A Quarter of the Way to a Perfect Season

I wasn't optimistic headed into the 49ers season, but I still wasn't mentally prepared for this. My Niners dropped to 0-4 on the season with a 24-14 loss tonight that wasn't nearly as close as the score indicated. Two garbage-time touchdowns doesn't change the fact that San Francisco went seven straight quarters without scoring and this anemic offense is going nowhere fast.

At this point, I'm embracing the ineptitude of the Niners and looking on the bright side: we have a very good chance at landing the top draft pick next year. Our only real competition is Buffalo, Kansas City and Tampa. But those teams are too well-coached to keep losing all year. Nobody else has the incompetency of Dennis Erkickson guiding the ship. The draft is less than seven months away, and erstwhile USC stud Mike Williams would look quite good in scarlett and gold. Since the NFL doesn't have a draft lottery, there's nothing to stop them from openly tanking games. The front office keeps talking about this being a rebuilding year, right? Might as well start by getting the best draft position possible.