John Lynch - 49ers GM

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Your missing a stud defensive player who played almost 4 solid years at All-Pro level and putting in two guys (Blair and Moore) who've never been established players on the NFL. It's not enough to finish a whole league year on the NFL. have I heard of the Draft? Really? We have 2 picks in the first 4 rounds and lots of needs.

Lots of needs? I disagree, we need a 3T, and a stud WR, I don't think a IOL or OT are top needs, CB maybe, the rest of our needs are depth, we have our starters already signed, we just need to add depth guys. We can easily add more picks by trading down from 31, gaining an extra 3 or 4.

When John and Kyle took this team over they wanted to build this to last. I don't think they are in Win Now Mode. Teams always like to draft with a look ahead to the future. If they draft a top tier Wr, I think that's a win now decision. They made that trade for more than just next year in mind. They are old at two positions (corner and Left tackle) that are super hard to get in the NFL. The have a right tackel who could move over to the left in the future. Yes, I agree the niners have a great team with not alot of glaring needs. Those needs will be here very quick with this team and Salary cap getting tighter. They have built this team through all 53 players. That's what got us to the super bowl. That's why we are more than just a couple guys away from having a successful off-season. It's fun to try and predict what they are going to do on draft day. We'll see exactly if their in win now mode, or planning for the future. Remember, we all felt we were two years away from really competing in the postseason last off-season and so did John and Kyle.

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:

Originally posted by pasodoc9er:

^^^this is true, but having the world's best WR doesn't help much if JG is getting plastered every time he drops back. That is where the chicken and the egg conundrum is OL first to protect your FR QB. We already have au Jus, Kittle, Deebo, Mostert, Coleman, Brieda, as bona fide good receivers. But we also have Jet coming back, Hurd supposedly ready, and TT coming back. Those last 3 are ???but i assume one will answer the bell, and with luck two will. If all 3 do, we are loaded.

OTOH, not protecting Jimmy is a false sense of economy. Not protecting your main man is rolling the dice. Now having some guys who can block pass pro, is one thing. But having a substitute Center and two OGs that are just flat out bad in pass pro...somehow, that just doesn't make sense. Not good sense, any way.

We took 2 WRs in two early picks last yr, one had a good yr , the other injured. Now we can no longer turn a blind eye to the elephant in the room (and on the OL)...lousy pass pro. That to me says OL at #13, altho if someone wants to move up for that pick to get a great WR, fine, we drop back 1, maybe two slots and still get our OL....and pick up a 2nd pick (in rd 2).

Then at #31 if there is a starter OL there, (even if he needs a yr of coaching up), take him...but if he can be had a couple picks later, move down, get another extra pick, and then nail down our 2nd OL pick, only 1-2 slots later. You want a WR, get him with our extra pick for moving down for OL. Or if john has a good read on an OL in mid rd 2, trade back for him.

But no matter what we have to protect our QB this yr, something we risked last yr. We got lucky, jimmy didn't get injured. We have no business doing that again this yr.

A nightmare draft for me is kyle taking WRs at #13 and #31. If he does that it will be unconscionable. I just hope JL can keep a lid on Kyle's WR demands. After 2. OLs, fire away. Take WRs. But we also need cover corners, 2 of them. Also we need a substitute for Dee Ford for when he can't go which last yr was 3/4 of the plays, 226 snaps for 16 games. And he tried to play in SB, but his hammy just wouldn't let him. So that ER needs to be basically a guy who can be coached up to start.

Honestly, by rights, it seems a better idea for kyle to depend on Hurd, Jet, and TT plus Brieda, Mostert, Wilson, Coleman, au Jus, Kittle, Deebo, and don't forget Dwelley who will be ready to be a starter TE this yr....instead of drafting yet another WR early.. If he wants a WR, take one in rds 5,6, 7. But it is short sighted to take WRs before we get our OLs, CBs, DE. Do those first and THEN do WRs. Please just don't have another pair of WRs taken in early rds.

Here's the problem- you acknowledged IOL as a weakness, but what IOL are worth drafting that high unless you want to take a tackle and move them to guard.

Also, the difference between taking the receiver in the 1st verses one later as you suggested, is that the receivers projected for the first round this year have skillsets where they can start right now. We don't need a 5th, 6th, or 7th round receiver at the moment. It's better for Kyle to have a counter punch to what we already have. It's even better if said counter punch isn't a one trick pony (Ruggs is no one trick pony).

