Linebacker Fred Warner #54 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
The SF 49ers’ 2020 campaign fell way short of expectations, but there are plenty of reasons why they’ll make the playoffs next year.
The SF 49ers‘ self-named “Revenge Tour” in their follow-up campaign to the loss in Super Bowl LIV hit far too many roadblocks in 2020, and head coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad will limp to a sub-.500 record for the third time in his four-year coaching tenure.
Unlike 2017 and 2018, where the Niners were still undergoing a massive rebuild, the 2020 version of the team was derailed by a league-high amount of injuries, especially to key players like EDGE Nick Bosa (ACL), tight end George Kittle (foot), quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle), cornerback Richard Sherman (calf), wide receiver Deebo Samuel (foot, hamstring) and many other key contributors.