Week 6 - Raiders vs. 49ers

Wow - a win! There's so much more to write (re: complain) about when they lose... I'm not sure what to say.

Here goes: sure, they could have played better but they won! It'd be easy to make excuses and say that they were playing the Raiders and should have won, but at least they won! I'm not so much focused on this play or that play, because they won! Doesn't Mike Singletary seem like a better coach and Alex Smith a better quarterback because the team won?

Next, the 49ers face the Carolina Panthers. Just like the Raiders played the winless 49ers yesterday, the 49ers will face the winless Panthers. The Panthers will fight tooth and claw (panthers, heh, heh) to get their first win, just like the Niners did yesterday. It's like fighting a cornered rat - I'd expect this coming game to be as tough as any other, and I hope the Niners approach it the same way. With the confidence that they are the superior team, yet with a killer instinct just the same. There are no gimmes in this league.

And I'm tired of hearing the Niners play in a weak division. The Seahawks beat the Chicago Bears yesterday, and the Rams beat the Chargers. That doesn't sound weak to me - the 49ers have a long way to go to dig out of the hole they're in - I'm sure they know that, but too many people keep blathering on about how weak the NFC West is... stifle it, Edith!