With that said, I do hope a guard is a priority with our pick at 31. Hoping for a trade down (or possibly 2) so we can pick up a guard and 1 or 2 defenders (corner and edge).

Agree completely about the IOL being an OT who we use at OG until Joe hangs 'em up.

As for the shiny WR at #13 , he will be there. But i just can''t see us not getting a starter OT for OG work this yr and next, if one is available. Check that: IF, IF, JL rates him as highly as the consensus does. And we are at a disadvantage here, in that we don't know if JL looks at the several OTs as Mike McG types or Kwame Harris / Chilo Rachael types. Bottom line : that will determine what happens.

If one OT only is highly desired by JL/KS, and he is gone at #12, ok, if no other OT is outstanding and ready to take over RG immediately, then one of the whiz bang kids from Roll Tide is fine by me. Everyone has seen their tapes, both Ala kids and the other from ?? (Drawing a blank). But they all are talented. Still if our HC/GM rates the OT available at #13 as McG caliber, my bet is take him. Again, nobody knows how JL/Kyle rate these OLs.

Based off who they have spoken to, I think they target one on Day 2 with a trade down. That is unless they are totally bluffing us.

You realize, of course, just exactly "how much" kyle and John L have telegraphed us in 3 previous drafts. ZERO. ZERO. These two guys are the most closed mouthed HC/GM in the business, and you "ain't gettin' nuthin'" out of either one. Anything said or unsaid by JL/KS has to be disregarded. I bet they don't tell their own wives. And you know what? I couldn't be happier . The less said the better. Only one way we find out what is on their minds, and it may not be their primary want...and that is only after they have made a pick. If they had desperately wanted a guy who just got picked, we will never know it. That is really the only way a HC/GM can operate if they want to both draft and deal in the draft.

Will we ultimately find out what their real pick was? Nope. Never. Ever. And more power to them for being so unforthcoming. You show me a GM/HC with loose lips and i'll Show you a loser. In a way KK at AZ helped us out a ton, when his quote, if i were a HC and Kyle Murray was available, i'd Take him in a heartbeat. He had already played his hand when a month before draft he sounded like a used car salesman, trying to unload a lemon first pick in the draft. We sat on our hands and ended up with the best player in the draft and we picked 2nd, and gave up nada...NOTHING. Kudos to our guys.

Kliff K's b.s. was almost laughable, because of that one statement going back to when before he was HC at AZ , he was still HC at Tx Tech.

My spoken to comment was about player interviews, not any media comments. I think we are getting an OL guy later. Though it could be a Mike McGlinchey type thing with our 1st pick (who they never spoke to if I'm correct), so your point is taken.

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by stefano89:

Originally posted by glorydayz:

Could we actually go QB with one of our first round picks and trade one of our back-ups? This would give KS a QB to groom for the future while also getting us more late round picks.

Let's face it, JG isn't a young QB and we have no one waiting in the wings right now. If one of the top QB's falls to us at #13 or #31 should we simply pass on him?

your joking right

I have no idea why everyone in the media and even some of our fans have such a hard-on for getting Jimmy kicked off this team.

He just completed his first full season. Coming off an ACL tear. He had a 100 passer rating, and we had a 10-point lead in the 4th quarter of the Super Bowl.

This needs to stop. QB is not a concern for this team.

A lot of them here weren't here for the Rattay, Dorsey, Pickett, O'Sullivan, Weinke, Troy Smith, Dilfer, Alex before Harbaugh. They don't know when a good qb comes along

Put me down with FredFlint, Stefano, and Fanatico...getting a QB to groom with our 1st pick (#13) is like going to the Emergency Room with a heart attack and asking them to help you with a cut on your finger. QB we don't need, and JimmyG isn't old. The guy he was being groomed by BB turned 42 last season, and still played as well as the top half of QBs in the league . Based on the Patriot model, that would give jimmyG another 14 yrs. Now i don't expect that from him but another 8 yrs , maybe 10...I'd love it if he played that long for us. As for having a 2nd QB, we do already, in Mullie. So no to QB for several good reasons.

As for burning our #13 and #31 picks on QB, fuggedaboudit. Not going to happen, when we desperately need IOLs, 3 really, if Richburg isn't fully recovered. And his backup...didn't work out.(see last qtr of SB film). Both OGs, good run blockers, lousy at pass pro. We got rid of one, but we need 2 that can protect our FRanchise guy. If one of the IOLs happens to be able to play Center, jump on him with both feet.

