San Francisco 49ers: 8 Free-Agent Cornerbacks, Wide Receivers Who Fit SF’s Style

February 11, 2014   ·   Joe Levitt   ·   Jump to comments

Ask the San Francisco 49ers brass if cornerbacks and wide receivers are their top free-agent targets and they’d likely answer in the affirmative.
Well, perhaps if you spike their coffee with sodium pentothal.
Nefarious truth-serum agents aside, the 49ers are rife with Super Bowl-quality assets. But they still require depth at a couple skill positions on both sides of the ball.
Those players also must fit stylistically within coordinators Vic Fangio and Greg Roman’s respective and highly complex systems.
Fangio and secondary coach Ed Donatell employ coverage schemes that include zone, man and numerous combinations of both. They need high-IQ corners who are versatile, tough and who can utilize sound tackling techniques—both against the run and pass.
Roman and head coach Jim Harbaugh also rely on wideouts who operate with ample toughness and intelligence. They must perform willingly—and proficiently—as run-blockers in addition to exec...

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