Jerry Rice thinks the 49ers changed too much this offseason
Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice says he sees a team in flux when he looks at what the 49ers have ahead of them.
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'I just feel like we added on too many pieces. The reason why I say that is these guys are young guys,' Rice told Cam Inman of the San Jose Mercury News. 'Super Bowl 60 is going to be here in San Francisco [at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara]. I would have preferred to sort of leave everything like last year, add on to that, and have a chance for this coming year.'
Rice thinks the 49ers may be relying on too much youth.
'A lot of young guys. Now, can Kyle Shanahan pull it together and can these guys jell? We have to wait and see,' Rice said. 'But there's this big question mark if it's going to work.'I'm always going to go Niners no matter what. But we're bringing in so many young players. It's going to take a while for that team to jell. If it doesn't happen this year, then maybe the next couple of years.'
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