5 Predictions About the San Francisco 49ers’ Secondary

A rather cursory glance at the final NFL statistics did much to explain why a team as talented as the San Francisco 49ers failed to make the 2010 playoffs despite playing in arguably the weakest division the league has seen in years.

For a team that brags in its media kit about its strengths against the run (second stingiest on first down in 2010 at 3.39 yards per attempt), little is said that the defense ranked 30^th in completion percentage (65 percent of passes thrown at San Francisco were completed).

The 49ers finished 23^rd in yards allowed through the air (3,697), 26^th in offensive pass rating allowed (90.0) and 23^rd in yar...

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