Let it not be lost that the San Francisco 49ers are 5-7 and last place in the NFC West:

To be fair, the Niners have had a ton of injuries this season. Christian McCaffrey, Fred Warner, Brandon Aiyuk, Jon Feliciano, Talanoa Hufanga, Javon Hargrave, Elijah Mitchell, etc. The list goes on. Dre Greenlaw still hasn’t played after the sideline Super Bowl injury. Brock Purdy missed the Packers loss. They’ve been obliterated up and down the roster, so commenting on San Francisco seems like an exercise in folly, like we’re asking for karma to come back and bite us in the ass.

Circumstances being what they are, the Niners were +600 over the summer to win the Super Bowl, second behind only the Kansas City Chiefs. They were the Eagles’ biggest obstacle coming into the season, and their downfall has opened the door for the Birds and the Lions while ensuring that the NFC West winner will carry at least five losses into the playoffs. That’s Seattle, right now, leading the division at 7-5. They still have to play the Cardinals, Packers, Vikings, Bears, and Rams, while LA plays Seattle, San Fran, Buffalo, the Jets, and Arizona. If you look at the schedules, Jonathan Gannon’s team has the easiest path, sitting at 6-6 right now with three division games remaining, plus the Patriots and Panthers. The door is wide open for one of those three teams to take it, barring some miracle where the Niners erase the deficit with Detroit still on the schedule.

On one hand, you feel bad for Niners supporters, because they were so close last year. Then you remind yourself that they’re a terrible fan base that likes to fight and stab, not just opposing fans, but each other. Throw in Bonta Hill and Joe Shasky ripping Philadelphia and Eagles fans and Deebo Samuel talking shit for a year straight. Throw in Nick Bosa accusing Philadelphia of planning construction outside the hotel and Deommodore Lenoir mixing it up with an Eagles fan after the Super Bowl loss. Throw in the fact that they went to SB58 and didn’t know the overtime rules. There are many reasons for why we are justifiably smoking on that San Francisco pack, as the kids like to say. The injuries suck, but we are on 49ers hate watch nonetheless. If enjoying the 49ers’ downfall makes you a sick individual, I’m the leper from Kingdom of Heaven: