How do we measure success?
We could win
some games, we could lose all our games. Either way, I am just so so
happy that the football season is here. But as we kick things off this
weekend, I wonder what is a successful season for our beloved Niners?
In Ninerland we used to judge success by Super Bowls. Now, we have
Dumpyork.com. So do we need to make the playoffs to be successful? Hit
.500? Win 6 games? Win 1? Be competitive? Show improvement? What will
be an acceptable season for the Niners?
I think if you look at the long term goal of winning Super Bowls you
have to think about three years. (Let me for a moment forget about our
ownership and the extreme unlikeliness of winning anything with the
Yorkster around) This year is rebuilding. Rattay will start, Smith will
play when Rattay gets injured. Next year will be Smith's first full
year. Maybe in that third year, with a surrounding cast he will be
ready to lead us on a charge. With that in mind, the fewer games we win
this season, the higher the draft picks, the more talent to surround
Smith with.
Now before everyone jumps down my throat, I am NOT routing against the
Niners. Just pointing out that there could be some benefit to another
bad year. Now none of us can handle another two win season. But maybe
six wins, while showing improvement and competing in every game? The
reality is, the Niners are not a good football team. The playoffs are a
miracle. 500 is possible if all goes well and some of the players are
better than we think. With a very questionable OL, I don't see our
offense improving that much. Our D if healthy should keep us in the
games and win a few games for us.
So maybe this year is again about discovering what players we have and
what fakers we have. The year is about developing a coaching
staff. The year is about improving the organizations ability to
evaluate talent. And in the end, the year is a preseason of sort for
future successes.
Nothing would make me happier than a playoff run, but I just don't see
the talent. I hope I am wrong. So in lieu of that, let's show some
improvement, let's show some fundamentals and let's start the return to
excellence. But win, lose or draw, I AM READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!!
And now that I
am out of my dreamland, I can remember that too much success will lead
to Dork doing something stupid and having us start all over again.
Please Dr, please sell the team! Spare us all!
Go Niners
