Read that sentence again. Then again. One more time. Let it soak in, envelope you. Imagine how insane that would have sounded if somebody had said that to you after the Dallas game. Then remember watching a team with almost this exact talent go SIX AND TEN last season. Remember the chore it was to watch this team every week for 10 years. TEN YEARS!! 3 times the average NFL career. 10 years.
But we made it! Man, what a great season. The 49ers beat out another team for a playoff spot that that team really really wanted. Remember when the 49ers couldn't beat anyone at anything when there was any amount of significance attached to the game? This season it seems like they actually RELISH those games, where in previous years it looked like they felt how we felt: terrified, nervous, and overmatched.
I'm starting to legitimately worry about Donte Whitner's coverage. He went completely spazoid on the Lloyd TD, and I've seen a few other plays this season where he's been beat deep. The 49ers haven't played the kind of team that will make them pay for that, but they're about to. I'm less than comfortable with their deep pass coverage.
I thought the offensive gameplan was fine for a game against the Rams. Who cares, really? Whatever you do is going to work. I love Brad Seely. With the style of game the 49ers play, having a guy that smart running 1/3 of your team is absolutely invaluable. Can you IMAGINE this team running a fake FG like that in the last 10 years? I actually doubt any of the prior head coaches even knew the rules governing that situation. That was awesome.
I'm not at all worried about the near meltdown at the end. That was so flukey that it doesn't even warrant concern. This team has 16.5 weeks of smart, disciplined football under its belt, I'm not gonna freak out about 5 minutes of stupidity. They get a week off to rest their guys, then they get a team at home that lost to the goddamn SEAHAWKS last season. The Saints are a completely different team on the road, and the 49ers are designed to beat them. I'm nervous as always, but things have lined up for San Francisco very very well.
THE 49ERS ARE THE 2 SEED IN THE NFC!
