Please welcome Daisy Barringer, who will cover the San Francisco 49ers for SFist. Added bonus: she goes to the actual games, which means you'll feel just like you're there, cheering on the footballs and the touchdowns and the team spirit and the beer drinking. Or, you know, whatever goes on at sporting matches. Anyway, some of you might know Barringer from her work over at Oopsie Daisy and A Dollop of Daisy. Also, Daisy has been granted the special privilege of using the first-person singular.
Take it away, Daisy.
The Niners beat the Rams 35-0 yesterday, which makes us 3-1 and, unless we completely self-implode in the coming weeks, winners of the NFC West. Sure, winning the NFC West is like beating a quadriplegic at Twister, but still
WE’RE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS!
(Check out Ray Ratto’s latest article for why this is likely a guarantee; I won’t bore you with the details here.)
If you missed the game because you were passed out in a gutter in your tutu, striped knee-high socks and ironic sunglasses, or because you were doing a group singalong of "This Land is Your Land" at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, let me quickly break it down for you:
• The Niners scored touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams, the first time we’ve done that since 1997 (against the Eagles).
• We are 3-0 in our division.
• We scored our first touchdown this season by a wide receiver. (Hill to Josh Morgan on a 24-yard pass.)
• Our offensive line needs to seriously step it up. Yes, we won and yes, Shaun Hill is 7-0 as a starter at home, but he was also sacked 4 times and 7 of our drives ended in punts. Also, our run game is never going to flourish unless these guys start doing their jobs.
• I’m in love with Patrick Willis. And Takeo Spikes. And Nate Clements. And I’m starting to come around on Vernon Davis. OK FINE, I love him too.
