Originally posted by maxsmart:
‘No-Brainer’ Major Team Needs:
#1. GM: Keep McC as head of scouting, but if we want to win superbowls, we need someone wiser than him to make the final decisions.
#2.Offensive Coordinator: Raye is not a very good OC, so we need a craftier O. coordinator if you want to win big.
#3. O Line: Obviously not very good, a big negative for McC’s drafting. Need at a starting OT, plus an OG to develop (or start).
#4. Impact Speed Receiver & Return Man: Another big negative on McC. If the 49ers had D. Jackson this year, they likely would have made the playoffs! Yet year after year McC passes on a speed guy and instead stocks the bench with strong, slow DB’s and WR’s that ride the pine.
#5. Great Pass-Rushing OLB: In 5 years McC has mostly whiffed on pass rushers.
Other Misc. Needs:
#6. DB: Could always use a great FS and/or CB and, but their DB’s are OK, so this need is not as critical as the 3 needs listed above.
#7. QB: Smith appears not to be a star, and ‘adequate’ isn’t good enough for a QB. Therefore we should be looking for a QB to develop. Start Smith next year, but keep your eyes open for another QB.
#8. Singletary??: Juries still out. Good speaker and motivator, be he sure didn’t select a good offensive coordinator, and he cut the only decent return man. Let's see if he aggressively address these needs over the off-season.
Your #2 choice just continues the cycle of inconsistency. Unfortunately, Raye needs to stay thru 2010. After that, make that decision.
