Cynthia Frelund: 49ers have a very ‘I will see you in Glendale’ vibe

NFL Network analyst Cynthia Frelund joined the 49ers Webzone No Huddle Podcast and discussed San Francisco’s second-half playoff push. While the loss of cornerback Jason Verrett was heartbreaking, as a whole, the 4-4 team appears to be getting healthier and gearing up for a run coming out of its bye-week break.

Frelund admits that, even with questions at quarterback before the season, she predicted the 49ers to make the playoffs as a Wildcard. That has changed. Despite their current second-place spot in the NFC West standings, the respected analyst believes the Bay Area squad will overtake the division-leading Seattle Seahawks en route to the postseason.

Frelund acknowledges that the NFC seems wide-open, and the 49ers could be in the mix at the end.

“When I’m looking to see the situation for the Niners, this feels like a very good Niners team that the only time I saw them play poorly was when the entire defense wasn’t playing,” Frelund told Brian Renick, Al Sacco, and Zain Naqvi. “I love to fake hate that Kyle; he doesn’t owe us anything. He doesn’t give us anything. He says the funniest stuff, like, ‘We don’t even know if we’re going to be here Sunday.'”