The Niners already used up all their tradable assets ahead of the NFL’s trade deadline.
San Francisco 49ers president of football operations/general manager John Lynch speaks to the media on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Santa Clara, Calif. — they need to be wheeling and dealing like an over-caffeinated auctioneer.
It will take four or five trades to replace. Role players — the type who can execute a basic assignment without blowing a gasket. Yes and yes. This roster needs everything it can get.While the Niners have an obvious need, they lack the currency to strike any deals that matter.Sorry, but you can’t land a player like Trey Hendrickson for a smile, a future Day Two pick, and an IOU.49ers Studs and Duds: Mac Jones, bruised and bleeding, shows total control in win over Giants49ers Studs and Duds: Deommodore Lenoir’s game-shifting blunder just one of many in Niners loss to TexansSo, prepare for the spin cycle: I fully expect Lynch and Shanahan to sell the old “we already have one of those at home” line, praising the guys set to return : Brock Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, Ricky Pearsall, Bryce Huff, and even Ben Bartch and Jake Brendel. Will that group turn this depleted but still-decent 6-3 squad into a genuine Super Bowl contender? Not a chance. Look at the aforementioned list—there’s one defender. The Niners need a whole lot more than just Huff on that side of the ball.We’re talking a premium pass rusher. A true secondary stud. Hell, even just a linebacker, seeing as they have zero interest in getting their most recent third-round pick — No. 75 overall— off the bench. It’s bad luck, yes, but it’s also an indictment on the construction of this team. This is where the 49ers’ trade-deadline predicament really lives, not with one specific player, but a roster that’s been patched with duct tape since July. In their frantic, ill-conceived scramble to get a cogent 53-man group together this past August, they’ve already made two mid-season trades . Add in the Bryce Huff deal from earlier in the offseason and last year’s minor move for Khalil Davis, and Lynch has essentially cleaned out his piggy bank of Day 3 selections. There was a tradable, non-top-100 pick the team had —a sixth-rounder— but Lynch shipped that to New England for Keion White last week. It leaves the Niners with just three tradable picks in the upcoming draft: their first, second, and third-rounders. Yes, they have some projected compensatory fourths, but you can’t trade those — they’re imaginary until they’re officially awarded in March. And the Niners absolutely cannot trade those top three picks. Top-100 selections are the lifeblood of a sustainable NFL franchise; they’re supposed to be future impact starters. The rest of the league — the smart teams, anyway — treats them that way. The trade market is hot right now. Parity is everywhere. There are a dozen teams — at least — who think they’re a contender. Kansas City, the oddsmakers’ favorite, isn’t even in the current playoff bracket. Meanwhile, the cellar dwellers are truly horrendous, and they’re demanding top dollar for their few good players.What the 49ers said after beating the New York GiantsThe Niners, at 6-3, are forced to act like a contender. But they aren’t one. And even if they went all-in, sending all three tradable picks to the Titans for, say, defensive tackle Jefferey Simmons, I’m not sure it gets them into the Super Bowl discussion. The holes are too plentiful. So, what’s left? The only smart move is the same low-risk gamble they’ve made five times in the last year: buy a player on the cheap with a pick so far out it’s basically meaningless. Who are you getting for a 2027 Day Three pick? A guy who was about to hit the waiver wire anyway. Think the poor-tackling defensive end Micheal Clemons from the Jets, a reunion with Arden Key, or maybe even Raiders bust Tyree Wilson. That’s the best the Niners can do, and they should do it. But not a single ripple — much less a wave — will be made by those transactions. Does it stink that the Niners can’t push some chips into the middle of the table to maximize this season? Absolutely.And now’s the time to walk away. Take the L. Because the 49ers cannot afford to mortgage what’s left of their immediate future for the fanciful, reckless notion of turning this successful yet cursed season into something truly memorable.Asking Eric: My husband knows I'm traumatized by grippy socks, yet he keeps giving them to meMiss Manners: That baby name might not be so fun for the person who's stuck with itNewsom ordered California agencies to close more homeless camps last year. Then sweeps declined, data showsDear Abby: We love our fireplace, but our neighbor keeps saying she can't breathe
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