MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – So many said so much to so many in the days leading up to Super Bowl 2020 and if Merle Webb were here, playing for the 49ers, he might have said this:
“Let’s win this game for all the small schools that never had a chance to get here.”
Webb’s Hickory Huskers did just that in “Hoosiers,” but the 49ers on Sunday did not complete their improbable rags-to-riches journey, losing Super Bowl LIV to the Chiefs, 31-20, at Hard Rock Stadium.
No, the 49ers didn’t win it all, but perhaps the Giants can draw some inspiration from how the 49ers turned consistent losing into sudden winning, going worst-to-first with smart moves, smart coaching and the ascension of a quarterback.