Now after two losses to Kansas City in the Super Bowl, patterns are clear. More adjustments are needed, more potential leaps forward are out there. The question is if they will be pursued. What stands between the 49ers and a championship?
and John Lynch took control of the 49ers in 2017, they had the daunting challenge of building the team nearly from scratch. In 2019 the Niners won the NFC Championship, and now they’ve been to four of the last five.
Additional adjustments included dealing for a known commodity at running back rather than throwing draft picks at the position and Christian McCaffrey had an instant impact. Moving on from Jimmy Garoppolo to Brock Purdy was a massive upgrade. So given that, why don’t Shanahan and Lynch adjust? Because Shanahan’s cap and draft strategy calls for scrimping on the line to spend on offensive weapons and defensive linemen.
In my view, Shanahan’s blueprint is why they lost to Kansas City in both Super Bowls and why the Niners will not win a ring until this barrier is fixed. The talent gap is too great at the four other slots on the line. What’s wrong with that? Fans point to the loss of draft picks in the Trey Lance trade and they’re right. But keep going. Cam Latu, Ty Davis-Price, Danny Gray, Trey Sermon, Jalen Hurd, Dante Pettis, C.J. Beathard, and Joe Williams. A 2nd, six 3rds, and a 4th. We’ll see on Latu and Gray but as of now eight busts, nearly all Day 2 picks, and all weapon picks. Plus Lance.
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