San Francisco 49ers: Improvement From Within Vital to Playoff Aspiration

August 16, 2010   ·   Andy Bensch   ·   Jump to comments


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About six weeks ago, I wrote a column that posed the question of whether or not the San Francisco 49ers actually deserved to be the favorites to win the NFC West.
Undoubtedly, the 49ers are the clear favorite.
I mean even the NFL scheduling people decided to put San Francisco (an 8-8 team from last year) on Monday Night Football twice for the first time in years. Not only does San Francisco get division rival Arizona again on Monday night this season, but they also face off against the defending Super Bowl Champion New Orleans Saints for Week Two’s Monday Night Game.
And as most football fans know, one Monday night appearance means a team is at the very least exciting to watch. But TWO Monday night games is playoff worthy praise from the NFL schedulers.
Now with the way the NFL has been working in recent seasons, only one team coming out of the NFC W...

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