I don't agree.
Gutting the roster in 2019 and going younger allows us to set ourselves up with one of the top picks in 2020 when the quarterback class is expected to be much more robust than in 2019.
And that will coincide with working off Alex Smith's cap hit.
I'm not saying that we soldier on and go for a competitive 2019.
What I'm saying is that we only have 11 draft picks, and $20 million in cap room to use in FA. We can't turn over a complete team with that.
If we gut the team what are we going to replace them with? In our position you're simply looking at equivalent level talent, you're not going to suddenly outfit the team with bluechippers across the board.
Let's say those number above allow us to turn over 50% of the team (optimistically) then we're still talking about 20-25 players that have to stay on the payroll.
Which do you pick and choose to stay?
Def Secondary NEEDS a desperate overhaul. Let Norman go and get some youth in.
The O Line has given us trouble the last two years health wise. Spend some drafts and money there.
It's clear that we're going to need a QB sooner rather than later.
Our RB position is shaky at best. AP is old. Guice unproven and coming off injury. CT too brittle maybe.
We need impact Linebackers.
With the fluctuation of the Oline and the QB position, We is the least of our issues and hence why I suspect (and agree) that we just roll them over and let them show us something next year.