game 16 - 49ers vs. Rams

bye bye BYE

That's what almost happened on Sunday. Yes, the game got most interesting towards the end when the Rams scored 2 touchdowns within a half-minute or so of each other. Quite scary. But the 49ers prevailed and came out with some important lessons of well, you know, the football-type. How to protect the lead better and things like that.

The masterful trick play on the field goal attempt from Akers to Crabtree could almost have seemed a little bit like piling on when the game seemed to be in full control, but it sure turned out to be a vital 7 points, didn't it? Some fans probably feel the Niners should have saved such sleight-of-hand for the playoffs, but I'm glad that it helped give the 49ers a rather crucial and much welcomed bye week in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

Wow... PLAYOFFS! It's been so long, I've forgotten what it's like. For the last 9 years, the season would be over for the Niners right now and all there would be to do is look forward to the next draft. As it is, I have been taking a peek at some of the mock drafts that have been postulated for months now, but with the idea that the 49ers would be picking somewhere in the twenties (or maybe even later, if all went well). Of course, drafting higher would be better, but picking lower usually means that a team has done really well the previous season. Picking high year after year means failure after failure. Generally speaking. But that's how it typically works.

The 49ers with the 32nd pick (note: if you don't follow football nor the draft much, picking 32nd would indicate that the Niners won the Super Bowl!). I could go for that.