(The Jets, Saints, Browns, Dolphins, and others could or will be looking for a starting quarterback. Jones is signed for next season, which is odd for a young former starter coming in as a backup, but I presume we’ll find out that the 49ers tacitly agreed to trade Jones if things went well this season.)…..I sure don’t expect [Jed York] to spend another offseason letting so many veterans go and bringing in so few. You should need to take your medicine only once in a cycle.
Could the 49ers go after Hendrickson when he hits free agency this spring? Maybe not, but it shouldn’t be out of the question. Or a trade for Maxx Crosby? Trading some prime picks and picking up Laremy Tunsil’s huge contract in Washington if Adam Peters needs to do his own reset?
I’m not predicting that any of these will happen, only that we’re seeing what Year 1 of the 49ers’ reset looks like. Year 2 should be different. Or else why go through Year 1?
“Every day we were intentional on things we needed to do to get better. We were climbing that ladder every day together.”
Erring on the side of caution with Aiyuk also fits the 49ers’ 2025 philosophy of keeping their eye firmly on future seasons. In 2013, Michael Crabtree, who at the time was the 49ers’ top wide receiver, tore his Achilles tendon in an OTA practice. He was back on the field by Dec. 1 — a little more than six months — which is a fast recovery for an Achilles injury.
Back then, the 49ers knew they had a superior team and that their Super Bowl window was rapidly closing. So they made it a priority to get Crabtree back as soon as possible. They definitely haven’t put the same sort of rush order on Aiyuk.“
Moving 49ers’ Keion White inside might unlock his upside while quieting trade critics (paywall)“It was almost like I got traded every year, for real, because I’ve gone through three different coaching changes even though I was on one team,” White told the Chronicle this week. “Every year, you have to reinvent yourself and prove that you’re worthy of being in the NFL. But when you get a new coach, you have to do it doubly….For me, it’s a completely different mindset because I don’t have to think so much,” White said of rushing against a center or guard. “I can just go get the quarterback right in front of me. When I’m on the outside, I feel like I think a little bit more of where’s the quarterback at? Is he going to step up? Is he going to scramble? Just more so like a cautionary tale.”
**Latest 2026 NFL mock draft has 49ers reinforcing the defensive line**“In his latest 2026 NFL mock draft, CBS Sports analyst Ryan Wilson projects the 49ers to strengthen their defensive front by selecting Oregon defensive tackle A’Mauri Washington with the 23rd overall pick. The 6-foot-3, 330-pound lineman brings a blend of power, quickness, and disruption that could fit well with San Francisco’s defensive identity.”