Let’s hope it doesn’t happen, of course, but the San Francisco 49ers secondary could still be a major problem in 2019.
This was certainly the case last year, as Pro Football Focus ranked the Niners’ defensive backfield dead last amid a season in which the defense recorded just two interceptions — a new league low in the modern era.
One might have expected San Francisco to make a swarm of changes. Yet the only notable roster moves were to re-sign oft-injured defensive back Jimmie Ward to a one-year deal, bring aboard also oft-injured cornerback Jason Verrett on a one-year deal and then grab oft-injured cornerback Tim Harris late in the 2019 NFL Draft.