If we were to fill IOLs, (and by that i mean OTs who we slide over to OGs for a yr, maybe 2), next order of bizness is CBs who can cover. A pair please, but certainly need one. Best hope here if not taken in first rd, would be a Corner who has it, but might still need some coaching up...fine...take him. Or if one of the two IOLs are gone, could be a cover Corner there.

Lastly, which seems to be on many fans front burner, would be WR. By rights one of the top 3 should be there at #13, but if so, I hope we get our OL(OT) and trade down a slot or two picking up another rd two pick, plus our OT (for IOL). After that if a 2nd IOL is available at #31 and more importantly is judged by JL/kyle to be a real talent, get him. If they don't like hm that well, maybe get one of the many WRs , again, only if KS/JL really like him. I would rather we get CB before WR and fill WR last. If at #13 neither OL nor CB are worthy, go ahead and take one of the Bama boys at WR. But that would be my 3rd choice.

No point in drafting an IOL (who is reallly an OT) with either #13 or #31 if JL/KS aren't really sold on him. So it all depends on just how good that IOL or CB is at either of those slots, and if both positions look just so so, then take the WR. But, for both picks, see iif we can peddle that slot and still get our guy by dropping down1 or two slots , picking up another pick in rd 2.

We talk about BPA a lot, but the real critical issue is "how do JL and KS evaluate the talent there at our slot." In order I would hope IOL, CB, WR. But if both IOL and CB are not great players, then take the shiny WR. Same thing goes for him, tho. Just depends how high JL/KS value him. And that is where our picking on the WZ breaks down. Because none of us have any idea of how JL//KS value the guys there at #13 and #31. I should have added in an ER, also.

I want an IOL (OT) but not if JL has a low rating on him. Same can be said for CB and WR. We just don't know their opinions on players which makes it impossible to know who they take. Last yr at #1, it wasn't hard. With the 2nd pick in the draft we got the draft's best player. Nobody was surprised. This yr...entirely different story and way different draft positions.

Glad were starting to see the right headlines OL, CB, which are the team's biggest needs and WR and Edge at a later picks. That makes complete sense:

49ers held pre-draft interview with Mississippi State CB Cameron Dantzler
By David Bonilla

49ers held pre-draft interview with Michigan G Michael Onwenu via FaceTime
By David Bonilla

The 49ers Could Pass on Draft's Top Receivers in Favor of a Top Tackle
Levin T. Black

Barrows identifies seven more 49ers pre-draft interviews, including Baylor WR Denzel Mims
By David Bonilla

Why Iowa's A.J. Epenesa's fits 49ers at No. 31
By Matt Maiocco

Great to see Matt M's findings on interviews. Wonder how many he got and how many he didn't learn about? We certainly appreciate whatever he can pass along. But i would not be surprised if HC/GM edited out some or several they don't want anyone to hear about. Crafty guys. But its their job.

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Says who? I don't see Ford's knee getting any better. His knee will get worse every year. When the knee is bad it affects the whole leg and all the muscles around the knee. The idea with Clowney, was to sign him to a "Prove it", deal. Trade back to aquire more picks and depth. We are in a unique situation with a 1st round pick in the top half of the draft. Pass rushers are hard to find and so is quality depth. We got to the Super Bowl with depth last year. We need a young pass rusher to pair with a young Bosa. Ford won't be here after this next season. With more teams making the playoffs, the game has changed. So yeah, I "Get it", too

Clowney was looking for 20 mil per year. He's down to what like 16-17 now? We're not paying that s**t to a guy who in nearly 3 times as many snaps as a beat up Dee Ford had less than half as many sacks.

Stop thinking Clowney is still the guy he was as a draft prospect. He's a good player but not worth what he's asking for and certainly not worth it to us.

Ford was dealing with a bunch of other injuries which held him out of games so we don't know what he'll be like next year. We do know how well our D looked when he was playing even at less than 100%.

Sounds like you have solutions for our lack of depth and free agency plucked through. Let's hear em

It's called the draft. Ever hear of it?

I'm pretty certain we have the same DEs as we did last year under contract right now.

Bosa, Ford, Armstead, Blair. Damontre Moore is still available to sign if we want him(I would like to bring him back)

Paying a big name like Clowney isn't it.

Come back more prepared and join the chat. Do some homework and come up with a plan. Anybody can say a unthoughtful response like you just spit. Let's see what you think you know. I'm not impressed

Oh I'm sorry I didn't impress you by pointing out how silly the idea of replacing Ford with Clowney is.

