If we were to make the playoffs...

Originally posted by confusedrhino:

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
5 Long-term consequences of winning the division this season:

1. #21+ draft slotting.

2. Mike Singletary & Co. possibly/likely sticking around.

3. Winner of the NFC West will automatically face the NFC North, South, & East division winners on their 2011 season schedule (Bears, Falcons, & Eagles).

4. First playoff team in history with a 7-9 record. -This could prompt the entire league to change the playoff system during the next CBA meetings/resolutions (and ruin the game even more). Not to mention it'll assign us an embarrassing title, the '7 & 9ers'. -It will become a forever slang/stain for this era of 49er football; something adjacent to the 'Bungles'.

5. We'll be missing out on 5-star coaching FAs/prospects (once again).

Everybody wants to win in the 'now', but winning in the now could set this team back 3 more years within the actual 'future' spectrum of time.

I agree with this post. The short-term stuff would be bad about losing draft pick and possibly having Singletary stay. But the worst would be going down in history as the worst team to ever make the playoffs, after an almost 100% sure ass-whooping in the first round.

If you think about how mathematically unlikely it is that all 4 teams could have losing records, it really makes it seem awful heh.

I will take "the worst team ever to have made the playoffs" against the "never make the playoffs."

Even if we get slaughtered, at least we will have got there. Mentally and emotionally in the locker room, that will be something to build on. Loser for a decade, not so much.

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by sincalfaithful:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by phatbutskinny:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by SnakePlissken:
5 Long-term consequences of winning the division this season:

1. #21+ draft slotting.

2. Mike Singletary & Co. possibly/likely sticking around.

3. Winner of the NFC West will automatically face the NFC North, South, & East division winners on their 2011 season schedule (Bears, Falcons, & Eagles).

4. First playoff team in history with a 7-9 record. -This could prompt the entire league to change the playoff system during the next CBA meetings/resolutions (and ruin the game even more). Not to mention it'll assign us an embarrassing title, the '7 & 9ers'. -It will become a forever slang/stain for this era of 49er football; something adjacent to the 'Bungles'.

5. We'll be missing out on 5-star coaching FAs/prospects (once again).

Everybody wants to win in the 'now', but winning in the now could set this team back 3 more years within the actual 'future' spectrum of time.

Good post

Im glad more fans are beginning to see that light. Instead of saying "oh Im a die hard niner fan and I never root for my team to lose. "

If you guys hate the current coaching staff so much, what makes you think we'll do anything with that 8th pick. and Jed isn't retarded he is going to fire Mike and Company unless we win the super bowl. The only worry i would have is the scheduling for opponents for next year, but thats worth making it to the playoffs

To each his own my friend.

To me a meaningless playoff game in which we would get our asses handed to us just dont mean that much. I would much rather have the higher pick and the increased likelihood of a new coaching staff and GM.

But good for you if you chose to root the other way.

I see it as a win/win situation, if we make the playoffs i'll be happy and if not we'll have a much better pick.

P.S. I do have money on us making the playoffs from a bet I made in July

I learned many years ago never bet on this team for anything, hopefully a new coach can change that.

Have learned over the past decade never to bet on this team to hit on their 1st round draft pick regardless of position?

Plummer? Rumph? Woods? Carter? Smith? Balmer?

We make the playoffs and I will look like this

People do not realize life is too short. You could all die during the offseason and when you get to whereever you are going you will think, "Damn I wish i didn't root against the Niners in 2010. Now i'm dead and I don't get to see any playoff game."

Originally posted by ApatheticIAm:
People do not realize life is too short. You could all die during the offseason and when you get to whereever you are going you will think, "Damn I wish i didn't root against the Niners in 2010. Now i'm dead and I don't get to see any playoff game."

If we made the playoffs, I'd cream my pants.

They will never change the playoff format so that a losing team (within a given division) cannot qualify for the playoffs. As bad as we are, we still have the best record in the division........and therefore we're the best representative of the division. What should change, however, is that the division winner automatically gets a home game. Playoff seeding should be based on records, not division supremacy.

If we make the play offs.... and drat 21st, we will miss out all the big names in the draft. So I was thinking, trade out of the draft entirely, We are not that far away from being good. Trade all our picks for veterans.

I know this sounds crazy, okay it is crazy. Think about this though, we trade all our draft picks for veteran role players, then we target, Kolb and the top DB in free agency. We should be able to trade for, or use second and third tier FA's to fill in at the D-line, really what else do we need.

