49ers who must be on a snap count over final 3 weeks of 2022
By Peter Panacy
No. 2: 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward
The 49ers have already lost one of their starting cornerbacks to a season-ending injury, Emmanuel Moseley, who went down with a torn ACL earlier in the year.
They can ill-afford to lose their top corner, Charvarius Ward.
The Niners caught a glimpse of this over the second half of the Seahawks game when Ward was removed to be evaluated for a concussion, and this left San Francisco’s defensive backfield shorthanded and vulnerable to Hawks quarterback Geno Smith, translating into the lone touchdown Seattle scored on the night.
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The 49ers are going to face more potent offenses than that of the Seahawks in the playoffs, and Ward was brought in to primarily handle opponents’ top receivers, which was a massive weakness during the Niners’ postseason push a year ago.
If giving Ward a bit of rest down the stretch means San Francisco’s secondary takes a few statistical hits over the next three games, so be it.