San Francisco 49ers: Time to Play Like There’s Nothing Left to Lose

Halloween is right around the corner, and the San Francisco 49ers have been getting into the spirit for more than a month. No, that is not some joking reference to the horror that has beset 49er fans week in and week out so far in the 2010 season.

The 49ers are playing scared.

They are scared to lose, scared to fail, scared to disappoint, and scared to extend their current seven-year stretch of playoff absence.

Ironically, this fear has made them so tight, so pensive, and so cautious that it has brought about an 0-5 start and virtually guaranteed the 49ers will not participate in the playoffs this year. With every mounting mistake, the 49ers tighten their play and dilute their gameplan, ...

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