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Inman: 49ers’ Face Daunting Path to Next Season’s Super Bowl
The 49ers face critical roster and coaching challenges in a division with three playoff teams, aiming to recover from injuries and maintain competitiveness next season.
- Facing an injury-depleted roster and coaching turnover, the San Francisco 49ers entered the offseason short-staffed after hiring Raheem Morris as defensive coordinator last month following Robert Saleh's departure.
- With multiple contenders returning, Seattle’s playoff results showed the NFC West is the NFL’s toughest division, having ousted the 49ers 41-6 and beat the Rams 31-27.
- Despite injuries, veterans like Nick Bosa and Fred Warner appear refreshed, and Brock Purdy looks spry after avoiding offseason surgery, with a 12-5 season and wild-card win.
- With roster decisions imminent, the 49ers face pressure to settle plans quickly as free agency starts in five weeks, focusing on secondary upgrades and veteran additions like Eric Kendricks.
- Given the division’s intensity, observers warn the NFC West’s competitiveness—three teams reached the playoffs—means squads must be ready or risk exposure.
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Inman: 49ers’ face daunting path to next season’s Super Bowl
SANTA CLARA – Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ offense debuted this season at their own 5-yard line. Seattle’s home crowd let out a menacing roar. Up ahead was a Seahawks defense that eventually would key a Super Bowl charge. But the 49ers, on that Sept. 7 afternoon, hogged and moved the ball on a 95-yard opening drive, sealed with a touchdown pass from Purdy to George Kittle. It was not a harbinger of doom for the Seahawks. “They had a great opening …
49ers’ Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy talk up division rival Seahawks before Super Bowl: ‘Hell of a team’
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! SAN FRANCISCO – The assumption before the season was that the Seattle Seahawks would be on the outside looking in at the Super Bowl, but just about everyone was wrong. The team’s offseason included a major overhaul, trading away Geno Smith, signing Sam Darnold, and even letting DK Metcalf go to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Those moves turned out to be for the better, as they clinched the NFC’s top seed wit…
49ers' Christian McCaffrey, Brock Purdy talk up division rival Seahawks before Super Bowl: 'Hell of a team'
The assumption before the season was that the Seattle Seahawks would be on the outside looking in at the Super Bowl, but just about everyone was wrong.The team's offseason included a major overhaul, trading away Geno Smith, signing Sam Darnold, and even letting DK Metcalf go to the Pittsburgh Steelers.Those moves turned out to be for the better, as they clinched the NFC's top seed with a 14-3 record and are now one win away from their first titl…
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