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| The 49ers have seen this a lot this season. |
Torrey Smith said
it, Jim Tomsula said it, Jed York has said
it. Unacceptable. They keep saying it and the impotent admission of defeat
behind it is frankly, unacceptable. Everything about this team is completely
unacceptable right now and those running the squad keep pounding the table in
faux-outrage, but the problem is really that there are no answers. There is
nothing that can be done at this point. 49ers brass shake their heads and
mutter unacceptable like this team wasn’t destined to be lucky to win six games
this year. To think otherwise, to think this was a contender, was unacceptable.
At this point, the team is a culmination of terrible decisions.
Leaking before the 2014 season that there were interpersonal
issues between the front office and Jim Harbaugh? Unacceptable.
Inconsistent application of discipline of players’ off-field
issues leading to your star pass rusher on a rival team up the road?
Unacceptable.
The phrase “winning with class?” Unacceptable.
Trying to whitewash the Harbaugh departure as a “mutual
parting of ways?” Unacceptable.
Insisting that head coaching candidates utilize Jim Tomsula
as their defensive coordinator, causing them to balk at the prospect?
Unacceptable.
Losing your offensive and
defensive coordinators, both of which are flourishing, due to your
insistence that your defensive line coach be promoted? Unacceptable.
Promoting your quarterbacks coach, whose responsibilities
were the impotent red zone playcalling, to offensive coordinator? Unacceptable.
Having almost no useful graduates of the All-ACL Team?
Unacceptable.
The entire 2012 draft class? Unacceptable.
Burning $5,000,000 in cap space on two defensive players who
never played a snap? Unacceptable.
Spending a fifth round
pick on a punter who can barely crack the top 25 (of 32) in terms of
average punt distance? Unacceptable.
Drafting a player so early he was shocked he was drafted in
that spot? Unacceptable.
Knowing Anthony Davis
was pondering early retirement during
the draft process and doing nothing to replace him? Unacceptable.
You could list essentially every player on this team but Aaron Lynch and point out how
unacceptable their performance has been. What now? How often can you spout
unacceptable before turning your gaze inward, and you try to fix what is happening?
The offensive line is garbage, yet you continue to start Jordan Devey, Marcus Martin and Erik Pears. Unacceptable.
The offense is directionless, as you continually eschew the
little things that would help your beleaguered quarterback. He performs better from under center, yet inexplicably he ends up in shotgun repeatedly. He plays well
when you roll him out, yet you have him stand there as a pocket passer. Unacceptable.
The last two should be laid at Jim Tomsula's feet, but that man is completely over his head. It was evident from his first press conference that the job was too big for him. He is failing spectacularly and thoroughly. You can't blame him though, more than you can blame a child for crashing your car when you force him to drive it.
Jed York and Trent Baalke bear the brunt of the blame for this
unacceptable display, yet both have lifted up Tomsula as their fall guy. Their
sacrificial lamb. His great story will have a terrible end, and both York and
Baalke will continue on without repercussions. They are the orchestrators of
this unacceptable team, yet they bear none of the responsibility.
Frankly, that is unacceptable.
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