Last week, the 49ers held their second annual State of the Franchise event, which also can be termed their Two-Hour Team Infomercial (the surprising takeaway: The state of the franchise has never been better!).
It was an evening at the cozy California Theatre in San Jose that featured slick videos, more than 1,000 charged-up fans, and even more superlatives. Even the announcement of the 49ers’ new food vendor at Levi’s Stadium included a video set to dramatic music and best-ever claims: President Al Guido twice termed Levy Restaurants “the best in the business,” and Levy CEO Andy Lansing gushed “the legacy of the 49ers is second to none.