Originally posted by Niners816:
Way worse.....I loved the one fluke win last year and the 5 curb stompings through 6 games.
Have to question the sanity and or eyesight of anyone who thinks this team is worse than the one last year with a historically awful defense.
Have been out in Seattle over the past few weeks and just like here in Phoenix, even the biggest local sports media homers have been talking about how much improved the 49ers are, how much more physical they are over the absolute joke of a team from last year and that they appear to be moving in the right direction.
People in general seem to respect Shanahan far more than they ever did Kelly or especially Tomsula.
Yep, W-L record sucks but this team is far more competitive than they were last season, they have a better +/- than quite a few teams including the 3-3 Cardinals.
They are fighting until the end instead of getting completely blown out after hanging around for two quarters. For a team with 16 rookies and 30+ new players overall, that is a very good sign.