"Even though we kind of warned our fans, I think that's a tough pill to swallow, even if you hear it's happening," Lynch said on the latest '49ers Talk,'" via NBC Sports Bay Area. "I think it spoke to how good our roster was. We had a lot of talent on it, and we had acquired a lot of talent and accrued a lot of talent."

Not the case for the offense. It's an older group that has played together for quite some time. Recently, tight end George Kittle was interviewed on CBS Sports HQ and discussed the goal for the offense this year.