‘The San Francisco 49ers are now paying the price for their spending spree in the late 1990s, trying to keep players together from their Super Bowl glory years. They have been faced with difficult decisions the past few seasons, parting ways with Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Jeff Garcia. They are a team in transition looking to escape the restraints of long contracts and large signing bonuses. But it doesn’t come without a price and the 49ers are playing through their toughest season since 1978, a year in which they finished 2-14. San Francisco currently sits at 2-12, the league’s worst record, an with games remaining against Buffalo and New England it’s not impossible to think they may not win another game this season.’