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Originally Posted by OldSchool
They essentially just made their window smaller.
Vernon Davis is 30 now and has no spectacular traits as a TE beyond his speed. He doesn't have the best ball skills, doesn't have natural hands to consistently high point catches, and disappears against Seattle because Chancellor destroys him everywhere he goes; Kaepernick also seems to have a fetish with throwing the ball in Richard Sherman's direction.
Anquan Boldin is old as well but still plays at a high level. However, he has 2 more years at best and more likely only 1 year.
Justin Smith is turning 35 this year and, while he is still a great player, there has been some noticeable signs of his age slowing him down.
Patrick Willis is 29 and only has 2 more years left, including this year. I'm a big Willis fan, great story if you never heard it, but even I'm not sure if he's still the best MLB on that team anymore. He's likely gone after this contract runs out because of cap issues.
Ray McDonald is turning 30 this year and just had surgery this off-season on a torn bicep. He is only signed through 2016.
Mike Iupati is likely gone next year.
Aldon Smith has tons of legal issues and might be in jail instead of playing football.
Ahmad Brooks is also 30 years old.
IMO, the 49ers have a 2 year window, at best, to win with the current strength of their roster.
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Not picking on you, because this is more of a board-attitude type thing...
Funny how people are predicting the demise of the Niners because the above players are 30, yet our players in that age range are going to continue to be impact players for another half-decade.