If the 49ers lose to the Cowboys, the grumblings in the 49ers' locker room could become much louder. Veterans who aren't part of the 49ers' future might want a fresh start elsewhere. And the 49ers might want to play younger players.
If they beat the Cowboys this Sunday, they'll be 4-4 heading into their bye week. They might even be in first place in the NFC West. They'll feel better about themselves and hopeful about the rest of the season with Christian McCaffrey poised to return from bilateral Achilles tendonitis.
But if they lose to the Cowboys, they'll be 3-5, and they would have lost to a sorry team they've beaten three times in a row. The Cowboys are not good. If the 49ers can't beat them, their season could spiral into chaos,writes Michael Silver of The Athletic . "A defeat to the Cowboys, whose most recent game was a 47-9 home defeat to the Detroit Lions that compelled owner Jerry Jones to boil over on his weekly radio show, might change Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch’s thinking a little. They might be tempted to entertain trade offers for, say, starting cornerback Charvarius Ward, a second-team All-Pro in 2023 who hasn’t looked nearly as good this season, and whose contract expires next spring.
To Silver's point, if the 49ers lose to the Cowboys, grumblings in the 49ers' locker room could become much louder. Veterans who aren't part of the 49ers' future might want a fresh start elsewhere. And the 49ers might want to play younger players.PublishedGrant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011.
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