It's been a tough two weeks for some of us 49ers fans. But now the time has come to get "back in the saddle" and prepare for a new season, the Super Bowl season.

It's hard to pick yourself up off the floor. Or get yourself back in gear. Whatever you call it, it's hard. The 49ers have set expectations high, and disappointments high, too.

The Niners may have an awful record, but calm down Niners fans, this is nothing new.

We break down the closing weeks of the season and how certain 49ers handled their business in those closing weeks.