Something is Wrong with the 49ers
Just a couple weeks ago, people thought the 49ers might go undefeated.
Now, they've lost two games in a row to teams that had losing records when the 49ers faced them. That's embarrassing and that's a trend.
After the loss to the Browns last week, certain players on the 49ers acted as though the loss was beneficial to them. Talanoa Hufanga said it almost was a good loss. Kyle Juszczyk said the 49ers had gotten too used to winning and needed a loss to refocus on the task at hand.
Sure. And then they lost to the Vikings.
Bad loss.
The 49ers act like they're head and shoulders better than the rest of the league, and they were in September. But it's a long season, and the 49ers appear to have peaked early. Now they're taking weak opponents lightly and losing to them.
The 49ers need to humble themselves fast. They think they're a great team that simply needs a wake up call to play its best. But that's not the case. The past two weeks tell us the 49ers are not a great team, not nearly as good as they think they are. Nothing about them has been dominant since they beat Dallas -- not the defense, not the kicker, not the running game, not the quarterback, Brock Purdy. Not the defensive coordinator, Steve Wilks. And not the head coach, Kyle Shanahan. They're all in a slump.
Now, you look at the 49ers schedule and wonder who else can beat them. Cincinnati? Seattle? Baltimore? Jacksonville. Philadelphia? The 49ers could lose to any of them.
This season just got extremely interesting.