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San Francisco 49ers: Why trading for Raiders’ Khalil Mack makes sense

By Jeremy Wohlfart

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Khalil Mack #52 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during the second half of their NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at O.co Coliseum on September 13, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Khalil Mack #52 of the Oakland Raiders looks on during the second half of their NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals at O.co Coliseum on September 13, 2015 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 7: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers ties to dodge linebacker Khalil Mack #52 of the Oakland Raiders on a sack for a loss of five yards in the fourth quarter on December 7, 2014 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Raiders won 24-13. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CA – DECEMBER 7: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers ties to dodge linebacker Khalil Mack #52 of the Oakland Raiders on a sack for a loss of five yards in the fourth quarter on December 7, 2014 at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California. The Raiders won 24-13. (Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images) /

Summary

I don’t expect to convert those who don’t believe in this idea to come across, but hopefully some will at least see the logic. For the 49ers, it just makes so much sense.

They can afford it. They can afford to dish the picks out. It feels such a huge need.

Would it happen? Probably not. Certainly there are no reports out there linking Mack to a hop across the bay to San Francisco.

But great defenders aren’t on the market everyday, less so defenders who would fit so effortlessly and obviously into a team looking to make a statement in the NFL.

Mack a 49ers star? It probably will never happen.

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But the tools are there that it could happen.

And I, for one, believe it should happen.