The 49ers are 7-6 and their next three games are against the Seahawks, Chargers and Cardinals. The 9ers are more than likely to drop at least two of those games, meaning it will be Jim Harbaugh’s first losing season as a head coach since 2009, when he was the leader of the Stanford Cardinal. Jed York and Jim Harbaugh don’t get along and it seems as if York as been looking for a reason to fire Harbaugh since last year.

Here are my thoughts.

1. Who are they going to get better? No really? Defense isn’t the problem in San Francisco and it should be given how many injuries they’ve suffered. The team is ranked 3rd in yards allowed and 5th total points allowed in the league. They need an offensive mind that can get this offense out of a rut. They’ve done a poor job developing Colin Kaepernick, but who can fix it? The grass isn’t always greener on the other side so a new head coach might not be the best solution.

2. So Harbaugh is getting the boot after one bad season? Tom Coughlin’s New York Giants went three
seasons between their Super Bowl victories, not qualifying for the playoffs two of those years. It’s been another three seasons missing the playoffs since their last Super Bowl and they’re rumors that Coughlin might even be back. Mike Tomlin’s missed the playoffs two straight years and is in danger of missing a third. The Steelers and Giants are two of the best organizations in football. Would they fire Harbaugh after one losing season?

3. Remember what they had before right? Eight straight seasons of missing the playoffs. Great head coaches and quarterbacks don’t grow on trees.

4. Is this a business decision or a personal decision? Like seriously. York doesn’t have to like an employee but if Harbaugh is helping York’s bottom line which is people in the seats and more wins than losses then, shouldn’t York stick with him?

5. How much is Harbaugh worth if he were to be traded? I’d say at least a 1st rounder and some cash. Bill Parcells was worth a first, second, third, and fourth round picks and $300k cash in 1997, Bill Belichick was worth a fourth round pick in 2000, Jon Gruden was worth two first round picks, two second round picks and $8M cash in 2002.

6. Oscar Wilde was a smart person. He authored these two quotes,

“With ages comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.”

“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”

Jed York is 34 years old. Theo Epstein, Jon Daniels and Howie Roseman were all young GMs but they were more than qualified phenoms and ready to lead organizations. And granted, York isn’t the GM of the 49ers, it’s worse he’s the CEO. York was given the job by his parents, which is totally fine, in 2008. How qualified he is to run a professional football team? I don’t know. When the inevitable happens, which is Harbaugh being unjustly fired, Jed York is going to get some “experience” and hopefully he learns from it.