The San Francisco 49ers have practically everything a team could want in today’s pass-heavy NFL.
A kickass run game, led by a run-game wizard of a head coach whose scheme teams will be racing to copy this offseason. A strong defense, led by a coordinator who will likely be a head-coaching candidate before long. And a relentless pass rush, especially in nickel, which is useful against the plethora of three-wide sets offenses are using.
For as good as these 49ers are, they don’t have everything. While all their pluses bore fruit in a Monday night showdown against the Seattle Seahawks that somehow lived up to its billing — it was a masterpiece, the verifiable game of the year to this point — some of their minuses shone through, too.