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On a good note, my San Francisco 49ers are 7-1!! Who would have thought that some small, minor adjustments to the defense and the addition of a WR would have made such a big difference?  This is the same basic team they have had the last few years but all of a sudden they composed themselves and have begun to gel as a team. The defensive front 7 are THE BEST in the NFL.  I'm not merely voicing my opinion either.  The numbers don't lie.  Most team tackles for a loss, most forced turnovers, highest turnover differential with something sick like +12.  And the vast majority of these stats can be attributed to the front 7.  As if Patrick Willis wasn't bad enough for offenses around the league to worry about, his partner in crime Navarro Bowman is doing more than his part, leading the team in tackles.  He seems to be everywhere.  In addition to the new-found dominance on defense, the hiring of former pro quarterback Jim Harbaugh as head coach has really done wonders for the offense.  For starters, implementing a west coast style run and gun offense and utilizing Alex Smith's ability to be mobile, along with whatever magic dust Harbaugh has sprinkled on him, has finally brought about the play style from Smith that we all knew he possessed but just couldn't manifest on the field.  Smith is among the top rated passers in the league right now.  His name being listed among such talked-about greats as Aaron Rogers, Tom Brady, and Eli Manning.  In his 8 games so far this season Smith has only thrown one interception.  The passing game isn't even the best part of it.  With the one two punch of Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter defenses in the league don't know what to do in order to stop the run.  As soon as they decide to play heavy run stop by blitzing the a and b gaps and jamming up in between the tackles, Harbaugh will call on number 32 for a toss play outside or the dreaded San Francisco 34 wham.  The influence of Coach Harbaugh's personality resonates in the run style of the 49ers offense as well.  The smash mouth, no disguises, "I'm coming right at you, stop me if you can. I dare you" style of running is a lot like the boisterous, emotional head coach's demeanor.  All in all, I would have to say my 49ers are definately playoff bound.  If they can remain healthy on defense and keep the running game strong, they may even be able to knock off the packers this winter and go to the superbowl.  Too soon?  Probably, but it's fun to speculate and they have shown no signs of letting up.  Next week in the Meadowlands versus the Giants will be a pretty good test.  We have already beaten the, then undefeated, Lions in Detroit as well as the Eagles in Philly so disassembling the Giants in New York is not far fetched.  In fact it's feasible and my money is definitely on the 9ers!!