We won our last game 14 - 10 after being 1-4 the last while. Our QB's pinkie keeps coming up because he says it's bothering him, it really is and it isn't allowing him to go down field as often as he could in the past according to the last game played. These are facts, don't get emotional.
Our O-line and running game were very good last game and we out physicalled a very physical team. Nonetheless, we scored 14 points but gave up only 10 to a team that hasn't scored much its last 3 to 4 games. Our defense is what it is depending on what part of the field they are having to start defending at, just like the rest of the other top 40% in the league defensively.
We're 6-4 and are horrible after winning or losing against meaningul games just like the last game we played. You may say San Fran isn't meaningful, but if we lose we go 6-5 and that's pretty much prohibitive and therefore pretty damn meaningful to me.
We're talking like we already accomplished a run of victories which is exactly what we nee and should be in position for but San Fran has a bunch of players trying to either stay in the NFL, on the San Fran roster or keep te current contract they already have knowing the uncertanty financially structured after this season.
They have a coach who has been a head coaching candidate the last 2 prior seasons but has not landed a position of that stature until this internship. He's hungry to prove himself and will pull out any stops possible to sustain that opportunity and so forth will his players. San Fran somehoe put alot of points up and gave it to a team that beat us a month ago when our starting QB was healthy.
Basicallt to answer the above asked question from the OP and utilizing the above mentioned facts. San Fran, and only they should be focused on right now, represents an opportunity at home to go 7-4 and get closer to getting our swagger back. We don't have our "swagger" back yet for sure, we won our last game by 4 in a hostile situation.
San Fran also represents, if we lose, the very high probability of not making the playoffs and therefore being a failure of a season. We would be foolish to call this team a "sack" as we were humungous "sacks' against St. Lous at 4-2.
The first half of this season we had a soft team, maybe still/maybe not, but our fans are even more soft, into the hype, over assuming and over boisterous than ur players. How dare we look past this next game and even beyond the one right after it? You assume we'll be 8-4? I certainly hope so and believe it is possible as long as we realize the opportunity at hand.
What the opportunity at hand means is that we focus, practice accordingly, scheme, get hungry/humble as a team and perform on gameday. If we do all of that we beat anyone in this league just like any team. If we forget 1 of those fundamental elements and that's where the hole in our game is. That's where we get exploited and that's why we probably lose our next game.
Focus on San Fran, utilize all of the above elements and San Fran represents a much deserved victory. Don't mention any other games after San Fran. Please folks, we won 2 games in our last 6 and the last 1 was by 4 points. Be positive, but very realistic, no one is an easy for sure game from here on out.
