I always expected that these San Francisco 49ers would kick up their feet this weekend and take in a full, four-game slate of playoff football from the comforts of their couches.
I just didn’t expect them to be doing it while on their playoff bye week.
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Yes, the 49ers are still playing football — they’re the No. 1 seed and favorites to win the NFC after a nail-biting, spellbinding 13-3 campaign.
They proved me wrong.
I thought this 49ers team would go 7-9 this year. I explained my reasoning in a column aptly titled “Five reasons why the Niners will miss the playoffs this year”, published Sept.