After the first couple of weeks of free agency, we have a good feel for how each team did. The Athletic’s Mike Sando has an annual article where he speaks with executives around the NFL to get their thoughts on each team.
Here’s what the NFL is saying about the 49ers, who lost a pair of quality edge rushers in exchange for a high-riced defensive tackle:
“What they have continually done is keep a strength a strength,” an exec said of the 49ers’ defensive line. “They are at an advantage because of what Kyle Shanahan can do with their offense and their offensive line.