Kurtenbach: After another embarrassing collapse, it’s time to call the 49ers what they are

SANTA CLARA — They’re battered, bruised, injured, and tired.

They’re a team that had big hopes coming into the season but now has only big disappointments to show for it.

And at 5-5 on the season following a 20-17 loss to the Seahawks Sunday, the Niners are still technically alive in the NFC, a conference where mediocrity reigns.

But I don’t hear a pulse.

Do you?

There’s no way you could after another lifeless game and another fourth-quarter collapse to a division...