SANTA CLARA -- Here’s a ranking of the 49ers’ position groups on the eve of training camp. Please let me know in the comments section where I went wrong. I’m dying to find out. Also, I’ll be hosting a live 49ers chat at 11 a.m. PST on Friday. Your boss told me he/she is cool with you taking a two-hour lunch. The chat can be found here.
1. Safety. An aggressive defense needs smart safeties, which is what the 49ers have in Antoine Bethea and Eric Reid. What's more, they have two athletic youngsters waiting in the wings in Jaquiski Tartt and, if he were needed at free safety, Jimmie Ward.