All but four of the top starters to last season’s Super Bowl team’s 49ers will return to the club in 2020.
The 49ers could have surprised a lot of people with their 13-3 season, the NFC West championship and their Super Bowl spot. But the days of construction are over.
The 49ers are built.
“Now we know we can do it, so it’s a win mentality now,” defensive end Nick Bosa said during the State of Franchise virtual event at 49ers.com.
“You never know how long these guys are going to be together. Obviously, I was a rookie and I entered an incredible situation. But when you look around the league, great teams come and go, so we need to win now. And I think that’s the mindset we have. “
The 2020 version of the 49ers includes 10 starters returning in defense and nine in attack.
Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner, the team’s MVP last season, was traded to the Indianapolis Colts. NFL All-Decade left tackle Joe Staley retired. Wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders signed with the New Orleans Saints as a free agent. And the 49ers released right guard Mike Person.
“Having as many guys coming back as starters returning in key roles will be a huge advantage for us, and I think we will surely benefit from that,” linebacker Fred Warner said.
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Due to the continuity the 49ers maintained throughout the offseason, veteran cornerback Richard Sherman said he believes he knows how the team will respond to new challenges of trying to return to Super Bowl contention this season.
“We are just a group of guys who play hard, who care about each other, who care about the game, who want to succeed and want to sacrifice for each other,” Sherman said. “I think every time you bring that combination with the talent we have at all three defense levels, you will have a recipe for success.
“With the leadership and talent that we have back, we can be even better. We leave some works around, including myself. We have some unfinished business. “
After the cancellation of the NFL offseason program due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), which has claimed the lives of approximately 120,000 in the United States, the league is working toward the standard opening of training camp. in late July.
And that’s when the trip is scheduled to start.
“Going back to the Super Bowl is not given to you at all,” Warner said. “It is a very long process. It is a very long season. And so we must make sure that we are not thinking too far. We use that experience to our advantage, but we know that we have to work even harder to get the result we want. They were excited. We are ready to go back to the building. And when we get that call, we’ll be ready.
[[[[RELATED: Shanahan knows that Garoppolo will improve after an “incredible year”]The 49ers’ season ended in bitter disappointment when they squandered a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter of the team’s 31-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV.
There is only one way that the 2020 season can be better for the organization.
“Simply put, the race we did was incredible, but obviously a team ends the season happily,” Bosa said. “And obviously we want a little redemption, and that’s our focus this offseason.” I know that I have been training and I know that our team has been training very hard.
“We can’t wait to get back to work because no one before was used to taking so long before. Obviously, what is happening in the country is scary and we only hope that it will be resolved, so that we can get to that and get to work. ”
