Who will win the division, Hawks, Rams, Niners?

[Followthelegion]

to me I don’t think there is any need to build up SF more than saying that of course it will be a tough game with everything on the table (in all probability)

Looking at all the available metrics; it’s clear the best two teams in the conference (and the entire league if we are being honest) are Seahawks and Rams. 49ers have done incredibly well to cope with the injuries and the schedule has massively helped them in this regard.

The Indy game I really think is best thrown out. The narrative of the game was set with them taking the kickoff and dominating the clock and field position; it shortened the game and with some blatant ref steering made the game into what it turned into (a close FG nail biter). When this team rolls it’s incredibly difficult to stop (see 2nd half vs Atlanta on offense; and far more majority of the time for the defense).

It’s not a gimme game by any stretch but Seattle should be favoured going in. I know which squad I’d want to be rolling with.

 

[Appyhawk]

There is only one game on our schedule this week and that is against the Panthers. That is all our guys should be thinking about.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

One of those 3 teams will win the division. Calling it now.

 

[SocialParasite]

One of those 3 teams will win the division. Calling it now.

 

[keasley45]

to me I don’t think there is any need to build up SF more than saying that of course it will be a tough game with everything on the table (in all probability)

Looking at all the available metrics; it’s clear the best two teams in the conference (and the entire league if we are being honest) are Seahawks and Rams. 49ers have done incredibly well to cope with the injuries and the schedule has massively helped them in this regard.

The Indy game I really think is best thrown out. The narrative of the game was set with them taking the kickoff and dominating the clock and field position; it shortened the game and with some blatant ref steering made the game into what it turned into (a close FG nail biter). When this team rolls it’s incredibly difficult to stop (see 2nd half vs Atlanta on offense; and far more majority of the time for the defense).

It’s not a gimme game by any stretch but Seattle should be favoured going in. I know which squad I’d want to be rolling with.

Wait. The Indy game doesn't count because the 9ers had a great strategy and executed to perfection? - BTW over an opponent who's defense was supposed to be a strength, who was playing at home, who sported one of, if not THE best RB in football, and had stability enough at QB for the passing game to not be a liability?

Saying the 9ers are a formidable opponent with every bit as good a chance to grab the one seed as us isn't over-hyping them, it's fact.

The Rams wouldn't be in the hunt for the 1 seed if they lost Stafford for half the season, and then had Verse, and Turner out for the year.

Neither would the Seahawks be anywhere close to sniffing the 1 seed if Lock had started half the season and we had to play without Murphy and E Jones for almost the entire year.

Folks want to diminish their wins but they won the games they did without absolutely key contributors.

Do I think we can win? Absolutely. Do I have a great feeling in my belly that our offense (league leading in TO's) is gonna waltz into their house and smoke them? No.

Optimistic, yes. Hopeful, yes. Shocked if we win? No.

Shocked if we lose?...No.

 

[seabowl]

Wait. The Indy game doesn't count because the 9ers had a great strategy and executed to perfection? - BTW over an opponent who's defense was supposed to be a strength, who was playing at home, who sported one of, if not THE best RB in football, and had stability enough at QB for the passing game to not be a liability?

Saying the 9ers are a formidable opponent with every bit as good a chance to grab the one seed as us isn't over-hyping them, it's fact.

The Rams wouldn't be in the hunt for the 1 seed if they lost Stafford for half the season, and then had Verse, and Turner out for the year.

Neither would the Seahawks be anywhere close to sniffing the 1 seed if Lock had started half the season and we had to play without Murphy and E Jones for almost the entire year.

Folks want to diminish their wins but they won the games they did without absolutely key contributors.

Do I think we can win? Absolutely. Do I have a great feeling in my belly that our offense (league leading in TO's) is gonna waltz into their house and smoke them? No.

Optimistic, yes. Hopeful, yes. Shocked if we win? No.

Shocked if we lose?...No.

