San Francisco Giants fans probably remember the exact feeling they had on May 25th, 2011, when Scott Cousins ran through Giants franchise cornerstone Buster Posey, breaking the catcher’s leg and dislocating his ankle. The play ended Posey’s season and effectively ended the Giants’ season, who missed the playoffs later that year.

Unfortunately, for the San Francisco 49ers, that same feeling returned when Fred Warner went down in the first quarter in Sunday’s loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It was later revealed that Warner broke and dislocated his ankle, ending his season just like Posey.

While the 49ers still have 11 games to play, it’s such a brutal injury, and it’s easy to feel like hope has been lost for the rest of the season.

Starting with Warner’s injury, let’s see what we learn

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