Originally posted by NCommand:
Originally posted by 49ers81:
This was part of a response to what I thought was a really informative Mail Bag article by Matt Maiocco in the news feed today. It had to do with a question about whether or not Beathard would get a start this year but has a lot to do with how the 49er staff are viewing the season in general.
"The 49ers know their roster is not built to win right now. This season is all about setting up the organization for the future. It was paramount that the 49ers brought in a quarterback this season that fits the offensive system. Hoyer knows the system. And he is the style of quarterback that Shanahan envisions for the 49ers into the future. Shanahan made the determination shortly after becoming head coach that Colin Kaepernick's skillset was not a match for his offense.
All things being equal, yes, I think it's obvious Kaepernick is a better player than Hoyer. But if the 49ers retained Kaepernick this season, Shanahan would have been forced to make major tweaks to his offense to take full advantage of Kaepernick's style. Hoyer underperformed in the 49ers' first four games. While he does not appear to fit into the team's long-term plans, he serves a valuable purpose of being a placeholder at the quarterback position while helping prepare the rest of the offense for the future.After all, every player on offense is learning and training in a way that will help them in 2018 and beyond. If the 49ers had a quarterback who does not fit the system, then this would be a wasted year for every player on offense."
This isn't meant to be any kind of back handed slam towards Kaepernick but rather seems to emphasize that this year isn't going to be about wins and losses so much as it will be about everyone learning the system and laying the foundation for whatever comes next. I think the learning process includes not only the players but the coaches and GM as well. Shanahan needs to learn more about how to be both an offensive coordinator and a head coach. Saleh needs to learn more about how to be a defensive coordinator. Lynch needs to learn more about how to be a GM. I haven't seen anything so far this year that leads me to believe that they won't get there.
The team is playing better on some fronts, The offensive scheme is clearly better than it has been for awhile. It just needs better execution to make it work. That may involve more understanding by the players or more discipline, or it may mean they need new players in some places. That is what they are trying to find out, in the meantime they are doing the best they can with what they have. Which means that all of this handwringing and bed wetting over Shanahan is probably a bit premature. Most likely how he an Lynch are doing won't be even be discernable until next year at the earliest when we find out what is going to happen at the QB position. Go Niners!!
What am absolutely terrific post! 
Well, I can't take too much credit for it. Most of the insight comes from Maiocco's article which is worth reading for those who may have missed it. All in all I am very encouraged by what I am seeing this year. Though there have obviously been struggles it seems like the team is on the right track. Both Lynch and Shanahan are young guys who could be around for a long time, which is something that has been missing from the franchise since, I don't know, maybe George Seifert. Seems to me that the organizations that are successful are the ones that have some kind of stability in their coaching and front office. That's what we need now more than anything, stability and continuity. It can't help that the team had three head coaches in six years and all that that entails, new schemes, new needs, new personalities. It can't have been easy on the players. Hopefully Shanahan and Lynch will get the team to buy into what they are doing and get them back to where they are competing for championships on a regular basis. Go Niners!!
[ Edited by 49ers81 on Oct 7, 2017 at 6:05 PM ]
