Originally posted by RedAlice:
Since it is THE POINT. 25? outa 32? um, um.....
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/09/nfl-teams-ranked-by-average-age/
Rams rank #1 youngest.
Niners rank #25.
What does the full average team age matter? We have a 38 year old kicker. I just pointed out the the vast majority of our STARTERS are still young. The difference is you guys HAVE to play your 24 year old guys. Ours are on the sidelines learning. And drop those 10 members of our team that are 30+, and the average plummets to 25.02, which would be number 2.
Also, look at the gap between the Jets at 7th, and the 49ers at 25th. Less than 1 year of age. We have the team that can win now, and in 5 years, so the real point is bringing up age proves NO point here.
Our team heading into the future:
S Eric Reid - 21
RB Marcus Lattimore - 22
LB Corey Lemonier - 22
DL Lawrence Okoye - 22
WR Quinton Patton - 23
TE Vance McDonald - 23
DL Tony Jerod-Eddie - 23
DL Quinton Dial - 23
LS Kevin McDermott - 23
OL Joe Looney - 23
LB Nick Moody - 23
CB Daryl Morris - 23
TE Derek Carrier - 23
DL Tank Carradine - 24
WR Jon Baldwin - 24
OL Anthony Davis - 24
RB LaMichael James - 24
LB Aldon Smith - 24
DL Ian Williams - 24
LB Darius Fleming - 24
S Michael Thomas - 24
LB NaVorro Bowman - 25
CB Tramaine Brock - 25
TE Garrett Celek - 25
RB Kendall Hunter - 25
CB Chris Culliver - 25
OL Daniel Kilgore - 25
QB Colin Kaepernick - 26
WR Michael Crabtree - 26
OL Mike Iupati - 26
OL Alex Boone - 26
FB Bruce Miller - 26
RB Anthony Dixon - 26
LB Michael Wilhoite - 26
WR Mario Manningham - 27
S C.J. Spillman - 27
LB Patrick Willis - 28
CB Tarell Brown - 28
DL Glenn Dorsey - 28
S Donte Whitner - 28
LB Ahmad Brooks - 29
TE Vernon Davis - 29
OL Joe Staley - 29
DL Ray McDonald - 29
Thats the first 43 heading into the future. The remaining 10 guys of 30 years or over will be replaced in time. Considering only 3 of them make up our starting 22 players, we dont need much overhaul. So like I said, of those 43 mainstay players, the average age is 25.02. Weve got just as young of a core group as the Rams do, ours is just better.
[ Edited by Niners99 on Dec 2, 2013 at 1:48 PM ]
I'm a hardcore sports fan-period.