It should come as no real surprise that the San Francisco 49ers require a vast improvement to their secondary prior to the start of the 2019 NFL season. While veteran cornerback Richard Sherman provided some stability to the backfield, on the whole, they struggled dramatically here.
Safety, in particular, is one of many areas that needs to be addressed by head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch.
After performing well during limited gamed time in his rookie season, second year safety Adrian Colbert flunked in his sophomore year. Taking over from the injury-prone Jimmie Ward, Colbert was thought to be a long-term solution at safety coming into 2018.