The San Francisco 49ers have had a rough couple of years. From the Jim Harbaugh – Trent Baalke feud to Colin Kaepernick‘s regression and the odd and ill-conceived decision to promote Jim Tomsula to head coach and the shocking retirements of Patrick Willis and Chris Borland, there have been multiple factors leading to the demise of a once-proud franchise.
The 49ers have fallen far enough that it is difficult to imagine new head coach Chip Kelly being able to orchestrate a playoff season in his first year on the job, let alone come near another Super Bowl.