1. San Francisco 49ers
Despite suffering a ridiculous number of injuries, the San Francisco 49ers simply refuse to lose football games. Star players like Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, and Brock Purdy have all missed extensive time to injury, yet this team is still 5-2 entering Week 8. Head coach Kyle Shanahan is good enough to keep winning regular season games with subpar talent, but he’ll need true game changers to win games in January and February.
Everyone knows the 49ers are desperately shopping for edge defenders, and Bradley Chubb might be the best one on the trade market. With Trey Hendrickson likely unavailable following Cincinnati’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, Chubb could be this team’s best shot at replacing Nick Bosa. The present-day version of Chubb cannot match Bosa’s production, but he is a starting-caliber player who can play good football all season long.
