If the 49ers can't break out of their funk, here are three maneuvers they should consider down the home stretch.

Taking the field in Week 1 with sky-high expectations, what with eight-year head coach Kyle Shanahan having just taken his team to the Super Bowl last year, the 49ers lost games they should have won,

The Green Bay Packers have won six of seven, sending their playoff chances through the roof. But Jordan Love and friends have designs on far bigger goals than simply making the 14-team postseason field.