The San Francisco 49ers made significant changes this past offseason, and that was due in large part to inconsistent drafting over the past five years. The 49ers have found some solid players, and some diamonds in the rough, but they missed far too often to build a consistent winner once the stars started retiring or departing in free agency.
The 49ers struck out entirely in 2012, but seemed to make some progress in 2013. They added Eric Reid in the first round, got some solid contributions from Corey Lemonier and Nick Moody, and had high hopes for Tank Carradine, Vance McDonald and Quinton Dial.