You can see how so many of these horrible teams are trying to plug their gaps with veterans. Just look at the NFC West. If I where the GM of such a team, I'd try to get as much young players in as I could. Dolphins style, pretty much.
Anyway, I think that we're in good position here. The Patriots are up by a year. If we keep on building like this, we might get into the same position. A lot of homegrown starters and the occasional low key free agent addition. I'm feeling really confident about this team. And if we don't get far in the play-offs this year, I'm pretty certain that we'll get further next year.
Btw. Does this say something about a lack of FA additions and building through the draft? Lol.
The 49ers had 33 of their own draft choices on their roster, tied with the Panthers and Colts for second-most in the league behind the Packers (37). The Seahawks (29), Cardinals (27) and Rams (24) had fewer.