As far as the Long thing, he decides when he plays and doesn't, let's be real, ok. Plus you'd have to get Sprano to go along with that, and the guy knew he was fighting for his job ever since Ross went to visit Harbaugh. You cannot influence games like that in the NFL, for multiple reasons. As much as I agree I'd like to have gone 1-15, I wouldn't like to hear the team threw in the towel.
The player decides when he plays and when he doesn't?
That right there is what's wrong with this franchise, then.