Mike Singletary: The Emperor Has No Pants

How did it all go so wrong, so fast for the 49ers?

This was supposed to be it; the year they finally rise from the abyss and make it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2002.

The NFC West was set up for them on a silver platter.

The Arizona Cardinals, the two-time defending division champions lost their best player, quarterback Kurt Warner to retirement and many of their best defenders to free agency.

The Seattle Seahawks are undergoing massive rebuilding with new coach Pete Carroll at the helm. Their signal-caller, Matt Hasselbeck is oft-injured and clearly on the down slope of his career.

The St. Louis Rams have been pitiful for years and have just recently begu...

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