Niners to take another important step towards Superb Bowl glory

Firstly, what narrow minded, sad individual continues to read and comment on someone's thread when they say things like they don't what to read my drivel and they are bored with it? Who does such a thing? What cretinous human being doesn't have the intelligence to think "I will simply not read it". Must be someone who drags their knuckles along the ground. Can be the only conclusion. If I, or anyone else with a brain cell for that matter, thought someone wrote drivel and were bored of them and constantly felt the urge to write nasty comments about them, I would simply not read their threads. It's amazing isn't it? Anyway, I can't legislate for neanderthals. Still Standing is clearly one.

Let's get down to the more important issues of the battle in Charlotte. This has been a titanic betting heat from the word go. The 49ers opened 2.5 favs before being a pick em and then back to 2.5 favs before a pick em before Carolina being favs. Now it's back to being a pick em (although the 49ers are slight favs on here).
I priced this game up as the 49ers a field goal favs so the fact it's a pick em means I have to act. I stated on another thread how much I fancy the 49ers to win the Super Bowl and I haven't changed my mind one iota. I could go down with the sinking ship today but there are numerous reasons why I think they will get the job done in Charlotte today.
I was more worried about winning in Green Bay last week than I am about winning in Charlotte this week. The freezing conditions and Aaron Rogers made last week's encounter for more unpredictable than it should have been. But I thought the 49ers deserve enormous credit for coming through that game. And once again they showed that they will not wilt. They will not be found wanting. If someone beats them it will be because they are better than them - the 49ers will not give an inch.
There are plenty on here who fancy the Carolina Panthers. They point to their encounter earlier in the season when Carolina went to Candlestick Park and won a bruising encounter 10-9. They also point to Carolina's excellent defense and Carolina's excellent home form. All very valid points. And they may well be proved right. But let's take them one by one.
Te 49ers were missing Michael Crabtree and Aldon Smith in the meeting between the two earlier in the season. Two huge components of this side. Also, Veron Smith was taken out of the game after one play with concussion. So Kaepernick had two huge weapons unavailable to him. The 49ers started the game as 6pt favs in Vegas. They were leading 9-0 (many people forget this) before Carolina scored a TD and a field goal to win the game. Kaeprnick had a poor game, completing 11 of 22.
But the 49ers are a different animal now. Crabtree and Davis are now firing on all cylinders. Kapernick is playing much better.
I like Carolina's front seven. They are up there with the best in the league. But the two games against New orleans and the game against New England proved their weakness. Brees and the Saints consistently had tight ends and receivers running routes just behind their linebackers and the Panthers had a no clue how to stop this. In fact it got so bad in the Super Done (where the 49ers lost narrowly despite missing vital players) that the Saints looked as if they could score at will against the Panthers. The Panthers D were out on their feet. They had no answer. Only a torrential rain storm in the return game against the Saints in Charlotte prevented a similar outcome. But even then they struggled with the Saints' across field routes. It took a brilliant last gasp drive for the Panthers to prevail against the Saints. The same happened against the Patriots earlier in the season. When Brady went up tempo, the Panthers couldn't stop the routes behind their linebackers.
Moving on to their home form and it is impressive. But I genuinely believe they got lucky against the Patriots and the Saints at home. And I believe the 49ers are better teams than either of those two.
I'm a huge fan of Cam Newton. I think he is outstanding. And  he is a far better pocket passer than people give him credit for. He is a huge threat to the 49ers today. But he doesn't have that many weapons on offense available to him. Greg Olsen is good with short routes (the 49ers will stop that), Ted Gynn can stretch the field but is inconsistent while Stevie Smith (is excellent) is just returning from a knee injury and no one knows if he will be 100% fit of not. The Saints collapsed the pocket against the Panthers and got to Newton time and time again. The Panthers offensive line, although improved, is still vulnerable. The 49ers will be very confident of making Newton throw the ball quicker than he wants.
The Panthers have a very good running game but the 49ers are very good against the run. They will be confident of stopping it, forcing Newton to beat them through the air. The 49ers are vulnerable to the deep ball - but who is the deep ball threat for the Panthers? Only really Ted Gynn.
Let's move on to Kaepernick. I have a love/hate relationship with him. I don't think he is a very good pocket passer and his clock management is a disgrace. But last week we saw the Kaepernick of last season when he was a massive duel threat. He is an excellent runner and a massive threat when he takes off. And while the Panthers might very well shut down that avenue, the very threat of it opens up better passing lanes for him. And also Kaepernick is a gutsy so-and-so and he is extremely tough. IN short sleeves in the frozen tundra of Green Bay, he was showing he world that it didn't bother him. I like that in him.
I'm a huge fan a Frank Gore. And in Crabtree (outstanding), Bouldin (superb) and Davis (very good), the 49ers are explosive and dependable play makers at wide receiver.
Also, it's important to mention kick Phil Dawson. He is excellent and a huge asset to the 49ers.
To sum up, both teams have very good defenses and it's hard to split them from that perspective. But the 49ers have a more explosive offense and that will be the difference, I believe.
This is a very different team to the one that lost earlier in the season. They are on a roll. They are red hot. They have beaten Seattle and won in Arizona and Green bay recently. They are on fire. They have won on the road in the play offs before. The Panthers showed signs towards the end of the regular season that they were slightly stumbling. Have they peaked too soon?
All in all the 49ers rate an outstanding bet for me.
MASSIVE BET ON THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ers (moneyline) at 10-11