Playoffs Arrive For The 49ers A Month Ahead of Schedule

December 11, 2010   ·   Michael Erler   ·   Jump to comments

The great exodus started last March when former general manager Scot McCloughan and the 49ers parted ways under mysterious circumstances, a month before April's draft.
Then, in training camp, defensive end Kentwan Balmer—a first-round pick in 2008—quit the team because he felt he wasn't being given a fair chance to start.
He was traded to the Seahawks for a Starbucks gift card.
A few days after that second-year running back Glen Coffee abruptly retired, saying his heart wasn't into football and that it wasn't his calling.
Offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye was let go after a humiliating 31-10 loss at Kansas City dropped the team to 0-3.
Joining him out the door that week was veteran safety Michael Lewis, who demanded his release once he got wind of the coaching staff's plans to platoon him with rookie Taylor Mays.
The latest man overboard on the NFL's version of the Titanic was defensive backs coach Johnnie Lynn, one of two gentlemen who were giv...

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