If you told any San Francisco 49ers fan going into the 2024 season that the team would start 3-3, they would probably panic.
Hell, there are likely many 49ers fans who, even after Thursday’s win over the Seattle Seahawks, still want to freak out faster than DK Metcalf freaks out over the slightest inconvenience.
I am here to tell anyone with itchy panic button fingers to abstain, because context is everything. To put it plainly: No one in the 49ers’ conference, let alone division, should have the Faithful concerned. It might sound nihilistic and anticlimactic to throw up one’s hands and say “LOL, nothing matters” this early in the regular season, but truly, the 49ers’ competition is so bad, and this team is so talented, that they can merely tread water, and it won’t impact their postseason aspirations.