The stunning return to prominence of the 49ers — who already have won twice as many games in 2019 as they did all of last season — might seem like the worst thing that could happen to the Seahawks.
As Seattle navigates its transition from the Legion of Boom era to the Russell Wilson decade and beyond, the Seahawks already have to deal with the Sean McVay-led revival of the Rams and Arizona landing a quarterback who may well indeed be fitting of the “franchise’’ label in Kyler Murray.
And now here again come the 49ers, undefeated as they host Seattle on Monday night with a quarterback who also may indeed be for real teamed with a coach who is one of the best offensive minds in the game, each coupled with a defense emerging as one of the best in the NFL led by a fearsome line in which only one player is older than 25 — Dee Ford, who is the ripe old age of 28.