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.

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.

December 20, 2011