Sherman feels there are valuable lessons to be learned in a Super Bowl loss, though, especially for a young and less-experienced team. He remembers a playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons while with Seattle, and how it made his Seahawks hungrier than ever.
"The next year, it was like the season couldn't start fast enough, and it couldn't go by fast enough," Sherman said during an Instagram interview with Pro Football Focus. "Everybody in our way was just simply that — they were in our way."
Sherman sees the same thing with these 49ers after the team suffered a heartbreaking collapse in Super Bowl LIV.
"I don't think much needs to be said," Sherman continued. "I think these guys are hungry; they're committed. It's much different when you're on a Super Bowl journey, and it's everybody's first time, and they're like, 'Man, what should we expect? Does this seem like a Super Bowl team? Hey, man, how does it feel?'
"And now, they all know. They're all Super Bowl experienced. They've all been there. So they can all answer those questions. So, it's not about the journey anymore. It's about the finish."
The 49ers sound eager to get the season started and fight their way back to the Super Bowl. Several defensive players, including Sherman, said in June that returning to the big game, and this time winning it, is this season's focus.
"I think the focus is obviously to make it back to the big game and winning it, this time around," said linebacker Fred Warner. "I think that's the focus every year, is to make it to the Super Bowl. But we all understand that there's a lot of time and effort required to get to that point."
Added defensive end Nick Bosa: "We're just trying to be better than we were last year."
More San Francisco 49ers News
-
49ers favored to win NFC West despite offseason losses
The San Francisco 49ers lost several key players this offseason and have done little to offset those departures. Instead, general manager John Lynch appears to be relying on the NFL Draft to replenish the roster with young talent, assuming the team can replicate last year's... -
Deebo Samuel on transition from 49ers to Commanders: 'I like to win'
Deebo Samuel requested a trade from the San Francisco 49ers in January during the team's exit meetings following a disappointing six-win 2024 season. Two months later, he got his wish. The 49ers sent him to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a fifth-round draft... -
Why Mike Mayock sympathizes with Kyle Shanahan amid 49ers revamp
Former Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock recently joined The Rich Eisen Show to share his thoughts on the surprising offseason moves in Santa Clara. The San Francisco 49ers have allowed several veteran players to leave in free agency, leaving the team poised to look... -
Former 49ers foe joining 3rd team in 3 years
Russell Wilson's time with the Pittsburgh Steelers lasted just one season. The veteran quarterback, a longtime nemesis of the San Francisco 49ers, is reportedly signing a one-year, $10.5 million deal with the New York Giants, which could rise to $21 million with...