NFC West....Should we be worried?

Originally posted by HudsonValley:
What Carroll is doing with Wilson is exactly what Harbaugh did with Alex Smith last year and Colin Kaepernick this year.

And for what it's worth, I wouldnt trade either of them for Wilson. Seattle is a good home team, but thats always been the case no matter how bad that team has been. If we can split the next 2 games, the division is ours. Or we can hope for a SEA loss @ BUF, as Seattle plays much different on the road.

Unfortunately, the DEE let the Hawks down in their last 2 road losses (that they lost by a combined 7 points to MIA and DET).
The win in CHI in OT finally got that "road monkey" off their back and I would think a win like today would absolutely boost the DEE's confidence as they prepare for the BUF game (which, btw, isn't a home game for the Bills either, as it will be played in Toronto)

One more win and we clinch our division.

Any 1 win = playoff birth
Any 2 wins = division title
All 3 wins = Playoff bye

Originally posted by LisaTwelve:
Unfortunately, the DEE let the Hawks down in their last 2 road losses (that they lost by a combined 7 points to MIA and DET).
The win in CHI in OT finally got that "road monkey" off their back and I would think a win like today would absolutely boost the DEE's confidence as they prepare for the BUF game (which, btw, isn't a home game for the Bills either, as it will be played in Toronto)

And how many games did the Seahawks win in a lucky last second play?! How about Green Bay and New England for starters....

Originally posted by okdkid:
Any 1 win = playoff birth
Any 2 wins = division title
All 3 wins = Playoff bye

Correct me if I am wrong. If we beat the Seahawks, it doesn't matter about the outcome of the Patriots or Cardinals games - we win the division.
We would be 10-5-1. The best the Seahawks could be if we beat them is 10-6. So to win the division, just beat the Seahawks or must win the other two (assuming the Seahawks run the table). I f we lose to both Ppattriots and Seahawks (and Seahawks run the table), we lose the division.

Originally posted by mattster03:
And how many games did the Seahawks win in a lucky last second play?! How about Green Bay and New England for starters....

No question the Hawks have played a lot of close games ...
their run differential in their 5 losses is only -14 ... so, I guess that means they are t h i s close to being either 13-0 OR 3-10
Granted, the GB game was highly unusual, including many calls that went against the Hawks (the last one gets the attention because, well it was the last one) but, I'll take the win because, during the course of the season, every team has it's share of good AND bad luck.
What I'm encouraged about is progress (especially from the rookie QB) and a team that seems to be gelling at the right time.

The key game is Seattle, beat them, and we win the division even if we lose the other two. Otherwise we need to beat the pats and the cards to win it outright with no help.

The other combo requires Seattle to lose at least once and the niners to win at least once. So next week, beat the pats and seattle drops one to the bills and we clinch.

RT @espn_nfcwest Note from Keith Hawkins of @ESPNStatsInfo: Longest win streaks in NFC West this yr: AZ 4, STL 3, SF 2, SEA 2


Seattle will lose in buffalo.

CJ Spiller will run wild on that seahag D.

Stupid Seahawks are causing me to get a lil concerned here

Why isn't Sherman suspended yet?

not worried

Originally posted by echav4949:
One more win and we clinch our division.

Is this true? I thought it was a win and a Seachickens loss.

Originally posted by mayo49:

Originally posted by echav4949:
One more win and we clinch our division.

Is this true? I thought it was a win and a Seachickens loss.

You're right, mayo. We need a win + a Seahawks' loss in order to win the division.

Originally posted by 49erFaithful6:
Stupid Seahawks are causing me to get a lil concerned here

Why isn't Sherman suspended yet?

this is just flippin funny to me... i hope SF is healthy and every stud you have is on the field when we meet... your best against our best.. unfortunately i think both our cb's will be out.. next man up.... and honestly niner fans, isn't this how it's suppose to be, one game against the two best in the division to determine the champs, couldn't ask for a better scenerio.... better believe it's gonna be a war at the CLink, i for one cannot wait... good luck in Foxboro... bring hand warmers

Originally posted by captveg:
Gotta keep the pedal to the metal, especially with the other division leaders with better records (7-0 Falcons, 6-1 Bears, 6-2 Giants w/ tie-breaker).

SHOULD be able to beat the Rams at home in two weeks without much problem. After that it gets tougher:

vs. St. Louis - W
vs. Chicago (MNF) - Gonna need the run game BIG TIME this game. coin flip
@ New Orleans - Short week on the road. Saints D sucks, but Brees & Co. can put up points still. Plus, SF hasn't played well in most non-Rams Dome in past years in general. Should score enough on worst D in NFL, but will it be another MIN game? coin flip
@ St. Louis - early start, but again, its the Rams. W
vs. Miami - Dolphins playing decent. But W
@ New England (SNF) - fortunately a night game after a long trip. Gonna be cold, and defense will be tested in both run and pass, especially with Gronk. coin flip
@ Seattle - Typical hellish road game. Hopefully at least division is wrapped up by this point. May be a L to a Seattle team fighting for a Wild Card.
Arizona - Hopefully will mean nothing. W

Niners should go at least 10-6, possibly 12-4.

By comparison, free-falling Arizona has:

@ Green Bay - probably a L
BYE
@ Atlanta - Probably a L, but Atlanta could finally hit a snag against a motivated ARZ team
vs. Rams - I say W for ARZ here
@ NY Jets - Gotta like ARZ here, too
@ Seattle - Seahawks win, L for ARZ
vs. Lions - coin flip
vs. Chicago - L
@ SF - L

So, probably 6-10 at worst and 9-7 at best.

Seattle:

vs. Minnesota - coin flip
vs. NY Jets - W
@ Miami - coin flip
@ Chicago - L
vs. Arizona - W
@ Buffalo - W
vs. SF - coin flip
vs, St. Louis W

I'm thinking Seahawks should be at least 8-8 with this schedule, and possibly 10-6.

So, Seahawks are definitely the more likely threat.

Aside from the Cardinals playing even worse than expected and the two 49er-Rams game, I'd say I read the tea leaves pretty well 6 weeks ago.