More than a quarter of the way into the season, the San Francisco 49ers are playing like a brand new team — complete strangers to last year’s hapless doormats of the NFC West. Plagued by injuries, the Niners had a slew of bad luck that netted them a top draft pick in the NFL Draft.
So, let’s start there with the five 49ers to watch:
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Is this guy a dominant football player or an NFL heel that 31 teams hate with the passion of a thousand suns?