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San Francisco 49ers: A realistic look at tanking the rest of 2018

Full disclaimer, I don’t want the San Francisco 49ers to lose games over the rest of 2018. I’d love to see wins over NFC West division rivals like the Seattle Seahawks or Los Angeles Rams.

Remember that five-game win streak to close out 2017? Well, that was a lost year. But that streak felt pretty good, didn’t it.

At 2-9 heading into their Week 13 matchup against those Seahawks, the Niners’ 2018 campaign is about as dreadful as last year’s before quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo came into the picture. With Garoppolo landing on injured reserve with an ACL tear back in Week 3, this season has become awash, erasing any lofty expectations anyone might have had.