struggling for consistency all season long and that includes playing time with key starters and a decline in some key contributors from previous seasons (Kaep, V.Davis, Crabtree, Gore). What it is not is devoid of talent.

There are some players I'm on the fence about primarily because of their production to contract ratios, including:
- Kaepernick
- Vernon Davis
- Michael Crabtree
- Alex Boone

Kaepernick isn't going anywhere, but there will be some much needed turnover in the off-season. I'm not sure what Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree have been smoking this season, but something will need to change between now and next season to justify their (perceived) contract values. Given his stinker of a year, though, Crabtree may be back on a 1 year deal. Perhaps now there might be more cash for Iupati's extension.

Originally posted by bzborow1:

Originally posted by matt49er:
No way, this team, esp the D has way too much talent. This season has sucked, but for all the injuries (I mean look at the list, Willis, Bowman, I.Williams, Dorsey, Brock, Ward, Kilgore, A.Davis have all missed either all or most of the year). We get those guys back next year, plus we'll add in the IR rooks B.Thomas, Millard, Acker and Reiser. I think we'll see some of the guys who caused crap this year like Crabtree, Brooks and maybe even VD & Boone gone next year. I see us bringing back at least one of Cox/Culliver & having an even better D than we had this year next season. I also see the OL being better at pass protection with Kilgore in there and Iupati gone, Marcus Martin in his 2nd year etc. But most of all, the offensive philosophy will completely change and the next HC/OC will understand how to use Kap and will get him back to doing what he does best while developing what he's not so good at. I also think Baalke will figure out how to get a HR threat type WR in here either in the draft or FA.

Exactly. People are comparing this team to the one that drafted Alex Smith. Give me a break, people, this thread is getting a little bit ridiculous. This is a team that has been struggling for consistency all season long and that includes playing time with key starters and a decline in some key contributors from previous seasons (Kaep, V.Davis, Crabtree, Gore). What it is not is devoid of talent.

There are some players I'm on the fence about primarily because of their production to contract ratios, including:
- Kaepernick
- Vernon Davis
- Michael Crabtree
- Alex Boone

Kaepernick isn't going anywhere, but there will be some much needed turnover in the off-season. I'm not sure what Vernon Davis and Michael Crabtree have been smoking this season, but something will need to change between now and next season to justify their (perceived) contract values. Given his stinker of a year, though, Crabtree may be back on a 1 year deal. Perhaps now there might be more cash for Iupati's extension.

Originally posted by vermonator:

Depends who the head coach is next season. If it's Fangio or Tomsula, I think the team is in for a very dark time. If it's Jon Gruden, Mike Holmgren, or Mike Shanahan, then we're probably ok. But never underestimate the incompetence of a narcissistic owner.

Originally posted by FlyerThanDelta23:

Fangio must stay I could care less about Roman

Originally posted by verb1der:
You know the truth is, WE'RE ALREADY BACK IN THE DARKNESS!!!!


Thanks Jim!!!!!!