Unpopular opinion: The San Francisco 49ers will be just fine if they let wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders walk in free agency this offseason.
Back in October, general manager John Lynch made one the most important in-season trades in recent memory when he traded for Sanders. Lynch knew his team needed help and he got it.
The Niners receiving core wasn’t great, to say the least. Dante Pettis wasn’t living up his potential, Marquise Goodwin dealt with injuries and poor play and the team didn’t have another strong deep threat.