JoeBart324
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Hi .Net! I'm not a frequent poster here but do peruse the forums now and then. More for another perspective than anything else.
In any case, I think if we can put fandom aside best we can last night's game was absolutely amazing! Just from an NFL fan perspective. There were turnovers, there were great plays, drama ensued in OT and all that. Frankly if this was the Super Bowl I think most NFL fans would have walked away happy!
I do think these teams are more evenly matched than the media will talk about. I haven't watched anything to this point (too busy dealing with a 1 year old and a job!) but I imagine it will be something like Russel Wilson is on fire and carried the team. That is probably true to some degree, but the narrative likely would have gone the other way if the Niners won. It would have been Jimmy Garropolo rises in spite of turnovers. Such is the media narrative, they will make the story lines they want.
The real story should be Jadaveon Clowney. I'm not sure if the Niners tackles were rusty in coming back from injury of if the game plan was poor, but he absolutely wrecked the Niners. He was on a different level last night and absolutely deserves whatever accolades should go his way. I do think the Niners overall had a decent game plan. They were plagued by unfortunate drops and a kicker who melted in the biggest moment. Of course, I also have to recognize the Niners were also bailed out by the complete inability of Seattle's defense to intercept multiple passes that were mailed directly to the defender. That is the NFL for us though.
Overall this was about as even a game as I think I've seen in a long while. Truly was the last team to have the ball that won. The Niners had their opportunity. Seattle had their opportunity. Whether the Niners won or Seattle won I do not think I would go as far as to say the better team won. I genuinely feel we could have watched 50 games of these two and the win percentage may well have fallen at 50/50. Super fun game and glad the rivalry is back! The NFL is better when these two teams are playing well!
In any case, I think if we can put fandom aside best we can last night's game was absolutely amazing! Just from an NFL fan perspective. There were turnovers, there were great plays, drama ensued in OT and all that. Frankly if this was the Super Bowl I think most NFL fans would have walked away happy!
I do think these teams are more evenly matched than the media will talk about. I haven't watched anything to this point (too busy dealing with a 1 year old and a job!) but I imagine it will be something like Russel Wilson is on fire and carried the team. That is probably true to some degree, but the narrative likely would have gone the other way if the Niners won. It would have been Jimmy Garropolo rises in spite of turnovers. Such is the media narrative, they will make the story lines they want.
The real story should be Jadaveon Clowney. I'm not sure if the Niners tackles were rusty in coming back from injury of if the game plan was poor, but he absolutely wrecked the Niners. He was on a different level last night and absolutely deserves whatever accolades should go his way. I do think the Niners overall had a decent game plan. They were plagued by unfortunate drops and a kicker who melted in the biggest moment. Of course, I also have to recognize the Niners were also bailed out by the complete inability of Seattle's defense to intercept multiple passes that were mailed directly to the defender. That is the NFL for us though.
Overall this was about as even a game as I think I've seen in a long while. Truly was the last team to have the ball that won. The Niners had their opportunity. Seattle had their opportunity. Whether the Niners won or Seattle won I do not think I would go as far as to say the better team won. I genuinely feel we could have watched 50 games of these two and the win percentage may well have fallen at 50/50. Super fun game and glad the rivalry is back! The NFL is better when these two teams are playing well!
