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NFL Draft: Tennessee Titans can learn from 2000 49ers

Study the past, you can learn from mistakes or mimic the success of those who have gone before.

The Tennessee Titans and the 2000 San Francisco 49ers are eerily similar in both their current and past situations. Back then, the 49ers were in a bit of a rut. Steve Young hadn’t yet announced his retirement but the writing was on the wall- his days as a 49er were over with. San Francisco had only QB’s Jeff Garcia and Rick Mirer on the roster and holding the No. 3 pick, the 49ers made a series of trades, first with Washington, then with the New York Jets.