I wanted to ignore the Trap Game element. I wanted to pretend I didn't think the 49ers would want this game as badly as they did. I wanted to believe "Win it for Sherman" was not a thing, and maybe it really wasn't even still.
The 49ers played like it was a game in January. The Seahawks didn't match their efforts. 14 penalties? No excuses for that. If Holmgren was the HC he would have lost his shit.
I have to remind myself this is a YOUNG football team and today it showed. For all the accolades, all the wins, at the end of the day, this is still a young football team and even though they will still make the playoffs (thanks to the Chiefs and/or Cardinals) they have a long ways to go to become truly elite again.
An elite team makes the 49ers look like hot garbage today. A young, up-and-coming team makes the 49ers look decent today. That's what happened.
I've cooled off since earlier. I was just hoping for the win so we could be on cruise-control as fans the final two weeks.
Instead, in typical Heart Attack Hawks fashion, it looks like the post season could very well come down to the final game of the year.
The 49ers played like it was a game in January. The Seahawks didn't match their efforts. 14 penalties? No excuses for that. If Holmgren was the HC he would have lost his shit.
I have to remind myself this is a YOUNG football team and today it showed. For all the accolades, all the wins, at the end of the day, this is still a young football team and even though they will still make the playoffs (thanks to the Chiefs and/or Cardinals) they have a long ways to go to become truly elite again.
An elite team makes the 49ers look like hot garbage today. A young, up-and-coming team makes the 49ers look decent today. That's what happened.
I've cooled off since earlier. I was just hoping for the win so we could be on cruise-control as fans the final two weeks.
Instead, in typical Heart Attack Hawks fashion, it looks like the post season could very well come down to the final game of the year.