Were the 49ers good enough, even with Garoppolo?
The 49ers lead the NFL in missed tackles, are one of two teams with zero interceptions and their entire wide receivers corps has 16 fewer receptions and 100 fewer yards than the Saints’ Michael Thomas.
There’s more. Only three teams have allowed more sacks, they might have some problems with poise and their top edge rusher doesn’t have a sack entering Sunday’s road game against the Chargers.
The point of this is to pose a question: Even if quarterback C.J. Beathard is the second coming of Jimmy Garoppolo, are the rest of the 49ers good enough for them to go anywhere in 2018?
In the aftermath of Garoppolo’s torn ACL, there has been much discussion about Beathard’s ability to save the season that’s started with a 1-2 record.