There’s little doubt the main cog of the San Francisco 49ers‘ Super Bowl run last season was their defense, which was one of the top units in the NFL in 2019. But seeing as defensive performance is more volatile and less predictable from year to year, and given the turnover the team will see on that side of the ball heading into 2020, it feels like the offense may need to step up its game next season.
Having lost wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders to the New Orleans Saints in free agency and trading out starting right guard Mike Person for either Daniel Brunskill or Tom Compton, the 49ers already know the offense won’t look the same in 2020 either.