Detroit Lions @ San Francisco 49ers – Sunday September 16, 2012 8:20PM EST
To Detroit head coach Jim Schwartz and San Francisco head coach Jim Harbaugh, “the handshake incident” seems like it was decades ago. The online sports books spent weeks talking about Schwartz’s reaction when Harbaugh slapped him in the back and seemingly dismissed theDetroit head coach in the post game handshake afterSan Francisco beatDetroit last season. The 49ers were a team on the rise and the Lions were going through a rough streak at the time. Tempers got hot, and it was over quickly. The coaches forgot it, but the media just cannot let it go.
One of the reasons why the online football betting crowd cannot let that incident go is because it makes fans wonder how Schwartz can control a team of young players with discipline problems when he cannot even control himself. It is a legitimate question, but it is also a question both coaches are quick to dismiss. The incident has been played over and over again ever since the two teams walked off the field with their week one victories. As the Lions prepare to host the powerful 49ers, the only thing the two coaches are thinking about is winning a very important football game.
Detroit Lions
The Lions won a close game, in the closing minutes over a St. Louis Rams team that has just started the rebuilding process. The fans in Detroitare trying to dismiss the notion that the lack of a running game is going to hurt the Lions, but the legal online sports betting experts contend that no running game makesDetroit’s offense very one-dimensional. The last thing the Detroit Lions need is theSan Francisco 49ers’ pass rush keying in on blitzing quarterback Matthew Stafford because there is no real running game to fear. Without perpetually injured running back Jahvid Best in theDetroit backfield, the Lions are going to have to find ways to keepStafford standing and healthy.
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers certainly did not look intimidated by Lambeau Field in Green Bayand none of the San Franciscoplayers are complaining about starting the season off with two road games. A 5 dimes review of the 49ers’ 2011 season shows that the team came within one fumble of making it to the Super Bowl. This is a very focused football team with a quarterback that has improved immensely during the offseason. The pain that Alex Smith felt when the 49ers tried out Peyton Manning has turned into a desire to win. It is scary to think about it, but thisSan Francisco team could be better than last year’s team.
The Bottom Line
This will be a very good game between two top NFC contenders. But it is hard to look past the lack of aDetroitrunning game when trying to pick a winner here. TheSan Franciscodefense will be blitzing all day long and that could make it a very long, or short, day forDetroitquarterback Matthew Stafford.
Read more about the 49ers chances for making the Super Bowl.
Pick: San Francisco 49ers
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