Sharp states 49ers ‘hosed’ again by NFL’s rest disadvantage
May 22, 2024 at 4:00 PM
The 49ers face the NFL's biggest rest disadvantage in 2024, marking the second consecutive season they have done so. It is understandable that the NFL wants to draw more viewers to its prime-time matchups, but it comes at a cost to a few teams and more so for the 49ers. Sharp Football Analysis' Warren Sharp analyzes the NFL schedule every year and goes into great detail how the 49ers are getting the short end of the stick in back-to-back seasons. Each team and its fanbase often complain about the disadvantages of their schedules but Sharp explains it from an unbiased perspective. "For the second straight year, the 49ers have been hosed based on the timing of their games," Sharp wrote. "Last year, their net rest edge ranked #32 with a -20-day margin. They had four games with a net rest edge of three days or worse. They won just two of those four despite being favored in all four games by an average of over 10 points. And they covered the spread in just one of the four. "This year, unfairly, they're back where they were in 2023." Coach Kyle Shanahan claimed Tuesday he has not done a deep dive into the 49ers' schedule, but was aware of facing multiple teams after their bye weeks. He...
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