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5 free agents the San Francisco 49ers should target this offseason

By Timothy L. Miller

GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: General Manager John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers watches action prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI - OCTOBER 15: General Manager John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers watches action prior to a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on October 15, 2018 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – NOVEMBER 19: C.J. Mosley #57 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 19, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – NOVEMBER 19: C.J. Mosley #57 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 19, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Linebacker C.J. Mosley

It’s getting late on a Tuesday afternoon. The San Francisco 49ers are awful. Let’s take a minute to sit back and daydream a little. Just kind of zone out.

San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers /

San Francisco 49ers

You know what I see? A starting 49ers linebacking corps consisting of Fred Warner, Anthony Barr and Baltimore Ravens C.J. Mosley.

Yeah, I know it’s a long shot. But hey we’re dreaming here, remember?

At 26 years old, Mosley is an absolute run-stuffing thumper. Drafted 17th overall out of Alabama in 2014, Mosley was viewed in Baltimore as the heir-apparent to Ravens linebacker and Hall of Famer Ray Lewis.

Nobody is Lewis. But three Pro Bowls in his first four years and a leader in the Ravens locker room, Mosley is off to a good start.

He is an elite playmaker. The type of guy a young defense rallies around.

The problem is that the Ravens know all this too. Oh, and Mosley, high-character guy that he is, is loyal. He has said he’d like to remain in Baltimore.

I know, I know the 49ers have virtually no shot at signing him. Doesn’t mean they shouldn’t try until the Ravens either re-sign him or apply the franchise tag.

Just like us, John Lynch can dream, can’t he?