Pro Football Focus went through each team in the NFL and projected what their best and worst-case offseason scenarios would look like. You could guess what the best-case scenario was for the Niners. It’s tied into what San Francisco shouldn’t do:
Best case: Use money from a Jimmy Garoppolo trade on cornerbacks in free agency
Worst case: Prioritize retaining players over adding new faces in the secondary
San Francisco’s secondary ranked 24th in unit coverage grade in 2021. The outside cornerbacks allowed the third-highest rate of first downs or touchdowns in the NFL.