Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells once noted “you are what your record says you are.”
In that case, the 2018 San Francisco 49ers, who went 4-12 over the course of the season, are still a bad team despite all the hype and promise they carried over into last year.
Granted, head coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad was hit hard by injuries, namely to quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and running back Jerick McKinnon. Take any team in the NFL, subtract its starting quarterback and running back, then see just how well it performs over the course of a 16-game season.