It’s really tough to gauge this year because this is the first season in a while they’ve been healthy and they won a lot of close games. They also had a few blowout losses along the way.
In reality, they were probably more of a 10-6 team than a 13-3 team but even so it was a decent year because they won the division and hosted and won a home playoff game.
I wish they would have had a better showing against SF but the Niners are simply a better team at this point for a number of reasons. I also think the loss exposed a few weaknesses that need to be addressed namely the WR and LB and DL positions. You could also argue DB but with more experience I think they will continue to improve.
What’s encouraging is the arrow is pointing up and this team is trending in the right direction so assuming Gute doesn’t pull a ThanksTed and make horrible decisions the next couple of years I think they can be expected to compete for an NFC title the next 2-3 years. They also aren’t totally cash strapped or have a ton of players to deal with in the offseason.
The watch outs are people will be expecting a lot more now and several players had career type years - namely Z and Aaron Jones. And as we all know injuries can make or break a season (see Philadelphia). They also need a little bit of good luck in terms of how some personnel moves work out.
But it’s all out in front of them so that’s a good place to be.