Niners Nation · Jun 20, 2015
Did the 49ers make the right call by not drafting a cornerback?
The 49ers didn't address the cornerback position in any real way in the NFL Draft or free agency. Was that a good decision?
The San Francisco 49ers didn't eschew the cornerback position in the 2015 NFL Draft out of negligence or necessity. They weren't mostly inactive on the free agent market outside of the Shareece Wright signing because they don't know what they're doing. The 49ers had a very specific plan and that plan hinged on one important thing: the 49ers like the cornerbacks they have on the roster.
