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24	September 2019

The San Francisco 49ers are officially into the offseason

following a 2018 season that did not meet expectations. The team entered with hopes of contending for a playoff appearance Jaquiski Tartt Jersey , but stumbled to a 4-12 record after losing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a torn ACL in Week 3.Expectations will climb again in 2019, but before we get into that, it�s time to take a look back at the season that was for the current roster. There will be turnover in the coming months, but let�s start the offseason with a stock report on the 49ers roster. We�ll go through each position group and offer stock up or stock down for each player, and then stock up or stock down for the position group as a whole. Today we move on to the safeties.Jaquiski Tartt: Stock downTartt struggled with a shoulder injury in 2018, missing six games before landing on injured reserve for the final two weeks of the season. The 49ers� starting safety also missed seven games in 2017 after a broken forearm landed him on injured reserve after Week 9. In eight starts, Tartt totaled 42 tackles, four tackles for loss, two pass breakups and an interception in 2018. His 66.6 grade from Pro Football Focus ranked 56th among safeties. Tartt signed a two-year, $13 million extension during the offseason with the 49ers. He�s likely penciled in as a starter at either safety position.Jimmie Ward: Stock way downWard likely won�t be with the 49ers in 2019. The former first-round pick was placed on injured reserve for the fourth time in five seasons after suffering a broken forearm during the 49ers� Week 12 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ward�s fifth-year option guaranteed him $8.5 million last season, making him the team�s highest paid defensive player. He played a mix of cornerback and free safety with mixed results, only totaling 24 tackles and one forced fumble.Ward heads toward free agency having played 51 of a possible 80 games since being drafted in 2014.Adrian Colbert: Stock way downColbert looked like a diamond in the rough at the close of 2017 and earned a started role heading into this past season. Unfortunately, Colbert regressed significantly in 2018 and was routinely victimized by blown assignments and missed tackles. He also struggled with various injuries before a Week 7 high ankle sprain landed him on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. Colbert registered 21 tackles and one pass breakup in six starts. His 31.7 grade from PFF ranked him 91st among safeties in 2018. Colbert should be seen as a backup as the 49ers look to upgrade at free safety this offseason.Marcell Harris: Stock way upHarris missed most of training camp and the preseason with a hamstring injury. He began the season on injured reserve and didn�t take the field until Week 9 against the Oakland Raiders. The 49ers� sixth-round pick started the last five games of the season and racked up 20 tackles and four tackles for loss. Harris took advantage of an injury-riddled secondary and made a strong bid for a starting spot in 2019. Antone Exum Jr.: Stock slightly upInjuries to Colbert, Tartt and Ward forced Exum into the spotlight on the 49ers� defense. He played in 15 games this season and started seven, totaling 41 tackles http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-patrick-willis-jersey , two tackles for loss, one forced fumble and an impressive seven pass breakups. Against the Los Angeles Chargers, Exum kicked off the game with a pick-six of quarterback Phillip Rivers. Exum is headed for free agency in the offseason but played well enough to earn consideration as a backup for the 49ers in 2019.Overall: Stock way downThe 49ers� safeties, considered a strength in the offseason, is now among the roster�s weakest position groups. The defense fielded eight different safety combinations throughout the season. Colbert disappointed while finishing the season on injured reserve along with Tartt and Ward. Harris showed promise late in the season and will compete for a starting role in the offseason. D.J. Reed played some safety, but his future appears to be at nickel back, for the time being.The 49ers are without a starting-caliber free safety, which is among the defense�s most critical positions. Whether through the draft or free agency, the 49ers need to upgrade at safety if the defense is expected to take a step forward in 2019. It�s time to start scouting the 49ers opponents for 2019. Today it�s the Cleveland Browns." