George Kittle is never one to hold back on his opinion. 

And back in early June, he went on the NFL Network's Good Morning Football to explain that he feels the team is in a great position to run it back heading into the 2023 NFL season. 

"John Lynch (general manager) and (head coach) Kyle Shanahan have done such a great job of creating this roster with depth and all-star players at multiple positions, at important positions, that whatever happens at quarterback, we definitely have a chance to win a lot of football games," Kittle said. "We're in prime position to get back to that (NFC Championship) game that we lost last year."

He added: "You know from Nick Bosa, Trent Williams, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk, Kyle Juszczyk, Christian McCaffrey, Elijah Mitchell, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, Charvarius Ward, Talanoa Hufanga and Tashaun Gipson Sr., we have so many guys that can play at a high level – Arik Armstead… Goodness, gracious! We have so many good players."

The Niners are relatively loaded. Throughout free agency, they were willing to spend. They were also committed to keeping their core of quality players together. And it is easy to see how, if not for an injury to all the quarterbacks on the roster in 2022, the Niners may have been playing for a Super Bowl. 

In many ways, the Niners are banking on the injury bug avoiding the team in the 2023 season. 

And if it does, there are few teams that have the same level of on-field talent. Kittle knows that, and he is excited about what the team can be moving forward. 

"McCaffrey is one-of-a-kind," Kittle said. "Just being able to be in the locker room next to him, being able to block for him, see his mindset every single day in the locker room, on the practice field, how he takes care of his body – he is professional.

"Everything he does is to set himself up for success on the football field. You love to be around guys like that. You love guys with that mindset. It's infectious."

Kittle knows that San Francisco has enough talent to win the Super Bowl. He is clearly happy that the team is bringing back everyone important, and it is evident that in 2023, the goal is Super Bowl or bust. 

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