Draft Countdown Day 2: San Francisco

(Author's note:  Yes, this is a day late.  Going to try to push out 2 of these tonight and tomorrow night each to get back on schedule.)

 The San Francisco 49ers are already one of the toughest teams in the NFC.  There is no doubt about that.  However, they are still on the rise.  A lot of their talent core is young, and the team is solid.  After making it to the Super Bowl this past season, one has to wonder just what type of holes this team could have to fill?  The answer is that there really aren't very many.  This team is SOLID, with an emphasis being placed on a physical Defense.  However, this offseason, they did lose a piece or two on D (Dashon Goldson to Tampa Bay), and do need more depth at certain spots.  They did make an interesting addition though (Anquan Boldin from Baltimore), but all in all they do not have very many holes and are in prime position to return to the Super Bowl this upcoming year.

SF Needs: S, CB, OL

S: Again, as mentioned above, San Francisco lost Dashon Goldson to Tampa Bay through Free Agency.  And while Craig Dahl (signed from St. Louis) is a solid 3rd Safety to most, he is not really the answer.  The Niners were rumored to be looking into Ed Reed and Charles Woodson during the early part of Free Agency, so this will likely be a position that the Niners look to fill early on in the Draft.  The Safeties for San Francisco lately have been big hitters; perhaps they look more for a coverage type of Safety this year.

CB: While not really a need, the Niners may be looking for an upgrade here.  Carlos Rogers played pretty well last year, but he isn't getting any younger, and teams found that they could attack this secondary late in the year.  Perhaps they look at a good young Corner early in the draft that they can play opposite of Rogers to fill in that spot and step in for Rogers in a year or two, depending on how he plays.

OL: Again not really a need, but more of a depth thing.  Center Jonathan Goodwin will be 34 this upcoming season, and will likely not be playing too much longer.  The rest of the line is great, although I would hope that they would be able to find additional depth later in the draft.

Again, San Francisco will be a major threat this season.  They don't have many holes, and with Kaepernick coming into his second season as starter (first as full-time starter), they'll undoubtedly be among the elite in the NFC.

Gonna see a lot more of this this year...