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi�s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsFiled under:49ers Opponents49ers 2019 opponent preview: Cleveland BrownsNew,81commentsIt�s time to start scouting the 49ers opponents for 2019. Today it�s the Cleveland Browns.PDTShareTweetShareShare49ers 2019 opponent preview: Cleveland BrownsI remember a few years back when Johnny Manziel was taken in the first round. There were reports later that Kyle Shanahan, who was the offensive coordinator at the time, had Derek Carr ranked first, Jimmy Garoppolo second, and then everyone else. Then Manziel sent a text to then-Browns quarterbacks coach Dowell Loggains that he wanted to �wreck the league� in Cleveland. Then-head coach Mike Pettine got wind of it and that was what made the Browns pull the trigger. You know how that story ended. Wow...we�ve come a long way since the Browns were drafting quarterbacks like that in the first round. Somewhere in there I�d like to remind everyone that Manziel managed to beat the Jim Tomsula-led 49ers and still find his way out of the league. Long after that mess, we have Freddie Kitchens in his first head coaching gig. Kitchens began as the offensive coordinator for a handful of games after the Browns had enough of Hue Jackson. While the signing seems a bit premature given Kitchens� experience as an offensive coordinator Tevin Coleman Jersey , he�s shown quite a bit of promise with the young rookie quarterback Baker Mayfield. They were active in free agency signing over 10 players if you count extensions given out to their roster. But nothing was more high-profile than the trade acquisition of Odell Beckham Jr. The Browns gave up safety Jabrill Peppers, a first round pick, and their second third round pick. After Kitchens, free agency, and that OBJ trade,the Browns appear to no longer be lovable losers. At least on paper. Draft picksRound 2: Greedy Williams(CB) Round 3: Sione Takitaki (OLB)Round 4: Sheldrick Redwine (S) Round 5: Mack Wilson (ILB)Round 5: Austin Seibert (K) Round 6: Drew Forbes (OT) Round 7: Donnie Lewis Jr.(CB)Notable free agent acquisitionsKareem Hunt (RB)Eric Kush (G)Sheldon Richardson (DT)Demetrius Harris (TE)Notable tradesOdell Beckham Jr. � The Browns gave up a first round (17th overall), a third round (95th overall),and safety Jabrill Peppers to the New York Giants in exchange for wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Olivier Vernon � The Browns traded guard Kevin Zeitler, for defensive end Olivier Vernon. The Browns have been busy busy busy. That�s just a handful of free agent signings. They signed running back Kareem Hunt. The signing comes after Hunt was released from the Kansas City Chiefs three months prior when video of his [Hunt�s] domestic violence incident surfaced. Behind that, Harris should be a decent tight end. Sheldon Richardson is a good signing as well that should help what is becoming one of the better defensive lines in football. They didn�t have a first round pick thanks to that OBJ trade,but I doubt Browns fans care. The San Francisco 49ers were in the mix for OBJ, but that No. 2 pick was just too expensive to pry from John Lynch�s hands�which was a good move. Their first pick was Greedy Williams. Once seen as an early first round talent, Williams dropped in projections as the pre-draft process wore on. With a season of on-field development he could be a star in this league. I was a fan of Takitaki, and thought the 49ers may look into him but had no idea he would go as early as he did. I thought he�d go in the fifth round at the earliest. Shows what I know. Sheldrick Redwine is another personal favorite as is Mack Wilson who I think the Browns got as a steal. Just one problem with all of this. Williams is talking Super Bowl already. D�oh!The matchupIf there�s one game I�m personally interested in, it�s the 49ers vs. the Browns. The Browns talent on paper compliments everything the 49ers want to do on both offense and defense. It�s also a Monday Night Football game which will make it more fun. And I think �fun� is the right word when describing how this game will go. This will just be a fun game. Right now if I�m looking at both rosters Dante Pettis Jersey , the Browns are the better team�again on paper. I think the 49ers can prove some things in the first three games to show they are ready for prime time and the Browns could be the exclamation point to show they have improved and all that talk about their roster in 2018 wasn�t just talk. The Browns will need to prove that they aren�t lovable losers anymore. They will have a hard road to come in here at 4-0. Their first two games are the Tennessee Titans and the New York Jets, both winnable. But then they have the Los Angeles Rams and the Baltimore Ravens. The Rams are the Rams at this point, and the Ravens will either have an amazing season or be reeling with the league already figuring out this read-option thing. Nick Chubb and Odell Beckham Jr. will need to get going early. That�s a one-two punch that if the 49ers can�t match up to (or for the love of God, not bust coverage on) they will get behind fairly quickly. On the other end, the 49ers can easily play keep-away and just run the ball to keep that duo off the field. Mix a few Mitch Wishnowsky punts (DRINK!) in to keep the Browns playbook limited and maybe they can get by with a field goal. The Browns also could fire on all cylinders and just score, score, score, and have that defense of theirs make the 49ers hate their lives that night. It�s very possible. Of course, with that same offense the Browns have behind Baker Mayfield, this very well could turn into a shootout with Odell Beckham Jr. making Levi�s Stadium his backyard. The 49ers have the firepower to match up to the Browns, but I don�t think they can get this one done. I�m going to go with a Browns win late after a few touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal this and neither team looks bad in the whole scheme of things.