The Forty-Niners have it all going in their favor but that Chip they missed as they lose to the Purple Browns in the Big Bowl in NOLA. The Roster is loaded with a Depth Chart that rivals some SEC Teams except the Niners play on Sunday...Imagine that! They are favorites to get to the Next Big Bowl in Met Life Blue, they move into New Digs called Levi Stadium aka the "Big 501 Jeans" in Santa Clara in 2014, and they have next biggest thing at QB since...Joe and Steve in 9ers Nation.
The Offense all starts with that innovative and brash Lead Man Jim Harbaugh and if NFL Head Coaches could play and coach he would be the first in that bunch to do it. QB Colin Kaepernick, RB Frank Gore, and that aggressive and mammoth O-Line is dominant and they will be better in 2013. The Wide Outs are thin with "Crab 15 of Fisherman's Wharf" out with an Achilles. They will use the "Predator" Vernon Davis more in the Slot and align him wide as they do have a safety net in Anquan Boldin.
Defensively they are led by Backers Patrick Willis (currently playing with a Fractured Hand) and Navarro Bowman. They are stout up front as they lose some of that depth to they can't pay everybody. The Smith Boys (Justin and Aldon) lead that front and they should be just fine under D-Coordinator Vic Fangio. The Corners are their weakest position and it just got thinner as CB Chris Culliver just went down with an ACL and he is done for 2013. Then there is 2013 FA Pick Up Nnamdi Asomugha who somewhere between the Black Hole and the Linc lost all covering skills. He is playing like Mavericks where he lost Goose in "Top Gun"...he has a confidence problem...keep sending him out there.
Key Players
Offense
QB Kaepernick
RB Gore
TE/WR V-Davis
WR Boldin ( pictured right #81)
49ers O-Line
Defense
DT J-Smith
DE A-Smith
OLB Brooks
ILBs Willis/Bowman
CB Rogers
SS Whitner
FS Eric Reid (2013 1st round pick)
Watch 2013 Rookies in DE Tank Carridine and DE Corey Lemonier..they are both Keepers and next in line after Justin Smith.
The Offense will need to adjust to limited WRs as they as we go to press are working out free agent WRs now as Crab won't be ready until late 2013. Don't worry if that Passing game is limited that Run Game will not be.
Defensively they are going to have to get a lot of pressure as that Secondary looks very vulnerable...very vulnerable. The NFL already knows Smith needs Smith to be effective and those Backers might have to blitz a lot more in 2013.
Key 2013 Schedule Dates
Sep 8 vs Packers
Sep 15 @ Seahawks
Sep 26 @ Rams
Oct 6 vs Texans
Oct 13 vs Bird Gang
Nov 17 @ Who Dat
Nov 25 @ #HTTR
Dec 1 vs Rams
Dec 8 vs Seahawks
Dec 23 vs Falcons
Dec 29 @ Bird Gang
There are no easy outs on that schedule as the NFL gave them the "Gauntlet" without Dirty Harry and his Squeeze....but the Niners can have that Bus they were on.
Projected tied for 1st in NFC West 2013 11-5 w/Seahawks
Aldon Smith
Anquan Boldin
Colin Kaepernick
Frank Gore
Jim Harbaugh
Justin Smith
Levi Stadium
Navarro Bowman
NFC West
NFL
Patrick Willis
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
Vernon Davis
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