OK, it’s time for the pessimist’s guide to the San Francisco 49ers in 2019.
Not to play the “Debbie Downer” role — we’ll get to reasons why fans should be excited about the upcoming season later — but one has to acknowledge no team’s offseason is perfect, no team is perfect and there’s plenty that can go wrong over the course of the year.
The Niners, of course, know this well. A year ago, head coach Kyle Shanahan’s campaign was all but awash following torn ACLs to running back Jerick McKinnon and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.