State of the 49ers, DL: An overhaul up front surrounding Nick Bosa and Javon Hargrave (paywall)
“Do the 49ers have the pieces to accomplish their goals? Floyd is a proven, consistent veteran who should complement Bosa well. Gross-Matos projects to be the type of inside-out talent that has thrived in defensive line coach Kris Kocurek’s system.
The bigger gamble is coming on the inside, where the 49ers have replaced Armstead and Kinlaw with Collins and Elliott. But that overhaul was a bet the 49ers felt they needed to make, simply because the production and consistency there hadn’t been up to par.