The biggest questions facing the 49ers this offseason

What is the long-term solution at right cornerback?

Richard Sherman has the left cornerback spot locked up at least for another year. Across him from, though, the 49ers have a conundrum.

Emmanuel Moseley and Ahkello Witherspoon split time at right corner after injury forced the latter off the field.

Moseley has unquestionably surpassed expectations as an undrafted free agent, but not to the extent he can be considered a definitive long-term answer at the position.

Witherspoon, meanwhile, was spotty at best following his return to the lineup and was benched for Moseley in the playoffs.

Moseley arguably deserves a chance to prove he can make that spot his own. Yet the 49ers depth at boundary corner is lacking and both he and Witherspoon would likely benefit from an extra infusion of competition.

With Sherman entering the final year of his contract, it is firmly in the 49ers’ best interests to find another player who can lock down a side of the field.

Those are hard to come by but, given the pass-first nature of the league, it is worth throwing resources at corner to try to unearth one.

In the immediate future, the 49ers require some stability across from Sherman, and they must decide if that stability is likely to be provided by a current player or a new addition.