As I said we are returning all our edge rushers from last year. The draft is still out there.

Maybe I didn't get the memo that we had to submit our final 53 man rosters or get booted off the board?

Don't get all pissy because people didn't like your idea of spending our cap on a mediocre pass rusher like Clowney.

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Says who? I don't see Ford's knee getting any better. His knee will get worse every year. When the knee is bad it affects the whole leg and all the muscles around the knee. The idea with Clowney, was to sign him to a "Prove it", deal. Trade back to aquire more picks and depth. We are in a unique situation with a 1st round pick in the top half of the draft. Pass rushers are hard to find and so is quality depth. We got to the Super Bowl with depth last year. We need a young pass rusher to pair with a young Bosa. Ford won't be here after this next season. With more teams making the playoffs, the game has changed. So yeah, I "Get it", too

Clowney was looking for 20 mil per year. He's down to what like 16-17 now? We're not paying that s**t to a guy who in nearly 3 times as many snaps as a beat up Dee Ford had less than half as many sacks.

Stop thinking Clowney is still the guy he was as a draft prospect. He's a good player but not worth what he's asking for and certainly not worth it to us.

Ford was dealing with a bunch of other injuries which held him out of games so we don't know what he'll be like next year. We do know how well our D looked when he was playing even at less than 100%.

Sounds like you have solutions for our lack of depth and free agency plucked through. Let's hear em

It's called the draft. Ever hear of it?

I'm pretty certain we have the same DEs as we did last year under contract right now.

Bosa, Ford, Armstead, Blair. Damontre Moore is still available to sign if we want him(I would like to bring him back)

Paying a big name like Clowney isn't it.

Come back more prepared and join the chat. Do some homework and come up with a plan. Anybody can say a unthoughtful response like you just spit. Let's see what you think you know. I'm not impressed

Oh I'm sorry I didn't impress you by pointing out how silly the idea of replacing Ford with Clowney is.

As I said we are returning all our edge rushers from last year. The draft is still out there.

Maybe I didn't get the memo that we had to submit our final 53 man rosters or get booted off the board?

Don't get all pissy because people didn't like your idea of spending our cap on a mediocre pass rusher like Clowney.

Not pissy at all. I don't even like the idea of Clowney either. It was a idea. I like my idea of looking to add a whole lot more than you relying on Moore who was signed off the street and Blair who's coming off a major injury and has always been a guy who is situational when 100%. We'll see what the guys do who make these decisions, I would bet they won't start the year with what you think a solid group of edge guys are. Guaranteed. Ford proved he can't play a whole season and I honestly think the chiefs knew it when they traded us Ford. We'll see, cheers

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Not pissy at all. I don't even like the idea of Clowney either. It was a idea. I like my idea of looking to add a whole lot more than you relying on Moore who was signed off the street and Blair who's coming off a major injury and has always been a guy who is situational when 100%. We'll see what the guys do who make these decisions, I would bet they won't start the year with what you think a solid group of edge guys are. Guaranteed. Ford proved he can't play a whole season and I honestly think the chiefs knew it when they traded us Ford. We'll see, cheers

When you only have so much cap space or draft capital you can only do a limited amount of things. Last offseason with major needs at edge they went and got Ford and Bosa.

Now they have other needs. When you're returning your starters depth is just that. You're not going to spend 15+ million for depth players. Depth also rarely has pro bowlers waiting in the wings.

You can do a lot worse than having a rotation of Ford/Armstead with Blair as a backup. Thomas is also able to play DE although I'd rather he not. Moore played very well for us last year btw before he got hurt.

Depth is very likely to come via the draft assuming we trade down. Ford played the whole season for the Chiefs just the year prior. You're not getting rid of him yet. If he continues to miss games then you move him. You got to the SB with him playing limited snaps. No reason to move him now.

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Not pissy at all. I don't even like the idea of Clowney either. It was a idea. I like my idea of looking to add a whole lot more than you relying on Moore who was signed off the street and Blair who's coming off a major injury and has always been a guy who is situational when 100%. We'll see what the guys do who make these decisions, I would bet they won't start the year with what you think a solid group of edge guys are. Guaranteed. Ford proved he can't play a whole season and I honestly think the chiefs knew it when they traded us Ford. We'll see, cheers

When you only have so much cap space or draft capital you can only do a limited amount of things. Last offseason with major needs at edge they went and got Ford and Bosa.

