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By the time Harbaugh got to San Francisco, McCloughan had been there 5 years already, rebuilding that team. They were stocked.

I'd like to see examples of teams that have had multiple losing seasons in a row and then turned right around and had multiple winning seasons in a row. I can't think of any right off the bat. We had a good year in 2012 after several bad years, but obviously that was just a mirage. Houston had a decent year this year after a 2-14 season in 2013, but they still had a lot of talent(and JJ Watt). They didn't need to be rebuilt. Same story with Indianapolis in 2012.

If you have to rebuild, it takes time.