Yes and no. Growing up the Niners were a dynasty that just kept reloading and always seemed like they were competing for super bowls, and that would always be the case.
But into my teens and as a young adult the Niners sucked. I was at the playoff win against the Giants back in the 2002 season. We just squeaked by them, and then would go on to get stomped by the Bucs the following week.
At the time it was a disappointing season (for the standard I’d become accustomed to), but I figured we’d get it sorted out. We’d then go on to miss the playoffs for the next 8 seasons, which really molded my current fandom.
Harbaugh was as a breath of fresh air and I it was super disappointing when the team parted ways with him because I knew how bad things could get; and it did. Now with ShannaLynch I’m super happy to have them and I just laugh when a “fan” talks about putting them on the hot seat.
While things can certainly change, it seems like Peters is content where he is being that he turned down GM interviews this past offseason. And with Lynch’s promotion, I wouldn’t be surprised to see Peters get promoted to GM this off-season.
I think Slowik is in similar situation where if he wants to be a HC it’s likely some team will give him a shot. He’s a Shannahan disciple and with Stroud’s immediate success there’s going to be a lot of interest in him.