Now they have other needs. When you're returning your starters depth is just that. You're not going to spend 15+ million for depth players. Depth also rarely has pro bowlers waiting in the wings.

You can do a lot worse than having a rotation of Ford/Armstead with Blair as a backup. Thomas is also able to play DE although I'd rather he not. Moore played very well for us last year btw before he got hurt.

Depth is very likely to come via the draft assuming we trade down. Ford played the whole season for the Chiefs just the year prior. You're not getting rid of him yet. If he continues to miss games then you move him. You got to the SB with him playing limited snaps. No reason to move him now.

Remember, my initial post was a similar idea to what you just said as far as cutting Ford and drafting a pass rusher after a trade back. I gave the idea to sign Clowney on a prove it one year deal. Im done on the topic and thread....

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Remember, my initial post was a similar idea to what you just said as far as cutting Ford and drafting a pass rusher after a trade back. I gave the idea to sign Clowney on a prove it one year deal. Im done on the topic and thread....

Yes and I thought it was a really odd idea to replace one of our key players for a guy who was a much weaker pass rusher on a lot more snaps.

Originally posted by genus49:
When you only have so much cap space or draft capital you can only do a limited amount of things. Last offseason with major needs at edge they went and got Ford and Bosa.

Now they have other needs. When you're returning your starters depth is just that. You're not going to spend 15+ million for depth players. Depth also rarely has pro bowlers waiting in the wings.

You can do a lot worse than having a rotation of Ford/Armstead with Blair as a backup. Thomas is also able to play DE although I'd rather he not. Moore played very well for us last year btw before he got hurt.

Depth is very likely to come via the draft assuming we trade down. Ford played the whole season for the Chiefs just the year prior. You're not getting rid of him yet. If he continues to miss games then you move him. You got to the SB with him playing limited snaps. No reason to move him now.

I get tired of hearing people complain that Ford was damaged goods and that it was a bad trade. You pointed out that he played nearly the entire season in 2018 and was in for 4 times as many snaps as he was in 2019. The Niners knew about his knee when they made the trade but that's not what kept him out of the lineup. He had that hamstring injury and he tried coming back too soon and made it worse. Now people want to get rid of him because he missed so many games. I guess we should get rid of Jimmy G too since he got hurt and missed all but 3 games in 2018. In fact, let's just dump every player that can't play at least half the season.

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Your missing a stud defensive player who played almost 4 solid years at All-Pro level and putting in two guys (Blair and Moore) who've never been established players on the NFL. It's not enough to finish a whole league year on the NFL. have I heard of the Draft? Really? We have 2 picks in the first 4 rounds and lots of needs.

Lots of needs? I disagree, we need a 3T, and a stud WR, I don't think a IOL or OT are top needs, CB maybe, the rest of our needs are depth, we have our starters already signed, we just need to add depth guys. We can easily add more picks by trading down from 31, gaining an extra 3 or 4.

Ha...literally, our two biggest needs.
1. Pass protection as a unit (may need a real C, big hole at RG and Staley is on borrowed time).
2. One CB signed through next year

Definitely holes at 3T and XWR for sure but are they massive needs when you consider our schemes? Deep draft in both certainly helps a ton.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Your missing a stud defensive player who played almost 4 solid years at All-Pro level and putting in two guys (Blair and Moore) who've never been established players on the NFL. It's not enough to finish a whole league year on the NFL. have I heard of the Draft? Really? We have 2 picks in the first 4 rounds and lots of needs.

Lots of needs? I disagree, we need a 3T, and a stud WR, I don't think a IOL or OT are top needs, CB maybe, the rest of our needs are depth, we have our starters already signed, we just need to add depth guys. We can easily add more picks by trading down from 31, gaining an extra 3 or 4.

Ha...literally, our two biggest needs.
1. Pass protection as a unit (may need a real C, big hole at RG and Staley is on borrowed time).
2. One CB signed through next year

Definitely holes at 3T and XWR for sure but are they massive needs when you consider our schemes? Deep draft in both certainly helps a ton.

If you are looking at balancing out your roster financially, I would say the clear priorities are CB (as you mentioned), offensive interior and tackle, and WR. The 49ers are pretty decent from a contract perspective on the defensive line. That said, it really comes down to who is available when the team picks. I really think 13 is the prime trade down spot for SF.

if the team wants to maintain its current identity while retaining Kittle, then they are going to need to save money elsewhere. The most obvious places they can achieve this are by replacing Staley (when he retires) and Sherman (after his deal is up) with cheaper draft picks.

