The 49ers finish the regular season by playing against the St. Louis Rams this Sunday. Every 49er fan knows that in order to secure the 2nd seed in this year's playoffs, they either need to defeat the Rams, or the New Orleans Saints need to lose their final game. Getting the 2nd seed would give the Niners a first-round bye and home field advantage in their divisional game.
So beating the Rams would be all good, right? Perhaps not!
There could be bad consequences for years to come. Here's what I mean: the Rams are still in contention to 'win' the Andrew Luck sweepstakes against the Indianapolis Colts. They both have two wins this season so far, and one of the two will likely end up with the 1st pick of next year's draft. And all agree that Stanford QB Andrew Luck will be that first pick. What if the Colts win their game? Then wouldn't there be a negative to the 49ers beating the Rams, thereby qualifying the Rams for the top pick (Andrew Luck) in the 2012 NFL Draft?
Yes, the Rams already have Sam Bradford as their quarterback. But with the team's struggles this year, they just may be open to the idea of drafting Luck anyway. Maybe there would be competition for the QB position next season, or, the Rams could draft Luck and trade away Bradford. Should the Rams draft first overall, they may also trade away the pick and end up with a whole boatload of picks and what-not in exchange, which could always be a possibility. But I am more concerned about the long-term chances that Luck could end up haunting the 49ers for years to come, as the Rams, after all, are their NFC West rivals.
Just thought I'd mention it. Please correct me if I got my notions all twisted. To make it simpler, I guess I should just root for the Colts to lose, and think it wouldn't be so bad if they got Luck to follow future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning. Then, at least, he'd be in an entirely different conference.
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