It's been an up and down season so far, but I want to take this bye week as an opportunity to take a look forward to next week.
Week 7: @ Houston Texans. This should be an interesting game. The Texans run defense has been suspect all season, and as you may well be aware, Mike Singletary is an "Old-School"-run-the-ball-play-tough-defense kind of coach. The 49ers will hopefully be welcoming back Frank Gore (he has been looking good in practice all week) who will be chomping at the bit to get the ball. Look for the 49ers to pound the ball early to get Gore going, and then use him to stretch the defense with screens and dump-offs, eventually leading to some playaction passes. The Texans have the weapons to put up some points, so it will up to Nate Clements to lock down Andre Johnson, and Patrick Willis to supply decent pressure.
Coming off of a bye and having a rested D, the 49ers will win 31-21.
Keywords: 49ers, Andre Johnson, Frank Gore, Gore, Houston Texans, Mike Singletary, Nate Clements, Patrick Willis
