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Peter Schrager of Good Morning Football recently called the San Francisco 49ers one of the most disrespected conference champions in recent memory. With the regular season less than a week away, the disrespect seemingly continues. Not only is Peter King of NBC Sports not picking San Francisco to win the NFC, but he doesn't even envision the team winning its division. King has the 49ers earning the No. 5 seed in the conference and the Seattle Seahawks winning the NFC West. The reason? Quarterbacks. "San Francisco, up by two scores with eight minutes left in the Super Bowl and with so many key guys returning, is a

Chris Simms has at least some faith in the San Francisco 49ers. The NBC Sports analyst predicts his buddy Kyle Shanahan's squad not only to win the NFC West but earn the top seed in the NFC playoffs. In fact, he has three teams from the division — the Niners, Seattle Seahawks, and Los Angeles Rams — all making it into the postseason. As for the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers' Week 1 opponent, Simms noted on the Chris Simms Unbuttoned podcast, "I think they're going to be a pain in the a--." Simms continues: "I'm expecting the 49ers. Of course, I am." Co-host Ahmed Fareed asks the analyst to clarify if that means he anticipates San Francisco to win the NFC West. "Yes," Simms responded. "And to be the No. 1 seed. There

ESPN ran its annual simulation of the entire season based on its own Football Power Index (FPI). How did the San Francisco 49ers fare? The good news is that they won the NFC West and earned the even-more-valuable-this-season No. 1 seed in the playoffs, holding off the Los Angeles Rams after both teams finished the season with matching 11-5 records. ESPN has the 49ers going 3-0 before finally losing to the Philadelphia Eagles at home. They don't just lose, but get embarrassed by a score of 42-7. San Francisco bounces back by routing the Miami Dolphins 51-17 and goes on to suffer regular-season losses