The San Francisco 49ers have been a dominant force in the NFL for the past four to five seasons. In that span, they have had only one losing season in 2020 where they failed to reach the playoffs. 

Keeping aside that one setback, the 49ers have made it to the NFC Championship game four times where they won two and lost two and lost the two Super Bowls following their NFC Championship wins. 

With the vast majority of the players coming back for the 2024 season, the following five reasons provide San Francisco with another opportunity to not just return to the big game but to win it as well in the 2024 season. 

Kyle Shanahan

Kyle Shanahan is a mastermind of a head coach. And while there are many who believe that he can’t get it done in the big game and that he may not be the answer to the 49ers Super Bowl losses. 

However, Shanahan has been able to turn around a franchise that was struggling at the bottom of the NFC West for nearly five years before he took over. The job that Shanahan has done is remarkable considering that he has taken and built a team from the bottom to near Super Bowl champions more than once. 

Shanahan is an excellent play caller and his ability to involve running backs in the game has been a highlight of his coaching tenure. The 49ers coach has also demonstrated an ability to orchestrate an offense around less talented quarterbacks which is a huge advantage in a league where the signal caller is the key player on the field more often than not.

Having a coach of his caliber is one of the most important reasons why San Francisco should be in the running to lift yet another Lombardi Trophy. 

Running Game

As mentioned earlier, the 49ers running game is quite impressive with Kyle Shanahan scheming up various plays. On top of that, Christian McCaffrey has been a revelation ever since he joined the west-coast outfit. 

McCaffrey’s first full season with the San Francisco 49ers was last year in which he impressed by winning the Offensive Player of the Year Award. He finished the 2023 season with the most rushing yards in the league with a total of 1,459. 

Offensive Creativity

The 49ers are known to run creative plays and get their offensive targets open down the field. San Francisco’s system has worked wonders for them over the past few years as Shanahan has been able to get the best out of different quarterbacks despite them not being the most talented. 

As they have a huge run threat, McCaffrey provides more creativity on the offensive front as a reliable pass-catching option while Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, and Juan Jennings are the main receiving targets along with one of the best tight ends in the game George Kittle.  

Deebo Samuel is often used as a secondary running back and also takes jet sweeps from time to time which add another dimension to their evolving offensive creativity. 

Stacked Team on Offense and Defense

Looking at the overall roster of the San Francisco 49ers, they are quite well-balanced on both sides of the ball with legitimate stars in several key positions. While we have already discussed most of the offensive threat that they possess, Trent Williams on the offensive line and Kyle Juszczyk playing the full back position are both more than handy players to have. 

As for the San Francisco defense, Nick Bosa is the biggest threat as a pass rusher and he has been simply outstanding in this run of the past four years. Bosa is very to contain off the line and he has a way of getting to the opposition’s quarterback which makes him extremely dangerous. 

Behind him, the linebacker duo of Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw also work well in tandem. Warner especially has been another leader on that side of the ball who not only getting better each year but is making big plays at crucial times. 

Weaker NFC Conference

Another big reason the 49ers can win the Super Bowl in the 2024 season is that the NFC is still a much weaker conference. Considering the NFC West in which the 49ers play, the Seahawks and Cardinals are not expected to challenge San Francisco leaving only the Rams to contend with. 

Other big teams in the NFC are the Eagles, Cowboys, and Lions but San Francisco has the overall experience and coaching advantage over the other teams. 

Having reached the Super Bowl twice in Shanahan’s era, it is now time for the 49ers to take the next step and hoist the Lombardi in the 2024 season.

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