Take away Richard Sherman, and the San Francisco 49ers may have the worst crop of cornerbacks in the NFL in 2018.
After falling 33-30 in heartbreaking fashion to the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh might want to strongly consider some shakeups within his secondary.
Despite a costly illegal-contact penalty on the Packers’ game-winning drive Monday night, Sherman has been nothing short of elite, locking down his side of the field and all but discouring opponents’ quarterbacks from targeting his side of the field.