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Boats's avatar

Their is zero fault with your breakdown. If one had to choose a weakness, then I think we all agree it is IOL. They only thing besides players not screwing up is injuries that can derail this juggernaut. I think Sesttle will not be close games either. They got worse not better and teams that rely on luck like Seattle eventually come up with snakes eyes. AZ replaces seattle as the top threat in our division this year. Seattle will finish 3rd in the division. Outside of our division, Saints will be the team, TB has to have a ton of things go right for them to rival the Saints. Football is not as simple as us fans and the media make it out to be. We should finish top 5 at worst and Number 1 in best case. My concern is how do injuries look when we get to the playoffs? That what cost us the SB last year and the horrible calls/no calls by the refs. Great Work my guy

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Mini Niner's avatar

I think this is absolutely 100% correct, can’t see anything hot in these takes. My hot take: we sweep NFC West. Traumatise Seattle back into the Dark Ages. They may end up relocating to Canadia.👍

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Michael Smit-Drury's avatar

I predict the Super Bowl is announced early and pulled way ahead, held in Montana, and is purely a distance kicking competition. Niners sign that crazy Norwegian tricky kicker dude and win as a result of him launching a 95 yd field goal while balancing a pint of mead and holding a fish.

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Sir Lancelot's avatar

nice

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The Bourne Identity's avatar

What type of fish?

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Michael Smit-Drury's avatar

Don’t want to typecast but prolly would have to be a herring or mackerel. Slippery. Laces out becomes even more important. Finkle is Einhorn.

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NYners's avatar

By November people will have forgotten about Covid-19. Thanks, Murder Hornets.

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SportyMiner's avatar

If they plan on trading Mullens, then I think they would have kept Broc Rutter until the 53 whilst they fish Mullens.

Mullens is a great backup, he's not a great starter, it would be nice to keep him as our no.2 to carry team if Jimmy gets injured, CJB can't do that - I'm sure Shanahan knows that. I think a decent backup is worth a 3rd round pick, so I wouldn't trade Mullens for anything less. Given he's a know commodity, and I wrote a fan post on this on NN a year back, he's probably worth a 2nd to 49ers which is higher than the market will pay for him.

So I don't see the trade happening.

The other hawt takes are more like optimistic than hot. A hot take is that we come 3rd in the division - it's feasible, seahawks are always tough and Cardinals look dangerous. I think we're better, but it's not impossible and definitely a hawt take.

Also, Niners ' Bills super bowl..! Read it here first!

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RaikkFan's avatar

Hot Take? Mine would be - Brunskill becomes our permanent Center

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The Bourne Identity's avatar

Bold. I like it

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Shaken Not stirred's avatar

Trade Mullens, eh? Hmmm... that's certainly a scary thought, not that either of the backups have apparently been worth a hoot in TC.

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