News item: 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh is playing the villain again for Detroit Lions fans, saying on a Bay Area radio show earlier this week that his team has been spending the majority of its bye-week prep time on the New Orleans Saints.

<b>Schmuck's take</b>: Now, you've got no choice but to root for the Lions to reach the divisional round and set up a rematch with the 49ers, if only to see if Harbaugh accidentally rips Jim Schwartz's arm off after the game.

( Thearon W. Henderson, Getty Images / December 20, 2011 )

Schmuck's take: Now, you've got no choice but to root for the Lions to reach the divisional round and set up a rematch with the 49ers, if only to see if Harbaugh accidentally rips Jim Schwartz's arm off after the game.

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