Found January 18, 2012 on Niner Noise:
Follow @SFNINERNOISE for Niner news, links, and more It has been a magical ride this 2011 football campaign. After 9 years straight of rooting for a team that keep leaving you with the agony of defeat it truly makes you realize how wonderful these types of seasons can be. The 2011 San Francisco 49ers took every expectation, and over-critical analysis and said to hell with that, we can be as good as we want. It all started with a coach, a dream, a vision, which turned into a mind-set of an entire organization performing as one unit that has gotten this team back out of the shadows and into the spotlight of relevancy of today’s NFL. If I had told you that the 49ers would win their division with a rookie head coach and an unproven veteran bust of a quarterback, you would have blown me off. If I would have said this team would win 13 games in the regular season, you would have laughed. If I would have told you this team would take down the Saints and be hosting the NFC Championship gam...
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