While Fred Warner is optimistic they can do just that in 2025, pointing to their previous experience of doing just that in 2020 — when a 6-10 season was followed by a 10-7 campaign and a run to the NFC Championship Game in 2021 — he expects the challenge to be harder this time around.

The most pressing question for the San Francisco 49ers' offseason is how they plan to handle the contract of young quarterback Brock Purdy, who is now eligible to negotiate an extension on his rookie deal expiring at the end of 2025.