The Danger of Buying Into Your Own Hype

As of late, ask any average Joe football fan about the 49ers and they’ll likely tell you two things: We have a good running game and our defensive is pretty good. There I go again, using “we” when referring to the 49ers, but whatever. Anyway, these two pillars of strength seem to be our last line of defense as we have to endure the onslaught of verbal abuses hurled at our once-great-but-now-an-insignificant team. Alex Smith is a joke, the Yorks are a joke, our stadium is falling apart, we have fair-weather-wine-and-cheese-at-a-tailgate-bringing fans and we’re in the weakest division in football. Yes, as these insults are slung in our direction we quickly fight back, claiming our defense is good, Patrick Willis is a beast and we have a good running game. Unfortu...

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