One of the most crucial elements to sustained team success in sports are franchises’ ability to be a unified structure, from top to bottom.
In order for this to happen, there has to be open dialogue between the hierarchy of the structure to ensure operating members are on the same page. As well as this, there has to be some camaraderie established throughout the organization, particularly with the heads of each level (owner/CEO, general manager, head coach).
None of that has been present for the San Francisco 49ers for the past few years. The Trent Baalke-era was marred by dysfunction, with reports of rifts between head coach and general manager, all culminating in a complete teardown of football operations.