Originally posted by bzborow1:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Your missing a stud defensive player who played almost 4 solid years at All-Pro level and putting in two guys (Blair and Moore) who've never been established players on the NFL. It's not enough to finish a whole league year on the NFL. have I heard of the Draft? Really? We have 2 picks in the first 4 rounds and lots of needs.

Lots of needs? I disagree, we need a 3T, and a stud WR, I don't think a IOL or OT are top needs, CB maybe, the rest of our needs are depth, we have our starters already signed, we just need to add depth guys. We can easily add more picks by trading down from 31, gaining an extra 3 or 4.

Ha...literally, our two biggest needs.
1. Pass protection as a unit (may need a real C, big hole at RG and Staley is on borrowed time).
2. One CB signed through next year

Definitely holes at 3T and XWR for sure but are they massive needs when you consider our schemes? Deep draft in both certainly helps a ton.

If you are looking at balancing out your roster financially, I would say the clear priorities are CB (as you mentioned), offensive interior and tackle, and WR. The 49ers are pretty decent from a contract perspective on the defensive line. That said, it really comes down to who is available when the team picks. I really think 13 is the prime trade down spot for SF.

if the team wants to maintain its current identity while retaining Kittle, then they are going to need to save money elsewhere. The most obvious places they can achieve this are by replacing Staley (when he retires) and Sherman (after his deal is up) with cheaper draft picks.

Totally agree. And you know Paraag is cautioning them to this too. Hence, the Buckner trade...further evidence. Get rookie deals at the most expensive positions like CB and OL.

#1 WR is about to be paid...he just happens to be a TE. Deebo on his rookie contract. We'll certainly be adding an XWR.

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by bzborow1:

Originally posted by NCommand:

Originally posted by AB81Rules:

Originally posted by wisecraft:

Your missing a stud defensive player who played almost 4 solid years at All-Pro level and putting in two guys (Blair and Moore) who've never been established players on the NFL. It's not enough to finish a whole league year on the NFL. have I heard of the Draft? Really? We have 2 picks in the first 4 rounds and lots of needs.

Lots of needs? I disagree, we need a 3T, and a stud WR, I don't think a IOL or OT are top needs, CB maybe, the rest of our needs are depth, we have our starters already signed, we just need to add depth guys. We can easily add more picks by trading down from 31, gaining an extra 3 or 4.

Ha...literally, our two biggest needs.
1. Pass protection as a unit (may need a real C, big hole at RG and Staley is on borrowed time).
2. One CB signed through next year

Definitely holes at 3T and XWR for sure but are they massive needs when you consider our schemes? Deep draft in both certainly helps a ton.

If you are looking at balancing out your roster financially, I would say the clear priorities are CB (as you mentioned), offensive interior and tackle, and WR. The 49ers are pretty decent from a contract perspective on the defensive line. That said, it really comes down to who is available when the team picks. I really think 13 is the prime trade down spot for SF.

if the team wants to maintain its current identity while retaining Kittle, then they are going to need to save money elsewhere. The most obvious places they can achieve this are by replacing Staley (when he retires) and Sherman (after his deal is up) with cheaper draft picks.

Totally agree. And you know Paraag is cautioning them to this too. Hence, the Buckner trade...further evidence. Get rookie deals at the most expensive positions like CB and OL.

#1 WR is about to be paid...he just happens to be a TE. Deebo on his rookie contract. We'll certainly be adding an XWR.

I agree. It really would be interesting if Tristan Wirfs dropped to 13 as he'd be perfect for SF right now. Scheme diverse, questions about his fit for LT May cause him to slide. Could play G for a year while Staley is around and kick outside afterwards.

Another point to consider is Arizona added Hopkins, so we're going to need more cover guys.

Originally posted by bzborow1:

I agree. It really would be interesting if Tristan Wirfs dropped to 13 as he'd be perfect for SF right now. Scheme diverse, questions about his fit for LT May cause him to slide. Could play G for a year while Staley is around and kick outside afterwards.

Another point to consider is Arizona added Hopkins, so we're going to need more cover guys.

God yes. Absolutely. Lynch absolutely needs to keep his eye on our division and ensuring we can match up talent. He's emphasized that numerous times that you've first got to win your division. It is not going to be fun covering AZ receivers while keeping an eye on that waterbug of a QB plus running game.

Wirfs would be terrific indeed for that role. That would be a very smart pick to me.

Fingers crossed the cards fall our way.