Biggest Surprise: Michael Crabtree returned 鈥?and to his talented old self to defy even coach Jim Harbaugh's expectations 鈥?for the final five regular-season games after the Niners' top 2012 wideout recovered from May surgery for a torn right Achilles tendon.
Biggest Disappointment: Mario Manningham's return from left knee surgery never panned out as he continued to have lingering problems with it. He missed the first eight games of the season while still recovering from an ACL tear,Antoine Bethea Jersey, then re-injured his knee Dec. 15 at Tampa Bay. |