When the 49ers traded a second-round pick to the Chiefs to acquire Dee Ford (and gave him a fat new contract), they sent a message to the rest of the league that they were going for it. Jimmy Garoppolo was coming back, and the 49ers were ready to make a Super Bowl run. Now that Ford’s time with the team is over, Javier Vega and Leo Luna asked, was it worth it?
Other than quarterbacks, elite pass rushers are the most difficult asset to acquire. Unless you pick at the top of the draft, it’s almost impossible to get one.