Rookies suck anyway, they have "learning curves". Trading for veterans would create instant depth, and put tough guys who know the game on the roster. Sure I know it is a dumb idea and will never happen, but IT would work, and we can always draft next year!

Originally posted by GolittaCamper:
If we make the play offs.... and drat 21st, we will miss out all the big names in the draft. So I was thinking, trade out of the draft entirely, We are not that far away from being good. Trade all our picks for veterans.

I know this sounds crazy, okay it is crazy. Think about this though, we trade all our draft picks for veteran role players, then we target, Kolb and the top DB in free agency. We should be able to trade for, or use second and third tier FA's to fill in at the D-line, really what else do we need.

Rookies suck anyway, they have "learning curves". Trading for veterans would create instant depth, and put tough guys who know the game on the roster. Sure I know it is a dumb idea and will never happen, but IT would work, and we can always draft next year!

You realise this isn't the Redskins board?



j/k. I'd do it except for the qb. Don't dig any FA

Originally posted by English:

Originally posted by GolittaCamper:
If we make the play offs.... and drat 21st, we will miss out all the big names in the draft. So I was thinking, trade out of the draft entirely, We are not that far away from being good. Trade all our picks for veterans.

I know this sounds crazy, okay it is crazy. Think about this though, we trade all our draft picks for veteran role players, then we target, Kolb and the top DB in free agency. We should be able to trade for, or use second and third tier FA's to fill in at the D-line, really what else do we need.

Rookies suck anyway, they have "learning curves". Trading for veterans would create instant depth, and put tough guys who know the game on the roster. Sure I know it is a dumb idea and will never happen, but IT would work, and we can always draft next year!

You realise this isn't the Redskins board?



j/k. I'd do it except for the qb. Don't dig any FA

Funny you say Redskins, I got the idea watching "top ten coaches without a championship". George Allen of the Redskins hated rookies, and liked to trade picks for vets, he wouldn't start rookies ever.

This built great teams that made the play offs consistently, but always gave into injury, the old guys just couldn't get it done. So I was thinking that if you traded out of the draft every few years, and mixed it up a little you could build a great team.

Allen was on to something, he just went to far!

we couldnt beat the panthers what makes you guys think we can win a playoff game???

9ers will make it to the Super Bowl!

If this wretched excuse for a franchise somehow puts together a two-game win streak to win the NFC West -- the NFL Commissioner should take the immediate action:

Strip the NFC West winner of a spot in the playoffs and instead award that slot to the team with the best record that did not grab a wildcard spot.

The Tampa Bay Bucs murdered us -- in our own backyard no less -- yet maybe on the outside looking in because of a surprise loss to Detroit last Sunday. Still -- they are far more deserving of a playoff slot than the wretched Niners are.

If the Commissioner can take action to immediately suspend players for any infraction -- he can certainly take action to bring a little fairness to the playoff equation.

While every 49er fan wants a shot at the playoffs -- and I do as well -- all of you know deep in your heart that we have NO BUSINESS going to that dance. We don't deserve it. This franchise is terrible from top to bottom.

Wretched play and crappy drafting combined with bungled front office moves should not be rewarded in any way, shape or form.

/End Rant

Originally posted by billbird2111:
If this wretched excuse for a franchise somehow puts together a two-game win streak to win the NFC West -- the NFL Commissioner should take the immediate action:

Strip the NFC West winner of a spot in the playoffs and instead award that slot to the team with the best record that did not grab a wildcard spot.

The Tampa Bay Bucs murdered us -- in our own backyard no less -- yet maybe on the outside looking in because of a surprise loss to Detroit last Sunday. Still -- they are far more deserving of a playoff slot than the wretched Niners are.

If the Commissioner can take action to immediately suspend players for any infraction -- he can certainly take action to bring a little fairness to the playoff equation.

While every 49er fan wants a shot at the playoffs -- and I do as well -- all of you know deep in your heart that we have NO BUSINESS going to that dance. We don't deserve it. This franchise is terrible from top to bottom.

Wretched play and crappy drafting combined with bungled front office moves should not be rewarded in any way, shape or form.

/End Rant

Soon someone will bash you for not being a "real fan".

Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
If we make it...

~ We lose right away by a wide margin.
~ Our draft pick goes from around #7 to #21 overall.
~ Dingletary back for 2011...
~ Alex Smith plus Troy Smith back for 2011.
~ No GM for 2011. Who needs one? Current system is working fine...

And because of this the NFL will change the rule that all division winners get a home game in the future.