Colin Cowherd’s honest take on ‘old, tired’ 49ers team’ after loss to Packers

For a San Francisco 49ers team that’s faced plenty of hardship this season, Colin Cowherd has a take that sums this team up perfectly following their 38-10 loss against the Green Bay Packers in Week 12. While Cowherd can tend to reach for the stars on some of his takes, his most recent take on the 49ers hits the nail on the head pretty well.

What are [the San Francisco 49ers]? My take is: A little old, they’ve peaked, and I’m not sure everybody in the building quite gets it,” Cowherd said on The Herd following the 49ers’ loss to the Packers on Sunday.

And while some might not agree with him, Cowherd expanded on the take, noting a possible Super Bowl hangover as the reason why this season has been such a bummer for the Bay Area.

“There’s a lot of stuff about San Francisco that you’re asking yourself, ‘Is everybody on the same page?’ The team feels old, they feel tired, they feel beat up,” Cowherd said. “Maybe if these two Super Bowl trips garnered a trophy, it would feel different.”

And that’s very possible. Not only does winning cure a lot of feelings but losing seems to do the opposite.

It’s been seen time and time again in the NFL. When a team loses— especially in the Super Bowl— their next season can be a bit of a drag. Not only are the 49ers coming off a Super Bowl loss last year, but they’re coming off two Super Bowl losses since 2019. Along with their two Super Bowl losses, the 49ers have back-to-back losses in the conference championships in 2021 and 2022.

So, while the 49ers have been a strong team recently, coming up short time after time could start wearing on San Francisco’s aging roster.

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