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Replacing Staley, Sanders and Buckner might be tough. And not for the reason you think

Here’s a thing. Or actually, two things, only one of which is true.

One, this might be the kind of observation that not many are making about the 49ers. And it might be something we look back on later and say, “You know, I had a feeling this was going to be a problem.”

Or, it might be nothing. And we’d wonder why we spent any time on it at all.

It is . . . wait for it . . .

Intangibles.

Which needs a little explanation. As we know, every NFL roster is fluid and changeable.