The 49ers had a lot of question marks going into 1948. Two years in a row, the team had gotten off to blistering starts only to sputter in the second half, unable to overcome either of the two dominant league powers in 7 of their total 8 matchups thusfar. 1946 had been a year of promise, with a strong offensive core run by a local coaching legend and managed by a talented first year quarterback. 1948 was supposed to be a year of progress. The core offensive group had returned, with a year of pro experience under Frankie Albert’s belt, there was no reason to expect anything but improvement. And yet, the offense failed to live up to expectations and the defense was eminently vulnerable. Though the team racked up gobs of yards on the ground on what seemed like a weekly basis, the passing game was maddeningly inconsistent and rarely flashed the brilliance that had been promised by so many of the successes of the before. And despite warranted fears that the team might be regre...
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