Golden Nuggets: Depth at cornerback remains a concern for the 49ers

During the final 49ers’ OTA practice open to the media, Sermon was seen catching passes from Jimmy Garoppolo as well as taking handoffs.

He got up, and as he got up and turned, he felt a pop in his knee and it kind of got stuck.

True, San Francisco drafted two corners in the NFL Draft, Ambry Thomas in Round 3 and Deommodore Lenoir in Round 5.

McGlinchey definitely needed to pack on some pounds to withstand his own after last season where he appeared extremely slim.

So when Banks was drafted, it was like the 49ers were reinventing themselves when the reality is they have always had this identity to be a ground attacking offense.

But if 1977 was bad, 1978 was far, far worse.

The highlight kicker was Thomas trading away five draft picks to the Buffalo Bills for a 31-year-old washed-up running back, O.J.

And while Plunkett wasn’t exactly the answer before he went on to the Oakland Raiders, at least he was a competent starter.

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