The 2025 49ers have a clear mix of veteran stars and inexperienced youngsters being relied on to keep their Super Bowl window open.

And despite suffering its first loss of the NFL season on Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco doesn't have too much reason to panic, provided that its up-and-comers remain in the right headspace.

Luckily, team leaders like Christian McCaffrey have seen it all, and they know how to respond to these losses. After Sunday's game, the 49ers running back shared his simple message of motivation to his younger teammates.

"Just stay hungry," McCaffrey told reporters . "Once again, you can't hang your head. You got to just learn from the tape -- whether you're young or old -- you learn from the tape and keep moving and get better and come out read

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