I have had many debates with memphis and other zoners like him.

I think this decade has been educating to Niners fans.

Niner fans have 2 options.

1. Be a casual fan, don't even think about the Niners in the off season. Don't know all the starters names and numbers until about mid-season. Make your first expectation for the season around October when a few games have been played already

2. Continue to be an involved educated fan....but stop being afraid to be a CRITIC. In the Golden Era you could trust this Franchise to do the right thing, and so you did not have to be critical. Those days are over.

My best advice for the fellow zoners who I beat year in and year out in predictions....be more critical; that will help you set a proper expectation level. Now don't make up s**t to be critical about, but do heed warning flags.

Memphis. We will get over the hump when the Niners have a GM who fills holes faster than new ones are created. That has not been the case this decade. No vision and just reacting from the top down will always yield the on field results we have been watching