Nah would have to be much worse than that. 49ers could go 3-5 in the first 8 and still win the division. With so many young players and being short receivers early I could definitely see them going 4-4. Hopefully 5-3 but I will take 4-4.

Stafford's back is messed up. If he misses much time the Rams are done. It will be between the 49ers and Cards and I don't think the Cards are winning 11 games.

I think the Eagles and Lions are the only teams in the NFC better than the 49ers and I expect the Eagles to take a step back with a tough schedule and less injury luck (they were the second least injured team in the league last year- that's not likely repeatable) and the Lions lost both their coordinators so we will see. Maybe the Commies could be better but I have to see how Daniels plays in year 2 and not have them win a bunch of games by dumbass luck.

So a small step back from Eagles and Lions and the 49ers are the best team in the NFC.