Quote:Bullseye,   one thing that jumps out after reading your excellent most recent post in this thread is I'm sure the 49ers fan base collectively wishes that Eddie DeBartolo Jr. was still at the top of the organization. 

 

While I like the addition of WR Torrey Smith,  the overall early part of the off-season has indeed been a disaster for a team that had a very good 3 year recent run.   This doesn't bode well in a strong overall division with arguably the best roster in the NFL in the Seahawks and the best HC in the NFC in Bruce Arians.   Not to mention the St. Louis Rams fearsome Front Four on Defense. 

Exactly.

 

As I wrote the above, in my mind I compared what the 49ers ownership is doing now to Jerry Jones firing Jimmy Johnson, and I am contrasting the current 49ers ownership to the Eddie Debartolo era.

 

As much as I despised the 49ers then, Debartolo did whatever it took to win, and by all accounts did everything first class and top notch.

 

To put this in additional perspective...

 

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Blac...124078.php

 

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The departures are not only a talent exodus: A combined 20 Pro Bowl appearances and three Hall of Fame-caliber players are potentially leaving. More important, Gore, Smith and Willis represent a huge part of the 49ers’ locker room leadership — and much of the roster’s toughness — walking out the door.

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