Getty Brandon Aiyuk and Brock Purdy of the San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers had a disappointing season in 2024 with a 6-11 record and finishing the year at the bottom of the NFC West standings. Yet one NFL writer gave the 49ers the best chance among last year’s eight last-place finishers to go from “worst to first” in 2025. “It’s easier to bounce back rather than build from the ground floor,” USA Today’s Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz wrote in a June 16 story. “Having reached at least