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Originally Posted by SFREDSKIN
Coming back from a large deficit in the playoffs (I think 2002) and beating the Giants seals the deal for me. I've seen them coach quite a bit living in SF and I'm sure Oakland Red also has seen Mariucci coach. MOOCH, MOOCH!!!
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I have seen him coach, and I used to strongly dislike the 49ers, but when he became the coach, after awhile I saw a team that in spirit reminded me of Joe Gibbs' Redskins in some ways. And I found myself pulling for them when it didn't affect the Redskins.
Mariucci is a special coach.
I'm sure Jim Fassel is a fine man. We need someone with a special capacity for inspiration given the upheavel.
As far as what I would have expected, I would have expected we stay with the same offensive system, to allow the team to continue its definite progress with Al Saunders' approach, and I expected we would make a real run at the Super Bowl next season.
I expected that Gregg Williams would have a chance to coach the team and, with his strong and positive relationship with the players, take the team to the next level, building on the strong foundation that Joe Gibbs left.
I would not have expected that we tear up the offensive structure, going from a number based system (Coryell/Gibbs) to a word based system (Brown/Walsh) and expect the team to learn an entirely new football language, a team, further, whose players have not only been playing in the current general system for a long time, Saunders' version of it for two years, but whose talents would seem to best fit the current system.
I would not have expected the team be torn up right after the beautiful way that everyone came together to honor Sean Taylor, coming through the tragedy with a grace and grit that no team has ever shown in the face of such sadness. And Gregg Williams was a very big part of that.
Fortunately Rex Ryan was not available, or we would not have Greg Blache as defensive coordinator, who will give the team continuity with the system on defense.
Those are some of the things I expected.