Talent means very little at this level becaus all the players in the nfl are highly skilled. The difference between being able to maximize talent and make it show up in the stat sheet is scheme and execution as a team.
Talent only shows when the team is performing in sync and following a solid game plan. What we will most likely will see next year is a few great individual performances but ultimately little team cohesion and loses piling up. Players are going to want out of SF and therefore start focusing on themselves.
need evidence?
Look at the patriots. Lousy roster playoffs every year.
Lions: high draft picks for 30 years and loaded rosters but zero accomplishments in post season.
Bengals: same story for most of the 90's and early 2k
Arizona: perennial loser until they had a decent coach.
49ers: sucked nuts for ten years until with the same roster harbaugh turns it around.
There's a reason these guys(Tomsula,Christ,Mangini) were not holding higher positions under JH now all of a sudden they are the geniuses that are gonna lead us to the next Sb? Keep dreaming. We are f'd til York sells or dies.
[ Edited by Hugheesd on Jan 29, 2015 at 7:22 PM ]