2016 - We finish 8-8.
Because this roster is way better than 5-11. Sure we lost a lot of talent, but not ALL our talent! This team has talent but we suffered mightily by boneheaded decisions from the FO, absolutely mediocre coaching and staff, and terribly mal-used talent by the coaches.
2017/18 - We'll finish 10-6
We'll be back in the PO via wildcard. Clearly players are buying in to Chips scheme and plan. By year two our hand-picked coaching staff (as opposed to fallback candidates under Jimmie T.) will be fully gelled and have a good beat on the roster and how best to use it. By the looks of things Chip is hiring guys who will counter-balance him and not be a bunch of yes men to his philosophy. And with Tom Gamble buffering the two strong personalities (Chip & Baalke) I think Chip's staff will be freer than Jimmie T's to do their jobs without the GM on the practice field coaching DB's. Plus, by this time Chip & Co. will now have two full drafts under their belts. I still think that we should draft a QB with our first pick and let him sit the 2016 season. If Chip wants a QB and Baalke drafts him in 2016, and Chip sits him, the 2017 49ers team will be young and really dangerous.
2018/19 - 12-4
We reclaim the NFC West title and back to the NFC title game. With the previous two seasons with that kind of progress how could we not be a real favorite for a conference title appearance?
IMHO
