Now, people are still looking to knock us back down every week to where we were last year. The 49ers will lose more games this year. But what happened last year will not happen again. That's how important these two seemingly minor victories have been to a team on the road back to respectability. They were commended for their optimism and their hard work, week in and week out, but they never received the validation that they received on Sunday.
Good things can happen.
This is, in fact, a trip worth taking. We have two wins in a row. It's nothing to get overly excited about, but any time that happens, guys come in with a better attitude the next week. And it's kind of a steamroll effect. I really thought the team held together last year, but we just couldn't pull things out.