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Originally Posted by 44 70 chip
Can we get a poll option for "someone temporary" while they rebuild for 3 more years before "someone temporary" gets chased out of town by ludicrous expectations, and toxic media?
This isn't the pre Harbaugh 49'ers... this isn't even the pre Singletary 49'ers.
The skins need 3 or 4 years of ACTUAL rebuilding with 1st round draft picks... that means they've got to get past the next couple drafts before the 3 or 4 years really starts.
If we fans are lucky this is the Mike Nolan 49'ers and the next guy is the Mike Singletary, so who cares, bring in a hard ass disciplinarian for a couple years. If we're not lucky this is the Erikson era that's about to end here.
(note literal parallels are not intended)
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We had a decade of early first round picks, several good ones even, and what did it get us? Zilch.
To say this is a 3-4 year rebuild is a gross over-reaction to this God forsaken season. The same roster won the division just last year. Unless RG3 is a total bust, the Skins ARE NOT "years away" from playoff contention. Only teams with no answer at the QB position are rebuilding. Even the best teams in the league only have 4-8 pro-bowlers.
The roster, as currently constructed, has several pro bowl caliber players and with their full salary cap to work with next year, 5-8 new starters is not inconceivable. Yes, a first round pick would be nice, but having a top 15 pick for the last 10 plus years didn't amount to anything. Having 1 QB playing at a borderline elite level amounted to a 10-6 record, a division title and a 14-0 lead in a playoff game against one of the best teams in the league.
They can easily be right back in the mix next year. Happens every year.