Yeah, it's not possible that he had good timing and took a job with a team on the rise, right? Do you disagree that anything less than the SB would be a disappointment? Do you disagree that they had the best players in the NFC this past season? He's not a defensive coach, but they have the sickest defense...does he deserve credit for that?
I'm not saying he's not a good coach...he clearly is...I'm just saying he gets too much credit. When he took over the only weak spot on the entire team was QB, and Smith improved under him...not nearly as much as people think, but he improved (compare his 2010 stats to his 2011 stats...people noticed Alex Smith in 2011 cause they were winning).