Hosting a home playoff game as the number two seed in the NFC, the 49ers could go up against the Saints, Giants and Falcons in the second round.  The extra week with the first round bye helps the 49ers heal injuries and to prepare.  The dilemma for Jim Harbaugh and his coaches is how to prepare for three different teams.  Do you focus on one team more than the other?  Prepare for all of the teams equally?  Here was Harbaugh’s answer to a local Bay Area radio station,

 ”More the Saints. The greater share would be preparing for the Saints.”

Asked if that decision was a matter of simply playing the percentages, Harbaugh said,

“Yeah. Yeah, it is.”

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