Originally Posted by DRM08 (Post 17377320)

Imagine if the Niners drafted Mahomes instead of Solomon Thomas or Trey Lance.

Originally Posted by Back to Back Champ (Post 17377359)

Sport is a fine line.

Originally Posted by NinerDoug (Post 17377346)

How would you compare Brock Purdy's physical limitations with Joe Montana's physical limitations?

Did Joe's rocket arm and bionic legs get him four Lombardis? Or could it have been something else.

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties (Post 17377603)

Who knows what happens if Zay doesn't fumble?

But then again, if Dee wasn't offsides...

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17377604)

Joe may have won 1 or 2, like Bradshaw would have if the Salary cap had been in effect. Imagine the Chiefs keeping their core starters together the last 6 years and filling in around them.

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief (Post 17377602)

no thanks... That's a nightmare if any other team had drafted mahomes.

Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 17377386)

Easy to be undefeated in the playoffs when his opponents are NFC teams. Of his five losses, three were against good AFC teams. Makes me think of the Eagles last year where Hurts and the Eagles feasted on the easier NFC only to get beat when facing a real team from the AFC.

Originally Posted by tredadda (Post 17377428)

Agreed which is why I am giving Purdy credit for leading those comebacks. But what would concern me is how he got far enough behind in the first place. If it were a comedy of errors from his team then I would get it, or if he came back and pulled out a dominating win then it's one thing. It's another when it's neither of those and it takes a missed kick/poor coaching decision for it to matter. That kind of luck runs out at some point, just ask the Kirk Cousins Vikings from last season.

Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 17377431)

Are 49er fans concerned at all with their kicker?

He’s missed a field goal in like 3 straight games. Very little exposure on field goals throughout the year.

Seems shaky to me. Especially as a rookie on a big stage.

Originally Posted by RaidersOftheCellar (Post 17376725)

From the comments section at The Athletic:


Niners fan here. Chiefs should definitely be the favorites. I’d put my money on them.
Go Niners!

Niners fan but think Chiefs should be 7 pt fav. Mahomes is so much better than Love or Goff.

I’m a Niner fan and I’m sensing a blowout. I’m not sure the Chiefs will need to suit up a punter. Niners defense is smoke and mirrors and the smoke has cleared. Mahomes will shred them.

As a Niner fan I don't get it either. I just watched my defense give up 148 yards rushing in the first half to Detroit. They flipped the script in the second half, but Andy Reid now has two weeks to dissect that mess.

And, as a 9ers fan, I would say that Reid is a much better offensive play caller and HC than Shanahan at this point.

Niners fan as well… and I don’t see how the Chiefs are anything but favourites heading into the game.

Niners fan but I can’t understand us being favored by any amount of points right now.

Niners fan here. Agree completely. I also think -5 would be about right.

As a Niners fan, their inconsistency is maddening. Chiefs offense hasn’t been great during this regular season but Mahomes finds another gear in the postseason. The Chiefs have to be favourites at this point.

Originally Posted by MOARGore (Post 17377638)

Pretty much all our wins were blowouts in the regular season.

Only single-digit win was against the Rams, and McVay inexplicably kicked a FG at the buzzer.

We probably needed the adversity.

That said, we'll obviously have to play better.

Originally Posted by Megatron96 (Post 17377058)

Sure, I believe we'll beat SF. Purdy's never faced Spags' defense, iirc. It's going to be a shock, imo. The question is, how much of a shock, and can he settle down and still execute the offense. Something I would tend to doubt in his first matchup with Spags.

Originally Posted by Back to Back Champ (Post 17377646)

It aint the regular season buddy

Its the Superbowl

And you are playing against the NEW GOAT