49ers Could Use Help Defensively At This Position

Amidst the San Francisco 49ers‘ brewing quarterback controversy between incumbent Jimmy Garoppolo and young upstart Trey Lance and the Deebo Samuel saga, they have made a couple of improvements.

Most notably, they added Charvarius Ward, a young cornerback who should shore up their secondary.

San Francisco also took Drake Jackson, a defensive end from the University of Southern California, in the second round of last week’s National Football League draft.

Assuming Samuel recommits to the team and it figures out the QB position, it is poised for another long run in the playoffs next season.

However, if it wants to win its first Super Bowl in a quarter-century, there is a need it will have to shore up.

The 49ers Need A Little More Pass Rushing

In Nick Bosa, the Niners already have one of the game’s premier pass rushers.

Since he was taken with the second pick in the 2019 draft, he has reached the Pro Bowl in two of his three seasons, and if he had been healthy in 2020, he may have made it three straight Pro Bowl nods.

Bosa was the NFL’s Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 for putting up nine sacks, 25 quarterback hits and two defended passes.

This past season, he improved to 15.5 sacks, 32 QB hits and a league-high 21 tackles for loss.