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Vince, Pt. II · 09-11-2020, 09:58 AM

Hard to tell where the 49ers end up this year. They are due some positive injury regression (more games lost to injury last year than any team), but they seemed to overachieve a little last year and lost one of the biggest pieces of their defense in Buckner. That being said, there aren't many "elite" teams in the NFC this year; just the 49ers and the Saints, it seems like.

Minnesota is much worse on paper, Green Bay didn't seem to get any better and were already flawed, and Seattle had an insane overachievement relative to their point differential. Tampa is obviously a wildcard with Brady, but I don't think they challenge the Saints. Arizona is starting to look scary - especially with Hopkins now - but again, they have a long way to go. Dallas could maybe take the next step, and their division is weak as hell...but they simply don't scare me.

Overall I think the 49ers are worse than last year, but shouldn't take too much of a step back. They should be in the playoffs.

09-11-2020, 09:58 AM	#35
Vince, Pt. II Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Somewhere More Familiar	Hard to tell where the 49ers end up this year. They are due some positive injury regression (more games lost to injury last year than any team), but they seemed to overachieve a little last year and lost one of the biggest pieces of their defense in Buckner. That being said, there aren't many "elite" teams in the NFC this year; just the 49ers and the Saints, it seems like. Minnesota is much worse on paper, Green Bay didn't seem to get any better and were already flawed, and Seattle had an insane overachievement relative to their point differential. Tampa is obviously a wildcard with Brady, but I don't think they challenge the Saints. Arizona is starting to look scary - especially with Hopkins now - but again, they have a long way to go. Dallas could maybe take the next step, and their division is weak as hell...but they simply don't scare me. Overall I think the 49ers are worse than last year, but shouldn't take too much of a step back. They should be in the playoffs. Last edited by Vince, Pt. II : 09-11-2020 at 09:59 AM.