Originally posted by TradeThomasToNE:
Honestly, there's every chance this team doesn't even make the playoffs if they lose this one. This is a bad year to be in the NFC West.
With the Seahawks and the revived Rams, 11-5 might miss the playoffs.
You look at the team's schedule, there's still @ Baltimore (almost a guaranteed loss), @ New Orleans (another nearly guaranteed loss), and @ Seattle (you know the deal with this one). Then add in a revived Rams team with Jalen Ramsey, and the Packers...look out.
And if Kittle can't go in this one, who's to say he can even go vs. AZ? There are no guarantees at this point. This team could very easily finish 9-7.
Honestly, i think your post is way off mark. NOBODY knows the extent of his injury and THAT is the determining factor in whether he plays. Very simple. If he has a damaged ligament whether partially torn or just stretched, and his knee is unstable he should not be playing. Knowing his desire to play, he probably would. If injured tho, we want him healthy and i would hope he sits out.
If so, we have Joe S, maybe McG, and Au jus returning. Maybe Spoon, may be not. But E-man has done a great job in his place. For blocking we have both tackles, plus good backups, Dwelley, Toilolo, , maybe Celek. For receivers we have Deebo, Sanders, Pettis, maybe Goodwin, Bourne, James, and then a stable of good RBs. D is up to almost normal .We have jimmyG coming off an all time best game of 4 TDs and 300+ yards.
We have the flat out best OC /HC in the business, and altho Carroll is good, he isn't in kyle's Class.
Put all that together, and i like us to win. If kittle plays, and he might, that would just be a bonus. No question we got a tough schedule with N.O, Ravens, SEA again at home, Rams here, and GB here, and AZ here. ATL looks easy compared to the rest.
No question we have a rugged schedule , but to say we "might miss the playoffs " with an 11-5 record , i believe is goofy. First off without kittle but with our startiing OTs, plus Au jus, that should by rights make us a better team than in our last game against AZ. Which we won there.
It looks like we are at close to full strength minus George. We have the best pass D in the league and are in the middle at 14th best against the run. Our running game is pretty much unstoppable and jimmy just proved he can carry this team on his back if he has to.
I think it very likely we beat SEA here, beat AZ here, beat the Rams( we just crushed them....mcvay is no kyle) , beat, GB here. Ravens, SEA there, and N.O look like really tough games. I see three losses, not 5. And my guessing is no less good than yours. So i think it likely we are much more apt to have 13 Ws than 11. Having kittle towards the end of the yr would help us immensely. And i certainly don't think if we happen to lose to SEA here it means no playoffs. I don't think we crush SEA, but with almost everyone back from PUP, i like us to win at home against SEA.
You are certainly allowed your opinion, but so am I. And i think we win 13 games not 11. And i think that is likely , not just possible. All gloom and doom....thanks no. This is a really good team and it sure looks like you are underselling it. Russ W + Pete is no match for kyle + JG. They got a great qB up for MVP. But we got a HC/OC very likely to be COTY. Advantage 49ers even without kittle.
Altho kittle shouldn't , i wouldn't be surprised to see him play. Depends on exactly what is on MRI, and in his knee. Without him, we still win.
[ Edited by pasodoc9er on Nov 9, 2019 at 2:44 PM ]
