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yep. sunk cost fallacy. Tepper is going to go all in on hiring someone who thinks they can save Bryce's career so as to not make Tepper look like a fuging moron (well more than he already does) for influencing that trade up and the pick. When what he needs to do is clear house from top to bottom, hire an advisor to run a GM search and then let that GM hire the HC and treat it as a full clean slate -- not a single player, scout, coach, etc. is "safe." Some may be brought back if new GM/HC decide they want them but absolutely no stipulations should be in place. GM/HC coming in, if they're any good, will likely see that Bryce was a top pick for a reason and has talent/upside and is probably worth more on the roster than whatever he could fetch in a trade, but they should still be looking for ways to upgrade at QB and if a Mr Irrelevant comes in and outplays him then that should be it. Imagine if the 49ers stuck with the Trey Lance mistake instead of moving forward with Purdy... The way Tepper is trending, he would force us to keep sticking with Bryce rather than letting another option beat him out in a competition. With how bad Bryce has played this year, QB needs to be a wide open competition starting in OTAs next year. I'm doubtful we will acquire a QB who will beat him out but handing him the job, as Tepper seems to want to do, is a huge mistake. All this assuming Bryce doesn't flip a switch the rest of this season, which he almost certainly won't. But if Brown/Caldwell without Reich somehow work miracles and Bryce somehow averages 300 yards a game, 7.5 yards per attempt, 2 TDs a game and only a couple picks the rest of the year, yeah he'd be safe.

I get the sentiment but sometimes it does take time to implement systems, get players on board and most importantly, get the right players on the roster. Whatever HC takes over next year is inheriting a group of largely mediocre players without a single legit "star" on the team. No one on this team on either side of the ball is irreplaceable. I can't think of another team for which that is true. A good HC should be able to do better than Reich has done with whoever the players are, yes. But that said this team needs a full rebuild and there will need to be lower expectations because of that. Would anybody be surprised if whatever coach we hire next year is fired because of a 3-11 start to the season? Or a 2-15 season? Andy Reid started 3-11 his first year in Philly and Jimmy Johnson went 1-15 his first year with Dallas. Plenty of HC candidates understand the reality that it takes time to build a team that will have sustained success. We've seen a handful of coaches come in right away and start winning/make the playoffs but many of them fizzle out. Most of the HCs that have had staying power had some early struggles. Sure there are some exceptions but those are mostly guys who took over for highly successful teams where the HC retired rather than crappy teams where previous coaches were fired, like our situation.

Unbelievably embarrassing look for Tepper and the organization.

it's an idea but I'd be shocked if he was fired. Allen is more of an issue there than McD and even if they miss the playoffs, that's an awfully short leash for a coach who's had a ton of success for a team who before him hadn't made the playoffs in like 2 decades...

That's the hope but the Jags got somewhat lucky that Pederson was available at the time and interested. What SB winning HC can we get to save us?

technically bill belichick was with the jets for like a day

Pretty sure he interviewed with Houston and Indy. Only declined to interview here. "Pulled himself from consideration" for the other jobs and said it was because he wanted to stay in Detroit and continue to build another year but everyone knows his agent had already gotten word that he wasn't going to get either of those jobs. The last 10 months certainly won't help us convince him to interview this go around.

hopefully black Friday or sooner but I wouldn't be surprised if dumbass tepper actually keeps him around. he's really just a puppet for our actual GM -- Nicole Tepper

meant to write "legit HC candidate." sure we can get plenty of scrubs like Rhule or Reich who just want a HC job but no way we get a HC that other, well-run teams would also be interested in.

and to be clear, not defending Reich or saying he shouldn't have been fired. it just looks absolutely horrible for us. and it'll look way worse when Reich comes out and says that Bryce was Tepper's pick

Knowing that a slow start with an atrocious roster could get him fired within 11 games. fug you Tepper

I would say I can't believe it because of how absurd it is, but obviously rich dudes like Kraft are on a different level, but it's still crazy to me how that situation just got immediately swept under the rug. dude was getting rub and tugs from human trafficked underage girls and nothing ever came out of it. such bullshit

Nope. JR wasn't a great owner by any means but he at least brought us occasional success, competency and a team in the first place. He was done dirty, and honestly if he had any interest in fighting for his team he wouldn't have been forced out. Kraft, Jones, Irsay, others have all done much worse than JR ever did. I was happy at first with JR going as he wasn't the best owner, but man since Tepper took over I've been wishing we had JR back. Or that that SC billionaire dude or the former 49ers owner bought it instead.

I mean yeah this is pretty obvious but also Kunkel doesn't know poo. I think tepper waits until after the season to clear house. If we go on a tear and Bryce plays much better (lol) maybe Reich could save his job but we all know that ain't happening.

I've had really zero interest in the NFL outside of us and I've had close to zero interest in us for about a month and a half now. For the first time in many many years I didn't watch a single second of football on Thanksgiving day. Sad state of affairs. At least the Hornets and Canes are holding my interest right now, although both have also been a bit disappointing so far.

Bryce’s awareness is just so bad compared to what we were sold… Many of the times he’s been sacked this year he’s had plenty of time and held onto the ball too long. Not uncommon for rookies but for a guy without the physical traits of most franchise QBs who was considered to be elite in processing, he’s been absolute trash

Lol Burns out in coverage on the sideline doing nothing on that play. Awesome coaching

Burns might set an NFL record for near-sacks that result in big plays for the O

Need to bounce back here with a convincing W and 3 good periods. Last game was rough so need to see how the boys respond. A string of bad games and I’ll be starting to wonder a bit if Rod has lost the room

Whatever that play was it was bad design, not just the call. Scrap that one from the damn playbook

lol

lol wtf, we wouldn't trade Mark alone for lavine let alone adding Brandon and even Terry has some value too. what a fuging buffoon

These games kinda suck. Night game may be ok but the others not so much

Yeah HC is #1 priority to upgrade but also need to fix the depth and bench. Gordon will be gone, potentially could see Rozier traded too, Cody has some mystery injury that I don't know he'll ever return. Nick is ok but the other bench guys are not really NBA caliber players. We need shooters and defenders. I like PJ coming off the bench but if that happens we need a starter at the 4.

huge to get the win but really never should've come to needing to have that big of a comeback. Melo and Miles are so damn clutch. Would be nice to see this team with PJ, Terry, Cody all healthy to come off the bench. Many of these young guys will only get better too. But CLifford is a problem