Nick Bosa thought he’d be able to play in Week 7 against the Atlanta Falcons .

Turns out, he never had a chance. The San Francisco 49ers ruled out Bosa and five other players for Sunday's contest in Atlanta. This makes five consecutive games that Bosa will have missed due to a calf injury.

The writing was on the wall when Bosa missed every practice this week. Strangely, he would tell reporters he thought he could play or would have a strong chance to, but it seems he was getting ahead of himself.

“I just think he was a little too optimistic, especially for Bosa because he's pretty accurate,” Kyle Shanahan said. “He doesn't say stuff like that unless it's accurate. I just think it surprised him.

“He worked out, after he said that to you guys, and the next day he was just a little sore, which surprised all of us.…