The cloudy and rainy skies that have dominated the Bay Area since the start of 2016 are a perfect metaphor for what has happened to the San Francisco 49ers over the previous year.
San Francisco 49ers
Like the weather, the 49ers are gloomy, depressing, cold and dreary. While Northern California needs the rain, the 49er Faithful don’t need any more woeful seasons from their franchise.
It wasn’t long ago when the Niners were among the NFL’s elite teams. Yes, the years between 2003 and 2010 were about as rough as it gets for a once-proud franchise.