Can 49ers Repeat 2011 Success?

by SodaHead Sports Posted 2012/03/21 16:00:00

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The San Francisco 49ers may be the biggest winners and losers of NFL free agency 2012 this offseason. While they signed Super Bowl hero Mario Manningham and future Hall of Famer Randy Moss at wide receiver, the franchise didn't get the quarterback upgrade it was hoping for. The good news is the Niners still play in one of the weaker NFL divisions -- the NFC West.

Quarterback Peyton Manning joined the Denver Broncos, while promising former Green Bay backup Matt Flynn has signed with the Seattle Seahawks. That being said, the Niners were able to re-sign former No. 1 overall draft pick Alex Smith, who was largely considered a bust until leading his team to one game shy of the Super Bowl last season.

With Manning, fans know as long as he's healthy, they'll get consistent greatness. With Flynn, as unproven as he is, he's shown more flashes of brilliance in one game more than Smith arguably showed early in his career. To be fair, the Niners finally have a stable, credible coach in Jim Harbaugh they can rally behind and Smith did rise to the occasion. A majority of last year's breakout team is also back from last season. But the big question is: Can Alex Smith do it again? Can he and the Niners make lightning strike twice and go all the way to the Super Bowl?

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maddy 2012/03/22 01:54:48

No

+3
Go big blue
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purpleme55 2012/10/02 02:23:06 (edited)

Yes

Yes they can, yes they can, I'm hoping if I say it enough they will be in the Super Bowl, Hey I still have my 49'ers jerseys from the 80's, and I'm not letting that go for anything, Go 49ers! Hey I have to watch the detroit lions lose constantly for years and I live in MI. but they suck anyway, so I laugh when they lose.

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the fuze 2012/03/22 16:23:18

Yes

I think they can do it.

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Superman 2012/03/22 15:27:30

Yes

+1
As a Rams fan, they are going to win our division again. The Defense is still stout. But I think they improved their offense with regard to the weapons around Alex Smith. Its not just Vernon Davis anymore.

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jacktown kid 2012/03/22 15:11:05

Yes

They do have a legitmate shot at it

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antonio 2012/03/22 13:47:49

Yes

You can do anything you put your mind to.

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vinone 2012/03/22 13:32:54

Yes

The NFC West is going to be about the same. They've got pretty much the same team, I wish Alex Smith would have signed somewhere else though. He's not the type of QB that will win you championships, he does just enough to let the defense win you games, he needs to improve a little more, but idk if he's that great QB that he needs to be.

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Joe Shwingding BN-ZERO 2012/03/22 13:15:46

Yes

You forgot to mention the most important part. They also just finished resigning the last of the starter of the defense.
All their top rated defense will be returning again this year.

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CraigPLewis 2012/03/22 10:32:06

No

They'll win the N.F.C. West Division. They are certainly a contender to reach the Superbowl, but I prefer a Green Bay, Philadelphia or New Orleans to do this.

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Sterling 2012/03/22 04:21:50

Yes

Ya they will do really well next year. Too bad they didn't get Manning, but oh well, he will be a flop at Denver. Pity.

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CraigPL... to Sterling 2012/03/22 10:33:54

Manning won't be a flop at Denver.

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Sterling to CraigPL... 2012/03/22 15:32:46

Manning is great, but Denver can't possibly make all the changes they'll need to make to that team to prepare themselves. They will either have a weak offensive line or no receivers. Pick your poison.

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Andy 2012/03/22 03:33:59

No

WAY TO EARLY TO TELL!!

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maddy 2012/03/22 01:54:48

No

+3
Go big blue

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Nightmare 2012/03/22 01:21:28

Yes

They should grab Tebow

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JP 2012/03/22 00:51:18

Yes

Defense wins championships.

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Greenbay 2012/03/22 00:09:28

No

They can't beat the packers sorry to say it but they will smash them

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JP to Greenbay 2012/03/22 00:50:09

+1
Packers can't beat a ground n pound team with a good defense.

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Greenbay to JP 2012/03/22 02:08:12

They can and have

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JP to Greenbay 2012/03/22 02:34:48

When did it count?

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Greenbay to JP 2012/03/26 04:46:55

They had the worst game of the season against gaints do many dropped passes and fumbles

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JP to Greenbay 2012/03/27 01:26:32

Did they win or lose?

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carlton999 2012/03/22 00:09:27

Yes

Now that Alex Smith has got his head out of his A$$ and signed his contract that he should have signed before Manning was set free from the Colts. Yes.

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NorseMayhem 2012/03/22 00:08:40

No

I sure hope they don't. Go 'Hawks!

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UndeadZander 2012/03/21 23:48:13

Yes

+1
You should always try and repeat succession! :D

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CraigPL... to UndeadZ... 2012/03/22 10:35:22

Or even better it.

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Meako 2012/03/21 22:48:51

Yes

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Yes our defense is back 100% and we have added some good players.... WHO DAT? WE DAT... http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/...

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Freeranger 2012/03/21 22:08:25

Yes

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Sure, why not? If they've kept the nucleus of their team intact, and given the fact that they've been given a taste from the Super Bowl salt block, I know it would make me hungry for more.....
I'd say their chances are good.

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scbluesman13 2012/03/21 21:44:06

No

Not unless they replace Alex Smith. You cannot achieve greatness with a mediocre quarterback.

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Meako to scblues... 2012/03/21 22:50:11

+2
But we did achieve greatness with Alex, one game away from the super bowl is pretty darn great, and it was not his fault we did not make it.....

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JP to scblues... 2012/03/22 00:53:26

Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh and Baltimore have won championships with mediocre quarterbacks.

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gregaj7 2012/03/21 20:09:27

No

Only because the way that the org chased after Manning, thereby shunning Alex Smith and his accomplishments last season. Smith is testing the 'waters' elsewhere, as he ought.

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Meako to gregaj7 2012/03/21 22:50:32

+2
Naw he signed...

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Axe Grinder 2012/03/21 18:14:29

Yes

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Have you actually seen the NFC WEST ?!? Unless Jeff Fisher is an ALCHEMIST, I doubt if the Rams suddenly become world beaters. You never know which Seattle team will show up, and they got a back up from Green Bay ? So what. Arizona ? take away Fitzgerald, and you've got a division AAA college team ! Will the 49ers win the Super Bowl ? that's a big assumption, but will they win the NFC west ? Very likely.

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Caedus01 Sith Lord of the P... 2012/03/21 17:43:07

No

They will probably do better. Moss has something to prove

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Lefty 2012/03/21 14:41:31

Yes

But would have been easier with Peyton.

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Meako to Lefty 2012/03/21 22:45:45

+1
I dont think so, one hard hit and Peyton is going down... four neck surgeries last year.... He wont make it...

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