Marvin49":12br4ijb said:
rideaducati":12br4ijb said:
The only people saying they "don't know" what is going to happen for the niners this season are niner fans. Everyone already knows, but since it isn't good, niner fans claim not to know and are just hoping for the best. They're doing everything they can to try to trick themselves into actually believing that the niners could be better this year. Deep down, niner fan knows the niners are in for a long season...not playoffs long, lack of winning long. They'll be looking forward to the draft about half way through the season. Nobody wants to admit that they have no chance, just look at browns fans, they're excited about the season right now too.
That's a nice little story you've put together, but really has no bearing on what I think of the team.
Anyone who professes to know how good those new players will be are people who WANT the Niners to suck or are too lazy to do any research on the subject.
How can you profess to know anything when...
1) No idea how good Tomsula/Mangini/Chryst will be.
2) No idea how much improved if at all Kap will be.
3) No idea how Bowman will play after a year off.
4) No idea how good Aldon will be after missing more than half of last year and without Justin Smith.
5) No Idea how good Hyde will be.
6) No idea how good Brandon Thomas will be.
7) No idea how good Tank Carradine will be.
8 ) No idea how much Darnell Dockett has left.
9) No idea how good Arik Armstead will be.
.....and I could do this all day. If you profess to know all those answers in the negative than all it does is expose your opinion for what it is. Niner-Hater.
I can profess to know a lot because I can make reasonable assumptions based on history.
1) Tomsula has never even been a coordinator and has been coaching the same position for many years. IF he were really that good, he would have advanced at some point sooner...the rest of the coaching staff was not hired by, nor can they be fired by Tomsula which rarely works out well for the "boss".
2) Keeporpick would have to improve more than I believe he is capable of improving in 6 months to even make much of a difference in my prediction. He has had THREE YEARS to work on very simple concepts and hasn't improved at any of them. Hell, it took him three years to realize he had things he needed help with.
3) Bowman isn't better than Willis and Bowman's replacement isn't better than he is. There IS a lesser player or two playing linebacker this year for the niners.
4) Aldon has been there for several seasons and when Cowboy isn't in with him, Aldon don't look so good. Did I mention Cowboy RETIRED?
5,6,7,8,and 9... No, I don't know how good they'll be, but I do know how good the guys they are replacing were and I have my doubts that ALL of them will be as good as the guy they are replacing this season. Even if ANY of them are great, could that be a whole lot better than the guy they are replacing?
Tank has a REALLY cool name, I am positive he'll be the best D-lineman in the history of Santa Clara.
Looking at the niner schedule, I see a lot of losses early and then I predict the wheels to fall off because of the lack of leadership on the team and the lack of respect the coaching staff will be given from the front office and the players.