1st Half Re-Cap

Well Faithful, we've made it through the first half and after last night's game I'm feeling pretty good about where this team is.

It's almost like you can break the first half into 2 halves, or quarters if you will. The first quarter would be described as dominant with convincing wins all over the place. The second quarter would be described as difficult with very difficult games.

The wins were over pre-season, potential playoff teams: Green Bay and Detroit. The Green Bay game, in my opinion is the best win of the first half. This was the one match up everyone wanted to see last year and with it being week 1 each team had the opportunity to pull out all the stops. As strong as the niners looked in this game, they looked as bad in the loss against the Giants. I expected the Niners to win this game, but never did I expect the team to look so beaten. The last two years has had our team in a position to win in at least one phase of the game, but this one was a 0-3 skunking by the Giants.

Given that there have been high's and low's for this team I still have high expectations for this group. Giving up 7 yards rushing yesterday and only 4 TD's in the last 5 games combined has to show the defense is primed for a strong second half. The offense is a work in progress, but Alex Smith looked incredible last night. 18-19 for 232 yards and 3 TD's is the kind of performance that will bring a trophy to the New Title town!

I see the second half producing a 7-1 record with the lone loss coming at home to the Bears. That's a team that resembles the Niners and will make it difficult for them to play like they want.

13-3 is how they finish up and they should go in as the #3 seed. Atlanta 1, Chicago 2.

First Half MVP: Frank Gore. His running has been the key to the offense.
First Half LVP: Brandon Jacobs. Hasnt suited up once and has been healthy the last few weeks.