5 players the 49ers would love to steal from other NFL teams
By Robert Smith
No. 1: Safety Jamal Adams
Truth be told, I saved New York Jets safety Jamal Adams for last for two reasons.
First, he has already established himself as one of, if not the best, safeties in the NFL. And second, although this article throws out salary cap implications or trade scenarios, with his ongoing issues with the Jets front office, there is a very small sliver of a chance the Niners would or could make a play to acquire his services.
Either way, it’s simply just fun to think of Adams in a Niner uniform.
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Since coming into the league from LSU in 2017, Adams has proven to be a defensive weapon all over the field. He is capable of disguising blitzes from his safety position, which allowed him to pick up 6.5 sacks last season and 12 sacks in his first three seasons overall. And while the interception numbers (two) are not eye-popping, like most great players, he has still found a way to be a major factor on defense and impact games.
He’s also solid in his pass coverage as well. In 2019, Adams allowed just an 80.7 rating on throws his way, which blows away the league-wide average for safeties (93.6). With Adams’ all-around talent, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh could have a field day moving him around in the secondary to confuse quarterbacks on what coverage they are looking at, allowing an already ferocious defensive front a split second longer to get home and turn quarterback pressures into quarterback sacks.
Ultimately, the thought of having Adams play for the 49ers in the future may very well just be wishful thinking. Even with his contract situation with the Jets playing out in the media, oftentimes great players will be compensated one way or another.
At the end of the day, if John Lynch has a chance to add any of these game-changing players to this already-stacked Super Bowl roster, he should jump at the opportunity to do so. It would take his already-stout reputation as a solid general manager to a whole new level.