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Why Whitner claims 49ers’ roster needs ‘overhaul’ in 2025 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Could the 49ers undergo major changes following the 2024 NFL season?
After San Francisco’s 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills on “Sunday Night Football,” NBC Sports Bay Area’s Donte Whitner explained on the latest episode of “Hitner’s Hot Take” what the 49ers should consider doing entering their next campaign.
“Going into next season, there is no guarantee that this 49ers team is just going to get back to their championship aspirations and winning ways,” Whitner said. “This roster is going to need an overhaul focusing on top-tier talent on this defensive line and quality depth at all positions.”
It is difficult to assess the 49ers considering how unfortunately their season has gone. San Francisco, quite literally, has been plagued with issues one couldn’t imagine or have foreseen.
The 49ers have been injured like no other team in the NFL, and the latest injury report reflects that. San Francisco also has dealt with unimaginable tragedy, dating back to before the regular season started when first-round draft pick and rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest in an attempted armed robbery.
With all that said, San Francisco just hasn’t produced at the caliber expected of it. So, Whitner cited previous 49ers teams that the current one should try and emulate.
“Think about how these 49ers teams were led; it was all defense,” Whitner, a former 49ers safety, recalled. “It was getting to the quarterback with a four-man rush, but they had elite defensive tackles in Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner. They had guys like Dee Ford who could win one-on-one matchups. They had a young, up-and-coming Fred Warner. You had Richard Sherman in the secondary.
“When you look at the 49ers’ defensive roster right now, they have Nick Bosa, you have Fred Warner, and you have a few rookies in the secondary that are starting to make a name for…
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Author : NBC Sports BayArea
Publish date : 2024-12-03 04:21:00
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