Combing through quarterback options is not the only 49ers’ task, albeit their most important. As general manager John Lynch summed up at the NFL scouting combine: “We need players.”
Next week’s free agency will open the door for reinforcements to help a franchise rebound from arguably its worst-ever season.
Filling holes now will also take less onus off next month’s draft, in which the 49ers’ hold the No. 2 overall pick. Asked if teams have inquired about obtaining that draft pick, Lynch coyly replied: “Maybe.”
A month into the new regime, here is how Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan have sized up their position groups heading into a surefire, offseason makeover.