Thank you for understanding the original post. Funny how some say the 49ers haven’t beaten anyone good meanwhile they beat the Seahawks this year.

 

[Dolomight12]

Not sure what the hostility is for as I’m not trying to be hostile at all. With that said, out of 80 votes, 25% of the people think another team other than the Seahawks come out as the division winner. All we are doing is making a prediction, not hoping it happens. I’ve been a diehard fan for 40 years and have been on this board posting since 1998. Big difference.

That's hostility to you? My bad.

 

[Dolomight12]

Exactly. Thinking your team is destined and that your opponent is over hyped is EXACTLY the formula to get your ass beat. Thank God it's not the fans on the field indeed, nor their 'fanatic'... 'if you aren't with us in thinking we are the best and will beat everyone, you are against us' mentality.

The 9ers could be a paper tiger, sure. It's been said they haven't beaten anyone of quality. Sure.

But they have arrived at they No 1 seed contending position having lost their 2 best defensive players as well their franchise QB for a long stretch, having to beat teams with a cast-off has been bench rider.

For anyone who thinks we might have the mojo of a team with destiny because we beat the Rams last week and doesn't think the 9ers don't carry that same conviction in their locker room given what they have overcome to get where they are ... You are fooling yourselves.

Our game against them, assuming we both win this week, will be a toss up. We still have yet to prove we can put together a coherent, mostly error free offensive game plan for 4qtrs since we lost to the Rams in week 10. That's 7 weeks of marginal play. During that time, the 9ers having been slowly cranking up their offense to the point they were unstoppable against a common foe we could only muster 6 FG against.

So yeah. I sure as hell hope our team isn't walking into that game (or this one against the Panthers) with the belief that they are fine. They need to be on the drawing boards with a clear eyed, sober urgency looking at the reality that yeah, they won a historic game against the Rams last week. But that they gave up almost 600 yards doing so. The 9ers are capable of doing similar things to our D that the Rams did and the formula is on film.

We need to tidy shht up in a hurry or we will get beat.

That just seems like a lot of words to say "vibes". Or, maybe "not so good vibes". We're all just going off a feeling. The conventional "wisdom" said that the 9ers would have fallen off a cliff this season, but we see that didn't happen. We had a ONE PERCENT CHANCE OF BEATING THE RAMS late in the game. It was all but certain that we had lost the game. Ha! So, my glasses are rosy as hell. If you're PREDICTING a loss, then that's SQUARELY a YOU (don't take that personal, please) problem. Or non problem. Whatever. Go Hawks!

 

[Followthelegion]

Wait. The Indy game doesn't count because the 9ers had a great strategy and executed to perfection? - BTW over an opponent who's defense was supposed to be a strength, who was playing at home, who sported one of, if not THE best RB in football, and had stability enough at QB for the passing game to not be a liability?

Saying the 9ers are a formidable opponent with every bit as good a chance to grab the one seed as us isn't over-hyping them, it's fact.

The Rams wouldn't be in the hunt for the 1 seed if they lost Stafford for half the season, and then had Verse, and Turner out for the year.

Neither would the Seahawks be anywhere close to sniffing the 1 seed if Lock had started half the season and we had to play without Murphy and E Jones for almost the entire year.

Folks want to diminish their wins but they won the games they did without absolutely key contributors.

Do I think we can win? Absolutely. Do I have a great feeling in my belly that our offense (league leading in TO's) is gonna waltz into their house and smoke them? No.

Optimistic, yes. Hopeful, yes. Shocked if we win? No.

Shocked if we lose?...No.

As good a chance at the 1 seed? Definitely not.
Seattle are the stronger team as most metrics would support - record / strength of schedule / DVOA / points differential etc.
Does that mean the game can’t be lost ? No of course not, that would be rather asinine. But Seattle’s chances of the one seed are currently much stronger than SF’s. The illness epidemic affecting the bears this week is shortening that gap and helping SF to a much easier assignment but again, Seattle should be favoured in the last game.

