The tone of your questions after a loss compared to a victory is stark. After the San Francisco 49ers fell to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1, fans have taken on “the sky is falling approach,” which doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon.
How much do you think the lack of preseason games affected the team last week? -Hubcap Dave
This has been one of the bigger excuses among fans. For one, every team in the NFL didn’t play a preseason game. Secondly, to a man, each player on the 49ers last week said that they were able to get more out of the controlled scrimmages the team had throughout August than they were a preseason game.