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November 12, 2009

Forever young? Singletary stresses the "y" word

The top quote from Mike Singletary's Wednesday press conference went like this: "I'm excited that the country will have a chance to see the 49ers - the young 49ers - come of age in the second half of the season." Singletary has used the "y" word a few times in recent weeks. It's a word that Mike Nolan also would use in explaining why his teams made mistakes and went on long losing jags. Nolan could use the word because it was true. He was truly rebuilding a team from scratch and Nolan's 49ers truly were young.

Singletary's 49ers? The following list is from the beginning of the season. Yes, the average age for the 49ers is going to fluctuate a bit with Allen Rossum leaving and Michael Crabtree being added. And, yes, some veteran players like Isaac Bruce (37) and Nate Clements (29) have been replaced in the lineup by youngsters like Jason Hill (24) and Tarell Brown (24). But the 49ers are by no means the coltish team they were three or four years ago.

1 Redskins 28.02 (2-6)
2 Saints 27.99 (8-0)
3 Cardinals 27.74 (5-3)
3 Patriots 27.74 (6-2)
5 Lions 27.62 (1-7)
6 49ers 27.51 (3-5)
7 Steelers 27.50 (6-2)
8 Vikings 27.48 (7-1)
9 Seahawks 27.41 (3-5)
10 Falcons 27.39 (5-3)
11 Titans 27.29 (2-6)
12 Browns 27.18 (1-7)
13 Jets 27.16 (4-4)
13 Broncos 27.16 (6-2)
15 Bears 27.02 (4-4)
16 Cowboys 26.93 (6-2)
17 Bills 26.93 (3-5)
18 Chargers 26.93 (5-3)
19 Texans 26.89 (5-4)
20 Giants 26.88 (5-4)
21 Ravens 26.83 (4-4)
22 Raiders 26.82 (2-6)
23 Eagles 26.81 (5-3)
24 Rams 26.73 (1-7)
25 Jaguars 26.61 (4-4)
26 Bengals 26.60 (6-2)
27 Dolphins 26.47 (3-5)
28 Bucs 26.46 (1-7)
29 Panthers 26.39 (3-5)
30 Chiefs 26.36 (1-7)
31 Colts 26.34 (8-0)
32 Packers 26.16 (4-4)

-- Matt Barrows

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