Donte Whitner explains what 49ers fans are still waiting to hear

Donte Whitner explains what 49ers fans are still waiting to hear originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Former San Francisco 49ers safety Donte Whitner, speaking on The Grit Code, said the fan base is not asking for miracles from the organization, but is asking for honesty, and they have not gotten it.

What fans have been waiting to hear

"All they want to hear is someone from the 49ers take accountability. They want to see someone get up there and say, 'We know we haven't drafted well. We know that. We're trying to figure out why, and we're going to do everything in our power to figure it out, because accountability is number one when you're chasing a championship. And fans haven't heard that. All they hear is 'We have this process and we trade back', we'll get outside of your process, adapt somebody else's, so that we can have some success drafting players and ultimately win a championship." Whitner said.

Instead, what fans heard from GM John Lynch this year came closer to the opposite.

When asked about the perception that the team tends to reach on prospects, Lynch said, "We've got consensus in this building, and that's the consensus that I care about."