This is a big, defining year for the 49ers.
It’s Year Three for Mike Nolan and as we all know, Bill Walsh, the man who pretty much revolutioned modern football with the Niners in the early 80’s and who unfortunately passed away in July, won his first Super Bowl in Year Three of his reign.
If having the ghost of The Genius’ Year Three haunting them wasn’t enough, it’s also Alex Smith’s Third Year, which means that if he’s going to make the jump to be a franchise quarterback, it usually happens in the third year (just a note that it was Eli Manning’s third year last year and some might say that he regressed).
Plus, since Nolan and the boys went out and had what many consider to be one of the best offseasons by acquiring shutdown corner Nate Clements, safety Michael Lewis, rookie linebacker and tackling machine Patrick Willis, wide receivers Ashley Lelie and Darrell Jackson (though they had a shot at Randy Moss) and some other role players, they are another trendy pick to win the NFC West and possibly go deep the playoffs.
The ghost of Bill Walsh + Alex Smith’s third year progression + great offseason - Having to decide what to wear during home games = a lot of damn pressure in San Francisco.
And pressure is what separates the wheat from the chaff (figuratively, obvs) and how the Niners respond to this pressure cannot be known.
I’m told math explains the world, so in times of doubt, I always refer to back to the mathematical truths I learned in middle school.
In this case, I will use the transitive property: if winners are sexy and I find sharply dressed men sexy, then Mike Nolan, who is the 11th best dressed man in the world according to Esquire Magazine, must be sexy and therefore a winner (this theory holds true because Tom Brady is number one on the list and he’s both a winner and sexy). Mike Nolan cannot be a winner if the team he coaches is a loser, so therefore his team must be a winner as well.
Because I’m a math wizardrix, I am predcting the Niners bring sexy back to the NFC West.
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