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Quick Fixing the 49ers: 5 Bold Roster Moves for the 2017 Offseason

By JD Leidy

Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers president Jed York during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 8, 2016; San Francisco, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers president Jed York during press conference at the Moscone Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers linebackers huddle during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 8, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers linebackers huddle during minicamp at the San Francisco 49ers Practice Facility. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

The Results

It would take a ton of wrangling, and perhaps even a resurrected Harry Houdini as GM, but if the 49ers were able to execute the aforementioned quick fixes, they’d be right back in the thick of things come September.

Here’s what their revised depth charts would look like:

Revised Roster Offense2
Revised Roster Offense2 /
Revised Roster Defense2
Revised Roster Defense2 /

All in all, an instantly competitive squad that’s head and shoulders above the rag-tag bunch of ruffians the Niners trotted onto the gridiron in 2016.

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And although many of these moves may seem like reaches, all a good GM would need is for one or two of these deals to hit, and the rest could fall like dominoes. Nothing convinces free-agents to jump on the bandwagon like other free agents signing up before them.

What’s more, even after making all of the moves described above, and signing their rookie draft class, the 49ers are liable to have $20 to $30 million in cap space to either grab a free agent offensive lineman or two, or to simply squirrel away for next season.

The real issue? Convincing some of these big ticket names that, after riding a winning coach out on the rails and then bumbling through two subsequent coaching missteps, 49ers brass has the smarts to get it right this time around.

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A tall order indeed, and one not to be envied. Guess Niner fans better hope this new GM has more than just a pulse.