Ask for Montez Sweat or Patrick Surtain II all you want, it isn’t fixing the defensive issues displayed when the San Francisco 49ers dropped a sloppy loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. This was not the lack of talent, or someone injured and a backup being inadequate. This was a lethargic, underachieving defensive squad complimented by stints of questionable offensive play-calling and a head scratching interception (one of the two) by the quarterback.
A single trade isn’t going to rectify all of that. Don’t misunderstand: it will help, but it’s not going to magically fix everything.