What’s next for the 49ers? San Francisco should have most of roster back for another run
The San Francisco 49ers will hurt for a while. When you lose in overtime in a Super Bowl, there are endless regrets. The 49ers were one fourth-down stop from being champions.
They were clearly good enough to win a Super Bowl; they just got beaten by one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. That math won’t change, but the 49ers should feel like they can get back to yet another Super Bowl, and maybe that time a punt won’t bounce off a blocker for a fumble or they won’t get a key extra point blocked.
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“We’ll take some time, we’ll get over this and come back next year ready to go,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said after the loss.
It’s hard to catch all the green lights a team needs to make a Super Bowl. There’s bad injury luck or just the wrong matchup in a close playoff game — the 49ers were a play or two away from losing to both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions in the NFC playoffs.
But San Francisco’s foundation is as good as any team’s heading into the offseason. The 49ers’ Super Bowl window is far from closed.
Brock Purdy’s contract is huge for 49ers
Brock Purdy’s very low salary is such a common topic of discussion that NFL Honors host Keegan-Michael Key made a joke about it during his monologue.
It’s also a huge reason the 49ers don’t have a lot of concern heading into the offseason. Purdy’s cap hit next season is barely over $1 million, which is ridiculous for a quarterback who just led the NFL in passer rating and started a Super Bowl. That’s one of the biggest edges any team in the NFL has going into the offseason.
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