Originally posted by deepniner:If Baalke wants to achieve any credibility, he should step up his game and get a phenomenal d-line from a pressure and rush defense point of view. Justin smith before the NE game where he shredded his elbow was that dominant influence that are the rest of the defense and especially Aldon Smith shine.
Baalke needs to get someone like that and done in free agency. Spend the money on the defense and the o-line.
The sad part is that I don't know if Baalke can pull it out as there might not be any players available in free agency due to the franchise tags that the best players after going to get. In addition, more importantly it'll be out of character for Kelly to value the defense, which is tremendously important.
Let's see how it goes. But banking on just Bowman isn't going to cut it, especially if it's the tackle missing Bowman that shows up next year. They need a lot more. Ian williams cannot be your best lineman.
Malik Jackson
