San Francisco 49ers links for Friday March 8, 2019
I know free agency is no supermarket shopping spree but the 49ers need to be very aggressive in signing Earl Thomas and Jordan Hicks. I usually don’t like to see us spending a lot of money on one player in free agency but our deep safety play last season was an abomination. We owe it to our young secondary players to know they have someone backing them up that they can count on. I don’t think I need to even say much more about Thomas. Most people on here already know how valuable he would be.
You might ask why Jordan Hicks? It is because, not only is he a good inside linebacker but, he has experience under Jim Schwartz playing linebacker in the wide nine. Lining our edge rushers so wide is going to create a lot of work for the linebackers and it will be very helpful to have one that has already been so successful in that kind of system. Hicks is as much of the key to making the wide nine scheme work as Earl Thomas is to the cover three.
Chris Kocurek learned the wide nine from Jim Schwartz in Detroit before Schwartz moved on to Buffalo and then to Philadelphia where his defense was very instrumental in their Super Bowl run two years ago. I have a lot of faith in Kocurek to teach a similar system to our defensive line but it would also be nice to have a player next to Warner that really knows it from the linebackers position.
Don’t forget to check out the Antonio Brown trade and the article on the Ole Miss wide receivers. Now onto the sizzling hot links:
Bills reportedly close to trading for Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown David Bonilla
Free Agent Spotlight: Linebacker C.J. Mosley Bret Rumbeck
Defining Kyle Shanahan’s offense Grant Cohn
49ers’ first free-agent target should be Earl Thomas David Bonilla
Ideal draft pick and free agent for every 49ers positional need Kyle Madson
How Case Keenum trade to Washington will impact 49ers in draft Kyle Madson
49ers re-commit to handful of players, pass on Garçon Cam Inman
ESPN reports contract details for re-signed 49ers guard Mike Person David Bonilla
49ers’ stance on Beckham-Bosa dynamic is clear Brad Almquist
49ers looking to trade DT Earl Mitchell before deciding his fate David Bonilla
49ers don’t pick up option for veteran Garcon Nick Wagoner
Receiver-starved 49ers hoping Pettis makes second-year leap Eric Branch
49ers look to be active in free agency to fill many needs Matt Maiocco
Terrell Owens’ Unorthodox Road to NFL Stardom Kelana Martin
Why the Giants can’t afford to trade Odell Beckham Jr. Tad Haislop
Free agents 49ers could target Grant Cohn
Looking for a runner at the right price Cam Inman
Ole Miss QB: Why his three WRs will be great in NFL Charles McDonald
49ers expressing interest in Nebraska RB Devine Ozigbo and LB Dedrick Young, per report David Bonilla
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