It was all going so well. The 49ers put together a new regime that helped us forget what had happened in recent memory. They finished their first season with a five game winning streak after finding their franchise quarterback and started building a wall to protect him. Then the unthinkable happened. Three players recovering from significant injuries were drafted by the organization and memories of the past started flooding in.
During his tenure as general manager Trent Baalke was notorious for drafting what he saw as value players with significant injuries, banking on the possibility that would be just as productive after recovering.