49ers overreactions: Has adversity shaped team into legit playoff contender?

The 49ers opened the 2025 NFL season with three consecutive victories. Now, they head into the idle week on another three-game win streak.“It’s finally here,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said of the bye week. “Mentally and physically, it will be awesome to rest. We’ll be able to come back from that with four games to play for a chance to get in the playoffs.“It’s all you can ask for.”The 49ers have gotten to 9-4 on the season in unique fashion. They have received contributions from a lot of different places. Currently, they hold the seventh and final spot in the NFC playoff picture.Because two teams in front of them — the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers — meet up in Week 14, the 49ers are guaranteed to move up at least one spot before they return to work next week.But this is not a bye week for 49ers Overreactions, as we plow straight ahead as the regular season winds down.Special teams went from the worst in the league last year to perhaps the best this year (@branallen1)Overreaction? No.There is no area of the 49ers that has seen a bigger improvement over last season than special teams. And for that,...