San Francisco 49ers: Grading each position heading into 2018 training camp
By Peter Panacy
With San Francisco 49ers training camp a little less than a month away, Niner Noise breaks down each position, including the big moves and transactions, and assigns it a grade ahead of the upcoming 2018 season.
The San Francisco 49ers hope they’ve done more than enough to prepare their roster for the upcoming 2018 campaign.
With training camp set to kick off on July 25, there’s still a lot left to be determined on how the regular-season roster will shape up and which players make the cut. And while it wasn’t as drastic as just over a year ago, the Niners engaged in yet another massive roster overhaul this offseason.
After finishing 6-10 last year, albeit on a five-game win streak, general manager John Lynch and Co. hope this group will put San Francisco back in the playoff discussion.
While many likely believe the 2018 roster is improved, there are still flaws here and there. The overwhelming majority of the secondary is young and untested. Questions about the pass rush are evident, as well as interior offensive line play.
Perhaps camp solves some of these issues, but that’s a question for another time.
Meanwhile, let’s go through each position on San Francisco’s roster and assign grades to it based off what we know now. Grades will be determined on your typical A-through-F scale, encompassing offseason moves, player strength, depth and a number of other factors.
Kicking things off with special teams, let’s go.