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San Francisco 49ers: 7 Players on the Hot Seat This Offseason

By Trevor Irvine

November 8, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) stands on the sideline against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 8, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) stands on the sideline against the Atlanta Falcons during the second quarter at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 19, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Corey Lemonier (96) before the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 19, 2014; Denver, CO, USA; San Francisco 49ers outside linebacker Corey Lemonier (96) before the game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /

Outside Linebacker Corey Lemonier

Lemonier is a draft-bust at this point of his career. He should be taken off the hot seat and sent to the scrap heap. He was the 49ers third-round pick (88th overall) in the 2013 draft, and has since contributed one total sack and 27 tackles in his career.

The 2015 season has not seen any improvement in his play. Per Pro Football Focus, he ranks 101st out of 107 qualified edge defenders in the NFL, with a poor plus-46.7 grade (from a zero to 100 point scale).

Lemonier has spent six games this year as one of the inactive players, and even with his cap-friendly figure for 2016 being a mere $820,880, it is time for the 49ers to admit another draft mistake with him and set him free of the hot seat.

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