Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
The 49ers drew two first-place projections and four second-place projections from 14 ESPN.com panelists, as detailed on our season preview page for San Francisco. There was still enough skepticism for the 49ers to emerge with a No. 3 overall projection among NFC West teams.
AFC West blogger Bill Williamson and Seth Wickersham of ESPN The Magazine were the ones to pick the 49ers to win the division. "I've liked this team for a couple of seasons," Williamson wrote. "I think Mike Singletary is going to get a lot out of this team this season. It's a winnable division and I think the young talent in San Francisco is going to come together."
The preview page features:
- Strengths and weaknesses, by Scouts Inc.
- Scouts Inc. video with Jeremy Green
- 14 predicted division finishes with explanations
- Draft class watch
- Best of the 49ers
- Scouts Inc.'s Fabulous Five
- Fantasy stars
- SportsNation Poll: Do you agree with Mike Singletary's decision to start Shaun Hill over Alex Smith?
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Sando joined ESPN.com in 2007 after nine seasons covering the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune. He lives in the Seattle-Tacoma area with his wife and two sons.
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