As the dust of the 2017 NFL draft settled, the 49ers’ objective for the upcoming season became crystal clear: Build a defense with teeth.
The Niners were utterly embarrassed by opposing offenses last season. Not even good offenses—any offense. San Francisco’s “defense” set franchise worsts in 2016: most points allowed in a season, most rushing yards allowed in a season, and most total yards allowed in a season. Let’s give them some credit here though, it’s actually really hard to be that bad. There’s no one place to point the finger when you have that kind of season.