Quote:Johns Henderson and Stroud were rookies. 

 

I think this roster right now has a lot of talent and potential, its just very young. However, with the wrong coaching/ development, it might not ever get to see that potential. 

 

I'll see your one example and give you Jim Harbaugh who took over a SF team that was in the toilet for years, and in one year with largely the same personnel he turned them into a perennial playoff team. If he leaves this next offseason, watch them fade back into obscurity. 

 

No, Stroud was not a rookie.  That really doesn't matter, though.  They still played better that year than anybody currently on the roster.

 

And at the moment of Harbaugh's arrival, did the 49ers cease drafting players and signing free agents?  I admittedly don't keep up with them at all, but I'll assume the answer to that question is no.  So, no, it's not likely its the same roster.  Furthermore, you're not taking into account young players that would have furthered their development regardless of who the coach was going to be.

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