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NFL: Each team’s biggest concern heading into 2018

By Peter Panacy

CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 30: Colin Jones #42 of the Carolina Panthers sacks Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints in the 1st half during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 30, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 30: Colin Jones #42 of the Carolina Panthers sacks Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints in the 1st half during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 30, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 15: Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings hits quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter of the game on October 15, 2017 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – OCTOBER 15: Anthony Barr #55 of the Minnesota Vikings hits quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers during the first quarter of the game on October 15, 2017 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /

As the 2018 NFL season draws near, Niner Noise takes a look at the biggest concern each team faces this upcoming year and why it’s so pressing.

NFL teams around the league will kick off training camps a little over a month from now hoping they’ve best addressed any and all pressing issues in advance of the 2018 season.

A few teams, such as the Super Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles, don’t have much to worry about. They’re pretty well stacked on both sides of the ball. Same goes with the upstart Los Angeles Rams, who spent most of the offseason bringing aboard talent to win now.

Still, no team is perfect. There are flaws on every roster, and it falls upon front offices to adequately address them to the best possible means.

Some weaknesses are more apparent than others. Case in point, the San Francisco 49ers finished tied at 26th with just 30 sacks a year ago. Thanks to a weak free-agent and NFL Draft class for edge rushers, the Niners did little to address this need.

Will that be a major Achilles heel for the red and gold this season? Possibly.

Moving around the league, division by division, here’s each squad’s biggest concern with the regular season drawing near.