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Quote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 11:09:52 PMROBBIE GOULD!!I must've missed the part where the NFL rigged the game for the Packers.
ROBBIE GOULD!!
7. 49ers get last in the NFC West (shouldn't be a hot take because they were last in 2020, but people like them for some reason)
4. 49ers (7-10): The best injured reserve list of all time, except now there's a quarterback controversy. Woohoo!
Everyone knows what the definition of insanity is, that's how I feel when it comes to the 49ers. If you assume that nobody is going to injure even a hangnail all season, they MIGHT be like the 7th best team in the conference. Don't talk to me about how they were in the Super Bowl in 2019 - 1), they've lost several key pieces from that team, and 2), the NFC was terrible in 2019. Now you factor in how the Rams, Buccaneers, Packers, Seahawks, Cardinals, etc. have improved in that timeframe. So if the Niners went the entire year without a single injury, they would be like 7th. But, they have been one of the three most injured teams in the league for 3 of the last 4 seasons. That is not bad luck, that is a problem. It's anyone's guess as to whose fault it is. But it's not by chance.
Somehow the 49ers still have the T-12th best odds (+3500) to win the Super Bowl. At this point it's egregious. They're not good. Accept it. Their secondary stinks, their coach doesn't believe in their QB, nobody else on the team really believes in their QB, and their skill players are meh at best, except for Deebo Samuel and occasionally George Kittle. Oh, and the institutional injury problem that they seemingly refuse to address.If I hear "they went to the Super Bowl two years ago" one more time I will annihilate my TV.
Every year a team is dubbed "the team no one wants to play in the postseason". This year, it was the Colts. (!) Until it was the 49ers. That title is earned by playing badly early on, and then stringing together wins down the stretch. For some reason, teams that run the ball well but can't throw it well consistently enough get bonus points. Don't ask, those are the rules I guess. So let's go back through a few years, and look at the teams who everyone was dreading to face:2020: Ravens (11-5), lost divisional2019: Titans (9-7), lost AFC Championship2018 there were quite a few: Cowboys (10-6), lost divisional; Colts (10-6), lost divisional; Ravens (10-6), lost wild card2017: Chiefs (10-6), lost wild cardOne of those six made the conference title game. Those six had an average record of 10-6, and the Niners are 10-7. Five of the six were built the same way: run-heavy, can occasionally win games by throwing, but not often enough (the 2018 Colts being the exception). I'd say that's an accurate description of the Niners this year.Contrast the 10-6 average of those teams to the average record of the last 8 Super Bowl teams, which is 12.5-3.5. The last 16 conference finalists are 12.25-3.75.Conclusion: I'll bet my house on the Niners not making it past the divisional. I wouldn't be shocked if they beat the Cowboys though.
Quote from: thspfc on January 22, 2022, 11:19:06 PMQuote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 11:09:52 PMROBBIE GOULD!!I must've missed the part where the NFL rigged the game for the Packers.They tried. Called penalties on SF both times their offense got into the red zone, but hard to do anything about a blocked punt.
Quote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 11:20:45 PMQuote from: thspfc on January 22, 2022, 11:19:06 PMQuote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 11:09:52 PMROBBIE GOULD!!I must've missed the part where the NFL rigged the game for the Packers.They tried. Called penalties on SF both times their offense got into the red zone, but hard to do anything about a blocked punt.They do tend to call a penalty when the running back stiff arms a defender using the defender's facemask.
Quote from: thspfc on January 22, 2022, 11:30:47 PMQuote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 11:20:45 PMQuote from: thspfc on January 22, 2022, 11:19:06 PMQuote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 11:09:52 PMROBBIE GOULD!!I must've missed the part where the NFL rigged the game for the Packers.They tried. Called penalties on SF both times their offense got into the red zone, but hard to do anything about a blocked punt.They do tend to call a penalty when the running back stiff arms a defender using the defender's facemask.That happens several times a game and I can't remember the last time it got called.
Who placed a bet that both #1 seeds would lose today?Anyone?Anyone?Bueller?
Quote from: cabiness42 on January 22, 2022, 09:46:00 AMQuote from: KCRoadFan on January 22, 2022, 03:43:19 AMAll right, which of these potential Super Bowl matchups would you like to see most (or, for that matter, least)?Ranking most to least:Bills vs RamsBills vs 49ersChiefs vs RamsChiefs vs 49ersBengals vs RamsBengals vs 49ersTitans vs RamsTitans vs 49ersBills vs BucsChiefs vs BucsBengals vs BucsTitans vs BucsBills vs PackersChiefs vs PackersBengals vs PackersTitans vs Packers
Quote from: KCRoadFan on January 22, 2022, 03:43:19 AMAll right, which of these potential Super Bowl matchups would you like to see most (or, for that matter, least)?Ranking most to least:Bills vs RamsBills vs 49ersChiefs vs RamsChiefs vs 49ersBengals vs RamsBengals vs 49ersTitans vs RamsTitans vs 49ersBills vs BucsChiefs vs BucsBengals vs BucsTitans vs BucsBills vs PackersChiefs vs PackersBengals vs PackersTitans vs Packers
All right, which of these potential Super Bowl matchups would you like to see most (or, for that matter, least)?
The LA Rams beat the Tampa Buccaneers 30-27! The LA Rams will be playing against the 49ers next weekend.
Quote from: Great Lakes Roads on January 23, 2022, 06:31:23 PMThe LA Rams beat the Tampa Buccaneers 30-27! The LA Rams will be playing against the 49ers next weekend.Brady used to be able to come back from 27 or 28 to 3 and win :-)
The Buffalo Bills lost to the KC Cheifs at a nail-biting 42-36 in OT.
I’ll have the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl.