NFL 2017-18: Watch athletes destroy their brains

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The 49ers played in the super bowl 5 years ago. There are a bunch of teams that haven't sniffed a super bowl in a lot longer than that and there are 13 franchises that have never won a superbowl and 4 that have never even played in one. We have very little to complain about despite the fact that we've had a couple shitty streaks recently.

Nobody can build a good team in one year unless there are a lot of good building blocks already in place and there really wasn't much in SF. We had Bowman, Hyde, Trent Brown, Armstead, Buckner, Reid, Ward, Justin Smith, and not much else as far as players who could start on most NFL teams. That's not a lot to build from. They had a great draft but it just takes more than a year to build a competitive team from nothing.
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I'll say that I haven't seen a team have a dominant stretch like the Niners did over those 3 years, then have it all crash down within 2-3 years where coach was gone, so much young talent retiring, etc. You see plenty of teams have a good year but don't maintain...others that hover at a level below what San Fran was doing those 3 years and not take the next step. But they were there, and they looked set up to stay there for awhile, until Harbaugh left/forced out and everyone just started retiring or screwing up their careers.
 
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Merrith said:
I'll say that I haven't seen a team have a dominant stretch like the Niners did over those 3 years, then have it all crash down within 2-3 years where coach was gone, so much young talent retiring, etc. You see plenty of teams have a good year but don't maintain...others that hover at a level below what San Fran was doing those 3 years and not take the next step. But they were there, and they looked set up to stay there for awhile, until Harbaugh left/forced out and everyone just started retiring or screwing up their careers.
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I've looked back on those years a few times, and it really was the perfect shit storm. Even if things were super happy between Harbaugh and Baalke, I am not sure the 49ers are able to maintain that kind of winning. The retirements and suspensions from off field incidents, and also players just turning out to not be all that good (Kaepernick) would have been a lot for any coach to over come.

Harbaugh probably got out at a good time!
 
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I've looked back on those years a few times, and it really was the perfect shit storm. Even if things were super happy between Harbaugh and Baalke, I am not sure the 49ers are able to maintain that kind of winning. The retirements and suspensions from off field incidents, and also players just turning out to not be all that good (Kaepernick) would have been a lot for any coach to over come.

Harbaugh probably got out at a good time!
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I think a lot of those retirements and off field issues were influenced by Harbaugh's departure. At least to some degree. Still think Kaepernick is better than people give him credit for, and with that team around him would have been dangerous.
 
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I think a lot of those retirements and off field issues were influenced by Harbaugh's departure. At least to some degree. Still think Kaepernick is better than people give him credit for, and with that team around him would have been dangerous.
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Maybe, maybe not. Off the top of my head though.

I think Willis retires regardless, and that alone was a huge blow. Borland retires regardless. Aldon Smith gone no matter what. Anthony Davis retires no matter what. Iupati goes away in free agency.

I mean just those right there were huge parts. I would have to go back and look at all of it though.
 
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I think Harbaugh would have helped keep that team on the righ track but we'll never know. I'm glad he left as a Rams fan.

Niners aren't good right now, but they aren't the Browns kind of bad imo. I'm fairly upset that it looks like they've got a good coaching staff again and now a competent GM. I don't think they want to win these games but damn if they aren't keeping them close and fighting.

Like most teams they're looking for their next franchise QB, unless you think Hoyer turns into that guy.

I wonder if the NFC West has the best head coaches overall now. Too soon to say I guess, but it's looking pretty good right now.
 
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It was a pretty shocking collapse. I think that part of it was the Harbaugh/Baalke drama but also part of it was NFL defenses figuring out the read option. SF had a great defense and a solid O-line at the time but the offense was a gimmick that pretty much collapsed at the same time as the Niners did. I don't understand why people seem so dumbfounded that Kaepernick doesn't have a job when the QB that he has the most in common with anywhere in the NFL (RG3) is also currently unemployed.
 
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Hoyer isnt, and never was the answer at QB. They figured they could get by with him as the starter this year, but he is all kinds of terrible and will win you 3 games total if your lucky, They might not win a game this year.

Which s kind of the point right?Maybe John Lynch is playing 4d chess. They are just losing close, winnable games.
 
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Kind of intrigued to see what Trubisky ends up doing.
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Bears have a decent oline and good running backs. I think Trubs will be alright but it isn't really going to win us many more games. looking at three or four wins for the season.
 
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Time for a 12 game streak for Da Bears.

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Holy shit the corpse of Pryor strikes.

AND Fat Rob is running well.

AND another Doctson catch. That doubles his total for the season.
 
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Pryor was going to be huge if he got his hands right. Before the Raiders game he was the total package at WR...just couldn't catch the ball.
 
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So Cousins and this team uh...looking like maybe they should be the NFC Favorites right now. I'm not gonna be very happy if Cousins ends up on the Niners somehow.
 
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