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2016 NFL Power Rankings: Preseason Edition

Brandon Gdula  —  @gdula13 Jul 22nd, 2016
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30. San Francisco 49ers, -5.20 nERD

San Francisco has a new head coach, an uncertain quarterback situation, and a depleted defense. And they have to play in a tough division on top of it all.

Our algorithms see San Francisco struggling on defense again. Offensively, quarterback issues remain. Colin Kaepernick (-0.03) and Blaine Gabbert (-0.03) ranked 35th and 34th, respectively, among the 37 passers with at least 200 drop backs in 2015 in Passing NEP per drop back.

Chip Kelly has a promising track record for quarterbacks, so the quarterback situation could improve, but the rest of the question marks loom large.

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