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What San Francisco 49ers fans really want this holiday season — Part 12

By Eric Gamboa

January 3, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers fan holds a sign for owner Jed York during the third quarter against the St. Louis Rams at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers defeated the Rams 19-16. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
January 3, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers fan holds a sign for owner Jed York during the third quarter against the St. Louis Rams at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers defeated the Rams 19-16. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Will Redmond (23) prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Will Redmond (23) prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

The ACL Strategy

While most of Trent Baalke’s team building strategies are widely considered sound (building through the draft, not overspending in free agency, etc.) one confounding strategy is his strategy to select players with previous ACL knee injuries.

While this may have been a potentially, sound strategy in 2012 when the 49ers were stocked with pro-bowlers, it certainly was not sound come 2015. Prior to the start of the 2015 season, the 49ers experienced a mass exodus of talent that few had ever seen.

Baalke’s decision to repeatedly attempt to pull in good players that slipped due to injury has absolutely blown up in his face and hurt the 49ers depth. Baalke’s “draft and stash” strategy combined with the so-called mass exodus, left the 2015 and the 2016 49ers with very little good talent.