... fans remember the days of yore when winning 10 games in a season was a disappointment. Boy, have times changed.

There is a genuine sense that Jed York wants to bring the 49ers back to its glory years but loyalty to those from the Nolan regime has kept him from making a decision everyone knows he should make.

When Ed DeBartolo, Jr., owned the team, the 49ers front office was quick to get rid of people. There was the infamous and unceremonious departure of a coach on national television. New contracts were not offered to Montana, Rice and Lott well before they stopped being heroes.  And the reason back then was because DeBartolo, ...

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