Remember back at the start of the 2018 season how so many of us were thinking the San Francisco 49ers were going to legitimately contend for a playoff berth and possibly a trip to the Super Bowl?
Well, yeah. Those predictions didn’t age well.
At 4-11, the Niners’ season is essentially over. Sure, there’s one more game in Week 17 against the playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams, who’ll need to secure a win to ensure a first-round bye week in the postseason. So they won’t be resting their starters like this time a year ago, and considering how decimated by injury San Francisco is, it might be best to get into the offseason as quickly as possible.