For a team that had one of the top defenses in the league last year, the 49ers front office isn’t sitting on their hands. Gone is Steve Wilks. Replaced by Nick Sorensen and Brandon Staley. Gone are Javon Kinlaw, Clelin Ferrell, Arik Armstead, and Isaiah Oliver.
The recent signings are OL Ben Barch, DE Leonard Floyd, DE Yetur Gross-Matos, DT Jordan Elliott, and LB Eric Kendricks.
Kyle Juicechick restructured his deal to get back $1.8 mill in cap space, George Odum, Colton McKivitz, and Brandon Allen signed deals, and Jauan Jennings was tendered a one-year deal. So the Niners have first refusal rights to sign him should he get an offer.
All in all, I think the Niners did themselves well. Kinlaw and AA have been injury-prone and inconsistent. Although AA was a stalwart for a long time on the D line. Darnols is Darnold. We weren’t gonna keep him at $10 mill per. Floyd and Kendricks are bona fide studs and should fit right in with the reconstituted defense.
As usual I would like to see more action on the O line. The draft is coming, and there is still time to make moves.
Great news the 49ers have resigned OG Jon Felciano (sp?)to a 1 year contract.
He was rated number 2 by PPF as a zone blocker behind only Guard Jeff Linderstrom of the Falcons..
49ers have also restructured contracts with Kittle&Hargrave saving an additional 16 M in much needed cap space..
Lots of one year deals and two restructurings . IOL Feliciano and WR Conley back and Greenlaw hole covered. May also get a safety that can do cover-2.
Done…
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/49ers-agree-to-deal-with-devondre-campbell
Niners signed a CB/special teams gunner off the Lions.
The team is addressing a lot of the holes through free agency so I expect them to draft BPA rather than positional need unless those 2 things align.
So far I feel they have been thoughtfully aggressive.
Disagree. The last hole is the unbalanced oline. Trent and everyone else. The pool of talent is smallest for OT. Hard to find outside of the 1st round usually. The good ones are held on to.
First two picks are RT, RG, and/or OC. Otherwise no more SB wins. Purdy exposed on every dropback.
RG Feliciano was solid, ranked 2nd at his position but got hurt which obviously hurt but he resigned for a year. Agree they need a RT. They have 10 pics to play with.
Every team has holes.
https://www.ninersnation.com/2024/3/15/24102044/chase-lucas-deommodore-lenoir-49ers-lions-free-agency
Wow…
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/steelers-agree-to-trade-kenny-pickett-to-eagles
Nre thread is up. Moving this to the new thread;