olyfan63":37ofcuuy said:
Seahawks 24, Niners 23
Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson pull one out of a hat with a late FG, after SF outplays, outgains us, but has to settle for FGs or goes for it on 4th a couple times and misses on 1.
In this game, Seahawks get a couple turnovers. Diggs is involved in a pick of Jimmy G.
SF has no Deebo Samuel to rip us a new one with 10-15 yards every time Niners need a first down.
Russell shows signs of growth at reading opposing defenses. Still nearly screws it up, but a couple dropped interceptions by SF D bail him out. With Warner and especially Greenlaw out, their replacements turn a couple sure picks into incompletions. (Greenlaw had a spectacular pick against us a few years ago) There's a reason those players are on D instead of playing TE or WR, cuz they got no hands for catching passes.
OMG I randomly got *several* things crystal-ball exact:
1) Seahawks win
2) 49ers score 23
3) Diggs gets a pick
4) Dropped picks by SF replacements (their replacement MLB) bail Russ out
Other, correct predictions, but not-crystal-ball-level exact
1) Multiple turnovers by 49ers -- hey, it is Jimmy G after all
2) 49ers miss on a key 4th down attempt (end of game, plus illegal snap where we had them stopped in any case)
3) Russell shows growth at reading opposing defenses--well, Russell took the available open layups more, kept chains moving more than usual, it looked like progress to me
Not-quite correct things
1) SF outgained us, slightly
2) SF didn't outplay us, we had more TOP in a game for once
Prediction Failures--A "Real Psychic" would have nailed these:
1) Failed to predict a special teams TD
2) Failed to predict that Homer would be the one to score it
Yes, I realize all these semi-accurate predictions, plus $5, will get me a cup of coffee. I think I'll just brew a K-Cup at home, save $5, and call it good.