Dept. of Redundancy Dept., revisited again

• Also, the 49ers could potentially set the record for…

Let’s stop right here.

Could means will potentially.

So you never need both could and potentially.

• The 49ers could set the record for…
• The 49ers have the potential to set the record for…
• The 49ers potentially… Aw, nuts to this. They lost. Good riddance.