TwistedHusky":3n6f9qv6 said:
Sorry but we don't look as good as they look right now.
We can beat them but they got pieces back, we lost pieces. We beat them last year without Boldin and we beat them this year without Crabtree. With both of those guys they beat us. Oh and we had Rice when we beat them, now we do not.
We could pass the ball when we beat them. Now our passing game is terrible.
Our offense right now is a struggling sputtering mess if Lynch cannot produce.
The 49ers are getting hot at the right time and we are trying to run the clock out in the 3rd quarter.
They look better by every measure. So I can understand why ESPN and all the others would pick them. We have a chance because we are playing at home, on the road I don't think we would be able to beat them right now. Even at home though, this team needs to pick it up if it wants a shot to win.
So because we scored 23 points in a monsoon against the 4th ranked defense, and San Fran scored 23 against the 3rd ranked defense on a sunny pleasant day, we look WAY worse?
If I had to pick I would say
Niners slight edge in offense
Hawks edge on Defense (not substantial, but an edge nonetheless)
Hawks edge special teams
Hawks at home
Hawks by 3.