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NFL Roster Cuts: 5 Biggest Mistakes the 49ers Made in Creating 53-Man Roster

By Peter Panacy

Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Christian Ponder (5) and quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) talk prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Christian Ponder (5) and quarterback Jeff Driskel (6) talk prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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NFL rosters are now at 53 players, and the San Francisco 49ers were also forced to make some tough decisions regarding who would stay and go. Most of the cuts made sense, but Niner Noise looks at the five biggest roster-cut mistakes the team made.

Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Bryce Treggs (1) makes a catch in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 20, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Bryce Treggs (1) makes a catch in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /

Roster cuts are never an easy period on the NFL calendar.

The San Francisco 49ers are not immune from this. Even with a very young team and a questionable roster, the Niners were forced to make some tough decisions on September 3.

Check out the 49ers’ official roster, per the team’s website.

Most of these cuts and keeps made sense. And yet a few are more than just the proverbial “head scratcher.”

Niner Noise will focus on those.

Let’s break down the five worst decisions San Francisco made with its roster. Not all will be cuts, necessarily.

A few will be keeps. But those selections certainly warranted someone else not making the team.

And some of those cuts could wind up making impacts elsewhere, which hurts even more.

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