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Last offseason, the San Francisco 49ers were considering adding a player to the safety position.<\/p>\n

Talanoa Hufanga was working his way back from a torn ACL, and they were unsure of how ready Malik Mustapha would be. The only noteworthy player they had at safety was Ji’Ayir Brown.<\/p>\n

As a result, the 49ers held Julian Blackmon for a visit, and they were reportedly interested in Justin Simmons. Neither player ended up with the 49ers.<\/p>\n

Blackmon re-signed with the Indianapolis Colts, and Simmons signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n

After the season the 49ers had, they should’ve locked in one of those players. The safety position was a joke. Hufanga couldn’t stay healthy and was underperforming.<\/p>\n

Brown was a complete liability on defense. Mustapha, as a rookie, was the only solid player at the position. In hindsight, the 49ers should’ve signed Blackmon or Simmons.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, they are free agents once again, and the 49ers are in a similar situation to last year. The safety position is shaky. Mustapha is coming off an ACL injury, and Brown had ankle surgery.<\/p>\n

Both players’ readiness for the start of training camp is a toss-up. Although Kyle Shanahan said Brown should be good to go for Day 1.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the 49ers need to sign one of them. They are far and beyond the two best free agent safeties, so they’re the only ones worth adding.<\/p>\n

The 49ers have a chance to amend their mistake last year, which is forgoing fully pursuing either Blackmon or Simmons.<\/p>\n

San Francisco saw what happened last year when they tried to ride it out with their players, and it blew up in their faces.<\/p>\n

Of course, Blackmon and Simmons will need to desire to join the 49ers. But a nice contract will always turn any free agent, so the 49ers could have one of these players.<\/p>\n

Of all the positions the 49ers need and can add a quality player to a weak position, it is safety. They can’t wait too long before other teams begin courting them.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, the 49ers will be left with a desperate position at safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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