The Student of the GameGoing Beyond the Stats

As Thanksgiving night 2011 approached, I was excited. Don’t get me wrong, the Turkey did its job magnificently as the afternoon focus and the wine the In-Laws offer me is always very tasty. But for me I was most excited about desert. Thursday Night Football featuring the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. What – you expected some speech about Pumpkin Pie?

The SoTG and Chris flex their predicitve muscles as they pop the top on another NFL Season.

Gold helmets and gold pants were about the only hype behind the New Orleans Saints visiting the 49ers in San Francisco -- but it wasn’t always this way. When originally scheduled, this pairing was supposed to be the defending Super Bowl Champions vs. the scrappy up and coming team out of the west under rising star head coach Mike Singletary -- Fierce vs. Finesse at its finest. Then the Niners got pummeled by the Seattle Seahawks 31-6 in Week 1, and it looked more like a David vs. Goliath story if David also had no sling and both hands tied behind his back while wearing a blindfold.

First New Podcast for the Upcoming Season . . . will we see improvement from any of the teams in this division? The San Francisco 49ers have shown signs of improvement is this their season to take the division? Will the Arizona Cardinals shrug off the loss of future Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner? Can the Seattle Seahawks return to glory?

The SoTG, Weasel, and Chris all weigh in.

They may be the weakest division in NFL Football, but they were represented in the Super Bowl last year and lost only on the Steelers final offensive drive. Can there be any hope hope for improvement of a repeat Super Bowl appearance from an NFC West team? The SoTG and Weasel weigh in!