The 49ers' Ineptitude is Only Feeding the Beast in New England

Hey, do you want another reason to hate the Patriots? Who doesn't!

Matthew Barrows at the Sacramento Bee's 49ers blog reminds us that the 49ers traded their 2008 first-round pick to the Patriots for the ability to move up and take Joe Staley after selecting Patrick Willis with their original first-rounder. With the 49ers sporting a sparkling 2-4 record as well as all the body language and demeanor of a guy who realizes he's not being invited inside after dropping his date off, it looks as if that's going to be a top-10ish pick.

So, for the good of the league, adopt the 49ers as your surrogate team. Root for them. The better they do, the farther down the draft board the Patriots pick. All they have to do is realize they like their coach, change their complete mental makeup, play more disciplined, maybe pull Willie Roaf and Will Shields out of retirement to fix their offensive line, get Alex Smith a new shoulder and Frank Gore a new ankle and a pair of hands for Ashley Lelie, convince Norv Turner to come back as offensive coordinator, and remind Nate Clements that he got paid a ridiculous amount of money because he's supposed to be good, and they're set. Shouldn't be too difficult.