preseason game - 49ers vs. Chargers

Going 2 - 2 in the preseason? Pretty good, I'll take it!

What was most important in last night's victory, in my humble opinion, is that the 49ers came away from it feeling confident. Especially after their confidence sapping loss to the Texans the week before. What this all means is finally on the horizon - the next game counts! And it's against a division rival, the Seattle Seahawks.

Also of major significance was the paucity of injuries. The only serious one was to linebacker Keaton Kristick... serious in that he was carted off the field. What this means to his chances of making the roster, time will tell. Unfortunately, it cost him a valuable opportunity to show the coaching staff that he deserves a place on the team, opening the door for players such as Alex Joseph to impress - which he did. The team has one final week or so to decide on their opening day roster and to prepare for the first game of the season.

It's a roller coaster ride of emotions, feeling good about the team's prospects and also feeling bad. Right now, things are looking up (or 'arrow up' to borrow a phrase from Coach Harbaugh) - but next week's game will really determine where they stand. And yet, so will the following 15 games. It's a long, long road, and while it would surely be neat to win the division and go to the playoffs, I just need to see things improving this year with some light at the end of the tunnel, that light being several Super Bowl Championships in the years to come!