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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin
If the post below is any indication, it looks like AS will not be under center W1 this year. Nowin is in job protection mode and will do whatever it takes to win a few more games this year, even if that's going with a six-year 3rd stringer (who knows the O) vs. Smith who is slowly learning his fourth O in as many years.
http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/default.asp?item=2248752
Here's to pulling Holmgren out of retirement in '09. |
I am so frustrated with the 49ers, it makes it difficult to follow them any more. Every time I think they're ready to turn the corner, they do something ridiculously stupid.
I was against them letting Mariuchi go, although I agreed he probably wasn't going to get them to the Super Bowl. I was absolutely livid when they hired Dennis Erickson and became seriously disinterested in the franchise for a while.
I liked the hiring of Nolan originally and thought that he could be a good head coach. I disagreed however, with the pick of Alex Smith first overall, not because of his college, but I wasn't sold on him being a franchise QB in the NFL. There weren't really ANY picks that I liked that year, outside of maybe Braylon Edwards. I did like some of the upside Smith looked to provide with his wonderlic score, but would have preferred either trading out or taking Edwards. Even looking back there isn't much from that draft I would have rather taken... maybe Merriman, and maybe Jamal Brown, so it looks like a poor year to draft #1 overall.
As much as I'd like to find a new NFL team to cheer for (and it would be the Chargers who have long been my #2 team) I can't not like the 49ers. It's engrained in me for as long as I can remember watching football. I still have hope they can turn it around, and I would be all for Holmgren coming back to take over the 49ers. He knows what it means to be a 49er and I like that. And honestly, if there is a coach who could salvage Smith's career, I think Holmgren could do it. There are a few nice pieces on offense to build around in Davis and Gore. Defensively they've got some nice pieces as well in Clements and Willis, although they aren't as close as many thought they were last year. Hopefully they'll tank this year and will get a decent draft pick, lose Nolan, and adding an anchor to the offensive line, or going defense and adding either a stud inside LB like Ray Maualaga (sp?) from USC or Malcom Jenkins at corner from Ohio State.
Sorry for my rant, but know you aren't the only 49ers fan here wallowing in misery.