A Wagon With No Wheels is Really More of a Tent

Mike Nolan has dysentery (Oregon Trail...Wagon Wheel...Get it?) ah nevermind

There was a time, a time before quarterback controversies and lowered expectations, when as a collective fan base, 49er fans were, to use the slogan, Rollin’ with Nolan. Talent was being assembled, a young QB was maturing under the watch of one of the league’s best offensive minds, and progress was being shown, offering a glimmer of hope for a future that could have ranked around the brightest of the bright.

Fast forward to now.

Wait, can I not? Can I rewind? No? Gotta fast forward…fine.

Many things remain the same. There is talent abounding. One of the league’s best offensive minds is in tow. Progress has been shown, albeit not where one would have assumed it would have shown. But the big difference...