San Francisco 49ers: Full 2016 Report-Card Grades for Every Position
By Peter Panacy
The 2016 San Francisco 49ers season is over, and it’s time to look back and assign grades to each Niners unit for their efforts on the year.
We can know close the book on the 2016 season for the San Francisco 49ers — a year which saw the team finish with a 2-14 record and culminated in the firing of both head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke.
The record speaks for itself and marks the second time in which the Niners finished dead last in the NFC West.
While there are plenty of questions now on the table, let’s take a look back at each positional unit within the 53-man roster and assign appropriate grades.
In addition the these grades, we’ll take a look at the biggest standouts and busts from each position with detailed analysis for each.
Yes, this year was a rough one. But there are a handful of bright spots around which the team can build in coming season.
We’ll focus on those too.
Most of these grades won’t be great. Yet finding the positives will identify the cornerstones of the franchise for 2017 and beyond.
Let’s kick things off with special teams.