The 49ers never had to be patient, and now that the wheels are fully off and the spare has fallen out the trunk, they get to be the Raiders of 2012.
Remember when Trent Baalke was a genius and Reggie McKenzie was an idiot? Of course you do. Hell, Baalke and McKenzie remember -– clear as day itself.
Baalke started with Jim Harbaugh in 2011, inheriting a promising but woefully underperforming and minimally coached and maximally discouraged team. McKenzie arrived a year later to a team that made the 49ers look like the New England Patriots.