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Yeah, the clots appear to have tanked for Luck.  I say, who cares?  That organization is junk.  The had Manning and couldn't build enough around him to win more than 1 Superbowl.  The dumped a 1st rounder for a sub-par RB that so far hasn't made an impact.  If there is an example of how tanking doesn't lock in a Superbowl ticket, I have a feeling we'll see that in the clots.  Let's emulate winners.  You didn't see the 49ers tank after the fired Singletary and they had a pretty bad QB situation as well.  They figured it out by drafting smart and picking players where they could while still putting out a semi-decent product.

 

I'd rather be that type of Organization than just throw Gabbert back into the mix in order to lock the #1 spot.  What does that say to the rest of our players?!  You know you can lose a locker room...  And once that happens, you have to blow it up again.  I don't want to go through that again. 

 

I understand your point, but I'd like to put this into perspective.

 

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/

 

The 49ers we have seen over the last three years were built through the draft.

 

However, the last three years of 49ers' contention were preceded by EIGHT (8) consecutive years of .500 football and worse between 2003-2010.  During that time, they had one record of .500 (2009) , one NFL worst record of 2-14 (2004), a 4 win, 5 win, 6 win, and 7 win season.

 

The draft position gained from 2004 enabled them to land QB Alex Smith first overall and RB Frank Gore.

 

The draft position gained from the 4-12 season of 2005 enabled them to draft TE Vernon Davis 6th overall in 2006.

 

The 7-9 record of 2006 gave the 49ers the 11th overall draft pick in 2007, which enabled them to draft Patrick Willis.

 

Other losing seasons led to the drafting of Anthony Davis, Michael Crabtree and Aldon Smith.

 

Every single player I listed were key contributors in their ascent to a Super Bowl team.

 

Yes, winning teams draft well and have a knack for finding contributors later in the draft.  However, it is undeniable the 49ers were aided by superior draft position in the accumulation of talent.

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