Much of the decline in the franchise has been due to bad draft picks and expensive freeagent signings that have not panned out. Team owner Al Davis, who is 80 and in poor health, has failed to get the new stadium he so badly needs and has angered many fans and politicians with lawsuits and transporting his team from Oakland to Los Angeles and then back to Oakland. Whoever succeeds Davis as managing partner has a lot of rebuilding to do.."They're certainly up there as one of the best tandems in the league, if not the best," 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. "But the whole crux of their offence is not just those two guys, it's all 11. You talk about defending the receivers and you have to, well how does that affect Gonzalez? How does that affect the running game? So you've got to have a good plan and a good mix to stop this offence.

Outlook: The Tigers probably lost more talent in the NFL draft than Alabama, and that is saying something. But with Le