Both went all in to try and win a SB. Both run the Shanahan system. Shanahan is there, and a Shanahan guy is here. Both have small-ish QBs. Both had the highly paid WRs and the dominant offenses (for some period of time). That is where the similarities end.
The 49ers made deep playoff runs, including 2 SB appearances in the last 6 years. The Dolphins none, not a single playoff win.
Just prior, going back to 2011, the 49ers were also making deep playoff runs, and went to a SB as well. It didn't work out, they blew it up, went to the bottom, and built the whole thing right back up successfully to the point that in only 6 more years they were right back to the SB. The Dolphins for the last 25 years go nowhere, blow it up, and then go nowhere all over again.
Now it seems to have come undone for both teams again, but history repeats, and both teams seem to be handling things very differently. San Fran looks to be biting the bullet, making the hard choices, and starting over. Miami seems to be extending and pretending, once again.
Here is a list of what San Fran has done this off-season, they are clearly making the hard decision and breaking the whole thing down again rather than trying to extend and pretend mediocrity:
https://ninernoise.com/49ers-free-a...-signings-departures-and-updates-01jnrt9n3t8n
They traded the aging and under-performing Deebo Samuel away while he still had some value. Today, they just told Brandon Aiyuk to go pound sand and seek a trade. We did the opposite and handed out big new deals for our guys, including the old one with a bad attitude (Tyreek), and we are still sitting on both of them with $60mm a year tied up in the position while we have massive roster holes elsewhere. The 49ers let a lot of their higher priced older guys walk in FA (like Dre Greenlaw), we give Jalen Ramsey a big new deal.
Most importantly, let's see what they do with Brock Purdy. Forget what you or I think, the broad view in the NFL is that Purdy and Tua are roughly equivalent QBs. Personally, I would take Purdy over Tua hands down. More durable, better scrambler, and more of a gamer. He has held up against better teams, and he has won playoff games and gone to a SB (4-2 career playoff record).
My strong suspicion is the 49ers will not just roll over and give him a 5 year contract at $55mm a year just because he is their starting QB. They will come up with numbers ($ and term) that are substantially lower, and tell him to take it or leave it. If the 49ers don't think they can get a deal done with him at something close to their numbers, they will part ways.
The 49ers are just a much more well run organization. They have discipline, and they make tough decisions, and they are the better talent evaluators as well. The proof is in the pudding. Their approach works, ours does not.
