Golden Nuggets: Go NFC West opponents!

Good morning ladies and gents. We've got a full day of watching and hoping the Seattle Seahawks will lose football. We don't have to worry about the San Francisco 49ers today. Usually, I'd talk about how a day of football without the 49ers is a bad day, but given the stress of the past two weeks due to the poor play on the field, I'm kind of excited about the rest and stress-free football.

Of course, I'll be rooting as hard as one can root that the Seahawks will lose today, but it is what it is. There's plenty of other games worth watching today. Now let's hope that we don't get any players arrested for DUIs on the offday. Onto the links.

Whitner on penalized hit: 'I think I'm just supposed to let them catch a TD now' (Branch)

49ers Mailbag: WR moves not a necessity (Maiocco)

Von Miller, Aldon Smith may not get their new contracts after 2013 (PFT)

Snap judgments: Skuta starts and Lemonier shines; more snaps for Baldwin? (Barrows)

Harbaugh: Patton sustains foot fracture (Maiocco)

Jim Harbaugh provides injury updates, plus insight on bird watching, Hematology and Twitter (BA Sports Guy)

Jim Harbaugh on Colin Kaepernick's motivation source (NFL)

NFL officials go 0-for-2 enforcing new "crown of helmet" rule (PFT)

Red and Gold-en GIFs: 49ers vs. Rams (BA Sports Guy)

Kaepernick a winner on third down (ESPN)

Shanahan: NFL defenses no longer dealing with option anxiety (SI)

Joe Staley Injury Inspires Epic Tweet (49ers)

No Win-Win Situation (SI)

Four games in, 49ers seem to be making the smart adjustments (Cohn)