Let’s jump back into our San Francisco 49ers time machine for a moment and travel back to the start of 2016 NFL free agency.
The Niners, almost like now, had a plethora of team needs, a new head coach and a future filled with uncertainty.
And the man at the helm was former general manager Trent Baalke.
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Baalke’s biggest free-agent acquisition that year — despite a plethora of Niners cap space — was offensive guard Zane Beadles. And that was it. San Francisco’s NFL Draft that year produced two potential standouts — defensive end DeForest Buckner and cornerback Rashard Robinson — but that was it too.