Now that I got that out of the way...

This has been a fascinating season. Everyone remember at the beginning of the season where people said things like "You won't sneak up on teams" to "regression to the mean" to "Seahawks are winning the NFC West?

Remember when Kaepernick was too raw to start, and would need another two years?

How about the defense couldn't be that good because the turnover ratio was unsustainable?

The WWL curse? How the Patriots never lose at home in December?

Of course, there was our share of heartaches as well.

Brandon Jacobs. Kendall Hunter and Kyle Williams on IR at the same time. Akers doing his version of "regression to the mean". Losing the Superbowl.

I wanted to write something more profound, more humorous, more knowledgeable. Maybe in a few weeks I can do that.

I will settle for saying these final thoughts. First, we're going to get stronger from this. Harbaugh and co. is not going to just roll over and die; they will use this as a motivational tool to get back and win #6. Kaepernick is a real QB. We can overcome adversity. And this beats out the decade of despair by a factor of millions.

The #questforsix is not over until we get #6. I am a Niner fan for life.