NFL Week 15 Picks: The Rise and Fall of the 49ers Empire (Also: Johnny Manziel)

December 13, 2014   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

Riffs, rants, observations and dissenting opinions from the voices in my head: Here's a warped and dented take on this weekend's games, featuring more references to Darren Bennett and Jay Fiedler than Johnny Manziel or J.J. Watt. Because that's a great business model.
Note: All times listed are Eastern, lines are via Odds Shark and game capsules are listed in the order you should read them.
 
49ers at Seahawks
Sunday, 4:25 p.m.    
Line: Seahawks -10.5
Jim Harbaugh, Greg Roman and Colin Kaepernick had all the answers during the final days of January 2013.
The 49ers were the toast of Super Bowl week, clear favorites over the drab-and-familiar Ravens. While the Ravens needed to spray themselves with deer antler concoctions to make themselves interesting, Harbaugh, Kaepernick and (for the tactical-geek set) offensive coordinator Roman enjoyed Avengers-at-ComicCon status.
Harbaugh replaced Alex Smith with Kaepernick just weeks earlier....

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