And again you misrepresent what I’ve said about the Indy game. The NFL has consistently shown it folly to say team A beat team B and team B beat team C, therefore team A must beat team C. It doesn’t work like that; matchup based football. It’s a similar argument here to place big weight on the comparative games with Indy. Seattle’s game ended up being that close due to the narrative that was instilled from Indy taking the kick off, running as much clock as humanely possible and Seattle being unable to stop the field position game with few possessions that ultimately followed (with a big helping hand from some dubious steering). Against Sf they went much more aggressive because they knew they could. As a result it was a more open game with both sides scoring relatively easily.

 

[whidbeast]

We are not losing to the panthers and I regret to inform you the 9ers are not losing to the Bears.

These freight trains are set for collision lock in and enjoy!

 

[FrodosFinger]

Ram and Niner fans watching us after breakfast tomorrow

 

[Runscott]

One of those 3 teams will win the division. Calling it now.

I'll take it a step further - one of those three teams will win the Super Bowl, and the Eagles will lose in the first round. If I were a gambler, those would be my bets.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

We are not losing to the panthers and I regret to inform you the 9ers are not losing to the Bears.

These freight trains are set for collision lock in and enjoy!

Bears have a bunch of guys with the Flu. Also, I hate the Niners more than anyone....but they're better than the Bears.

 

[Runscott]

Bears have a bunch of guys with the Flu. Also, I hate the Niners more than anyone....but they're better than the Bears.

Yes, it's a stretch thinking the Bears can go to S.F. and win. But...since I have no control over anything, I wouldn't cry if the Falcons beat the Rams and the Bears beat the '49ers, then we lost to the '49ers. That would make us the #2 seed and I still think we'd get to the Super Bowl, but we'd have three home playoff games (probably). Only my bank account would complain.

 

[NoGain]

I see the Bears/49ers as a near even match. Wouldn't at all surprise me if the Bears win.

 

[sutz]

Looks like the Ravens beat the Pack and the Bears win their division. Might change some things for the Bears/Niners game.

 

[NoGain]

Looks like the Ravens beat the Pack and the Bears win their division. Might change some things for the Bears/Niners game.

I'm thinking not. Ben Johnson is not the kind of coach to take his foot off the gas pedal, it seems to me. Beside, they're still playing for something.

 

[jammerhawk]

This is Seahawks.net, there is only one team that presently leads the Division and leads the Conference, that team will prevail, that team is the Seahawks.

Refuse to consider other options, don’t the negative BS. Our team will win the Division and claim the 1 seed.

 

[keasley45]

That just seems like a lot of words to say "vibes". Or, maybe "not so good vibes". We're all just going off a feeling. The conventional "wisdom" said that the 9ers would have fallen off a cliff this season, but we see that didn't happen. We had a ONE PERCENT CHANCE OF BEATING THE RAMS late in the game. It was all but certain that we had lost the game. Ha! So, my glasses are rosy as hell. If you're PREDICTING a loss, then that's SQUARELY a YOU (don't take that personal, please) problem. Or non problem. Whatever. Go Hawks!

Did you read my post to the end? Obviously not. If you had. You wouldn't have wasted time typing that last bit about a 'YOU' problem.

I have no problem. I'm a Hawks fan. Have been since 1982. But I am not blind, nor do I wear glasses of any shade.

Our team is good with the potential to be great. But we have some pretty obvious flaws that could do is in before we even get started. Simple fact.

We could be out in round 1. We could win it all. If you are asking me to predict which will happen... I have no idea. You can't come back from multiple INT games every week.

 

[JustTheTip]

didn’t vote but think we likely take the division. I will also say if we don’t win the division I hope we take 3rd. Have to go through essentially the same gauntlet at 2 or 3 for this year and would have a theoretically easier schedule next year at 3 (which is a good part of why the 49ers are still in the discussion now.)