{"id":503,"date":"2024-10-29T12:52:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=503"},"modified":"2024-10-29T12:52:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T12:52:17","slug":"breaking-targeting-49ers-top-5-positions-of-need-ahead-of-nfls-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=503","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Targeting 49ers\u2019 top 5 positions of need ahead of NFL\u2019s trade deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eastbaytimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/BNG-L-49ERS-0910-29.jpg?w=442\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Leonard Floyd (56)and San Francisco 49ers\u2019 Nick Bosa (97) celebrate their sack of New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) in the second quarter of their NFL game against at Levi\u2019s Stadium on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (Jane Tyska\/Bay Area News Group)\n\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SANTA CLARA \u2013 It\u2019s the 49ers\u2019 bye week. And it\u2019s their buy week.<\/p>\n<p>With the NFL\u2019s trade deadline looming next Tuesday, the 49ers (4-4) must evaluate whether to swing a deal, as has been their prerogative in recent seasons\u2019 playoff pushes.<\/p>\n<p>Reinforcements could come off their injury lists, such as running back Christian McCaffrey, and perhaps a veteran or two is added via trade before the 49ers\u2019 next game, Nov. 10 in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s anything out there that\u2019s available that we think can help our team get better in the immediate, without hurting us for the future, that\u2019s something we always look into,\u201d coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday night\u2019s harrowing 30-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys evened the 49ers\u2019 record to match those of the Arizona Cardinals and the Seattle Seahawks atop the NFC West.<\/p>\n<p>McCaffrey arrived two years ago from Carolina in a steal of a deal. Last year, the 49ers scoured the market to bring in defensive ends Chase Young and Randy Gregory. In 2019, their Super Bowl drive was enhanced by the addition of wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>So, offense or defense, where do the 49ers need the help most \u2013 and, yes, special teams should not be overlooked amid this season\u2019s miscues?<\/p>\n<p>The positions of greatest need may not have the best supply on the market, but this is how they\u2019re hereby ranked:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. DEFENSIVE END<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sure, the 49ers could always use a pass-rushing demon who can rotate in with Leonard Floyd and\/or relieve Nick Bosa, who\u2019s playing a career-high 86 percent of the defensive snaps.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd has three sacks and nine quarterback hits while starting every game opposite Bosa. Sam Okuayinonu has three sacks, too, as a pleasant surprise. Robert Beal has no sacks and no hits on a quarterback in 64 snaps.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs got a jump on this market by trading Monday for Joshua Uche from the New England Patriots, for a 2026 sixth-round pick, ESPN reported.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing how the 49ers appeased Bosa last season by acquiring Young, perhaps they attempt the same this time with Sam Hubbard, another Ohio State product who\u2019s signed through 2025 with the fading Cincinnati Bengals. Another name to watch: Emmanuel Ogbah (Dolphins).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. DEFENSIVE TACKLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Javon Hargrave\u2019s Week 3 loss to a torn triceps exposed the 49ers\u2019 depth issues on the interior, and opponents have run well, with the obvious exception of Dallas\u2019 32nd-ranked rushing attack Sunday. Maliek Collins and Jordan Elliott, a pair of free agent acquisitions, are a serviceable duo, but beyond that are issues.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Givens (groin) missed last game, and the 49ers\u2019 other options have been Kalia Davis, undrafted rookie Evan Anderson and practice-squad veteran T.Y. McGill.<\/p>\n<p>Just don\u2019t go expecting a reunion with DeForest Buckner, whose extension in April with the Colts would cost them a salary cap hit over $37 million, according to OverTheCap.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. WIDE RECEIVER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brandon Aiyuk\u2019s season-ending knee injury created a WR1 void that the 49ers likely will try covering with a combination of emerging rookie Ricky Pearsall and the hip-hindered Jauan Jennings, the latter of whom is expected back from a two-game hiatus. Chris Conley had no catches on 52 snaps Sunday while starting alongside Pearsall and Deebo Samuel.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Conley has a hamstring injury that Shanahan classified as \u201cweek to week,\u201d so that could enhance the 49ers\u2019 pursuit of veteran depth, although Trent Taylor is available via the practice squad. There\u2019s been speculation for months that Kendrick Bourne would make for a nice encore, and he\u2019s been unproductive in four games for the Patriots since returning from an ACL.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. LINEBACKER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fred Warner said the bye will \u201ctremendously\u201d help him recover from a Week 4 ankle injury. He\u2019d also benefit from a stronger supporting cast.<\/p>\n<p>Dre Greenlaw\u2019s comeback is drawing near from his Achilles tear in the Super Bowl. Shanahan said the 49ers will be \u201cweek to week\u201d after the bye in deciding when Greenlaw can debut at practice. Thus, he is still a ways away.<\/p>\n<p>De\u2019Vondre Campbell playing his best game of the season Sunday, but he\u2019s allowing an 82-percent completion rate in coverage (22-of-27). Dee Winters is in the concussion protocol, Tatum Bethune has eight snaps to his name, and long-time reserve Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles has 10 tackles in 89 snaps.<\/p>\n<p>If the market is scarce for a quality linebacker addition, perhaps the 49ers hunt for another safety and deploy three in their base run defense, with in-house options being Malik Mustapha, Ji\u2019Ayir Brown and, if he returns from wrist surgery, Talanoa Hufanga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. RUNNING BACK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Much could turn this week based on how McCaffrey\u2019s comeback progresses in simulated practices. \u201cOf course, the hope is that everything just goes back to normal and it\u2019s perfect, that\u2019s what we\u2019re all striving for,\u201d Shanahan said. \u201cBut you\u2019ve got to play that out smartly and you\u2019ve got to evaluate that each day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t sound smart to assure McCaffrey of the same workload as last season (21 touches per game) as he works back into game shape.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Mason\u2019s Oct. 10 left-shoulder sprain forced him out of Sunday\u2019s first half, and as promising as Isaac Guerendo looked in his most extensive action, the 49ers lack depth.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the 49ers can dial up Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel and have him send back either Jeff Wilson or Raheem Mostert. Both have had health issues, but Wilson has been a healthy scratch the past three games, and Mostert is averaging a career-low 3.5 yards per carry.<\/p>\n<p>What about the guys blocking for those rushers and Brock Purdy? Look, left tackle Trent Williams is the only irreplaceable lineman, but the 49ers\u2019 continuity stands to benefit from starting the same unit every game this season. Otherwise, keep an eye on Jaguars guard Brandon Scherff, Williams\u2019 former linemate in Washington.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 49ers\u2019 defensive line tops the positions they can bolster ahead of Tuesday\u2019s NFL trade deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-san-francisco-49ers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Targeting 49ers\u2019 top 5 positions of need ahead of NFL\u2019s trade deadline - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=503\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Targeting 49ers\u2019 top 5 positions of need ahead of NFL\u2019s trade deadline - 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