lets look at 49ers schedule

[OldBill]

Jan 9 @ LAR W 27-24 (OT) Week 18 W 3.5 O 47 shame Rams couldnt beat them because they wouldnt make it in

Jan 2
HOU W 23-7 Week 17 W -14 U 44 TEXANS geeeee whiz
Dec 23
@ TEN L 17-20 Week 16 L -3 U 45 Titans
Dec 19
ATL W 31-13 Week 15 W -9.5 U 48 FALCONS wow
Dec 12
@ CIN W 26-23 (OT) Week 14 W -1 U 49.5 OK Bengals the game with so many missed fg's
Dec 5
@ SEA L 23-30 Week 13 L -3 O 45 SEAT.

Nov 28 MIN W 34-26 Week 12 W -4 O 49 VIKINGS

Nov 21 @ JAC W 30-10 Week 11 W -6.5 U 45 OOOO BIG win Jaguars

Nov 15 LAR W 31-10 Week 10 W 3.5 U 50 WEEEEEEEEEE Rams

Nov 7 ARI L 17-31 Week 9 L -5.5 O 45 CARDINALS 2 x

Oct 31 @ CHI W 33-22 Week 8 W -4.5 O 40.5 WOW The Bears

Oct 24 IND L 18-30 Week 7 L -3.5 O 43 COLTS

Oct 10 @ ARI L 10-17 Week 5 L 6 U 48.5 CARDINALS

Oct 3 SEA L 21-28 Week 4 L -2.5 U 52 SEAT.

Sep 26 GB L 28-30 Week 3 L -3.5 O 50.5 WHOPPPPPPSSSS

Sep 19 @ PHI W 17-11 Week 2 W -3 U 49 EAGLES

Sep 12 @ DET W 41-33 Week 1 L -9.5 O 46 LIONS


9 teams NON playoff Caliber teams from 2020 9 wins 8 losses same as 9/7 goes no where

[Ponch]

I understand this, but I think there’s more nuance to this story. Early in the season they lost quite a few people - Mostert first, then Trey Sermon - their top two RBs. Elijah Mitchell stepped in as a lower draft rookie who also has gone through some injuries, and wasn’t amazing right away.

Edit* they lost Jeff Wilson Jr, Mostert, AND Trey Sermon - their higher draft pick above Mitchell.

Deebo is a monster, but the first half of the season, the Niners weren’t using him in the same utility role that they did the second half. He wasn’t lining up in the backfield or getting those sweep / screen touches as much. I feel like they’ve made quite a few adjustments to their game plan based on available personnel and that’s why their second half of the season was much more successful. They lost to GB by 2 points and believe there were some injuries in that game as well.

In sports, it only matters how well you’re playing at the time. Look at the Braves, they just won the World Series - mid-season they looked like they’d miss the playoffs and were very mediocre. They played their best baseball at the end of the season - they got hot. Feels sort of like the 49ers.

I could be wrong about all this but these numbers don’t necessarily accurately predict results.

[OldBill]

PONCH reminding you 100% fact NO TEAM that lost 4 or more weeks in a row ever played in Superbowl

even thos they got better they still aint going to play in S B #2 wc teams that play away final game Cannot make it to SB because it's 4 road games with no break SOORY Dude it Ends in MR RODGERS house Team fully healthy

NEED i remind HC of 49ers alwys does wrong things tis why he has nick name Shanningans

[Ponch]

I hear ya, odds are that SF loses here but just wanted to comment on the story of their season since I’ve been following them pretty closely. When they played GB this year, they went down 17-0 early and were using Trey Lance, trying out new packages. This hasn’t been the case as of late so we may see a different game. Just my 2 cents!