The 49ers were one of the most hyped 6-10 teams in recent memory following their 5-0 finish to 2017. After all, newly minted quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo went undefeated in five starts while the previously 0-9 club knocked off three playoff teams and won three games on the road.
It led to San Francisco getting dubbed as a potential sleeper in 2018, perhaps with a chance to make the jump to playoff contention.
But we all know how the season turned out. The 49ers lost Garoppolo in Week 3 to a left ACL tear, and the team took a step backward with a 4-12 finish and enter the offseason with the No.