the NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at State Farm Stadium on December 07, 2020 in Glendale, Arizona.
But his suspension leaves the 49ers light on reserve options beyond Bosa and Ford for those opening six games.
San Francisco is a team swimming with elite talent on both sides of the ball, yet there are several areas where depth is clearly an issue.
Last season, the secondary did much of the heavy lifting in keeping the Niners’ defense a top-five unit by Football Outsiders’ weighted DVOA.
Bosa is the man the 49ers are counting on to provide it, but the depth chart suggests he has little in the way of reliable support.
I am a journalist based in the United Kingdom who has covered the NFL in depth since 2014.
I cover the league from an analytics standpoint for Pro Football Network and have also been frequently published in Sporting News.