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49ers' Hyde: 'Next year we're going to win the Super Bowl'

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Jimmy Garoppolo has led the San Francisco 49ers to four straight wins, and running back Carlos Hyde believes he'll soon be steering a parade through the Bay Area.

"Minus our record, we're a really good football team," Hyde said after he and Jimmy G helped the Niners hang 44 points on the heralded Jacksonville Jaguars defense in an impressive home win, according to the Bay Area News Group's Cam Inman.

"Next year, we're going to win the Super Bowl."

Garoppolo has been everything the 49ers hoped he would be - and then some - since they acquired him from the New England Patriots at the trade deadline, and San Fran is undefeated since inserting him into the starting lineup.

The early returns on Garoppolo, along with the wad of cap space the Niners are projected to have this offseason, should allow them to leap into NFC contention next term. Garoppolo, though, wasn't so quick to hop aboard Hyde's bandwagon vow.

"I'll have to talk to him about that," Garoppolo told reporters with a chuckle. "We're dealing with the (Los Angeles) Rams next week and then we'll look at everything else after that."

With the 49ers struggling mightily earlier in the season, Hyde said he wasn't interested in negotiating a new contract. However, he admitted Sunday he's ready to change his stance.

"I feel we've got a chance to go the Super Bowl next year and I don't want to go to another team," he said.

Both Hyde and Garoppolo are scheduled to hit free agency this offseason. It's unlikely general manager John Lynch will let his new franchise quarterback get away, but Hyde's future is less certain given the declining value of veteran running backs around the league.

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