Have we been too harsh? Probably. It's what anonymous members of a message board that has no direct input to personnel decisions tend to do.

I ain't gonna say a guy's history doesn't follow him into new ventures and that teams/fans shouldn't be wary of that history repeating. On the same token, guys do have a chance to rehab their image and prove that they've grown from experience.

I think some of the heat/characterization he's taken has been unwarranted. Especially in the realm of turnover, even at SF it's questionable how much say he had in a lot of the moves. Harbs and York clashed on a number of issues, and I think Jim was always more attracted to Michigan than coaching in the NFL. When they separated, rumor was that Tomsula was York's guy, and they end up performing abysmally. Baalke dismissed him, and brought in Chip Kelly, another flop experiment.

I didn't like projecting our turnover on him so much, Dave and Doug were both hanging by a thread by the time he signed on here, and I think everyone can agree that Doug was retained a year too long. Urbz was so flawed I don't know that anyone or anything pertaining to the season can be used for evaluation.

The characterizations can be coincidental, or they can be accurate depictions of his management style. Regardless, I'm willing to see if he can sink or swim now that we've eradicated the most toxic members of the decision makers. There's still skepticism, because we've yet to see a prolonged history of harmony, success and development under his watch.

Like most every other aspect of our team, we are left to wait and see how things progress.

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(03-21-2022, 06:58 PM)Jag88 Wrote: Would a good to great draft change anyone's mind? Probably not because the new coach will get the credit.

I think it will go a long way toward mending fences.

Just like last season, we really don't know who was steering the course on a lot of decisions, or how much input one person had over the others in the decision making. Everything was supposition on our part, going solely off what Khan described as the leadership structure.

But, as with every draft, you're going to have every individual who likes this player, doesn't like that one, or the other way around; so in some's eyes, the picks may be great, others will be upset, and we'll still have to see who ends up right in the end.

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(03-21-2022, 07:05 PM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote:

(03-21-2022, 03:07 PM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: Go to the Political Section and, if you compare the 2, you'll notice that there is a lot more hatred for Baalke than there is for Putin as it relates to some of the members on this message board.

That is sad. Baalke is bad at his job. I want him fired. Putin is a war criminal who murders women and children. I want him taken out by any means necessary. If some people don't see the difference then society is doomed.

let's keep the politics in the right thread, please.

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