1 of a dominant defensive line has been a hallmark of their most successful teams and a sticking point in their down seasons, in the process of Shanahan leadership.

We’ve got 11 draft choices,” Lynch said. “We’ve got to make ’em count and I think probably more so than recent past.”

Indeed, the Niners roll toward this year’s draft with significant needs at the one position group they’ve prioritized above all else since Lynch and coach Kyle Shanahan arrived in 2017.

Star defensive end nick bosa is the lone returning starter and though Gross-Matos could slot in on the opposite edge and Elliott could start on the interior, San Francisco needs immediate impact all over the line.

Those numbers contributed to the Niners’ 6-11 record and the No. 11 pick in the draft. With Shanahan and Lynch in charge, the 49ers have had four losing records with those coming in 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2024. In those seasons

I think we all got a little spoiled in ’19, When you have one of the best D-lines in the history of football, that’s very hard to maintain. I thought we’d done a good job of having a very good D-line for a number of years but to keep it at that level isn’t the most realistic and that is our goal…That’s what we believe wholeheartedly.

Shanahan well said..

 

HOOPS TRENDING..