{"id":555958,"date":"2026-03-22T00:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555958\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T00:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T00:37:08","slug":"the-biggest-question-the-49ers-still-havent-answered-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/555958\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest Question the 49ers Still Haven’t Answered in Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"

The San Francisco 49ers<\/a> still haven’t answered their biggest question even after free agency opened.<\/p>\n

To be fair to the front office, they addressed several areas of need. They brought in two wide receivers, adding Christian Kirk as a depth option and Mike Evans, who brings significant prestige and experience.<\/p>\n

In addition, they have made several roster moves on defense, including trading a third-round pick for Osa Odighizuwa<\/a>, who should help the pass rush after the 49ers finished last season with the fewest sacks in the league.<\/p>\n

They also retained Jake Tonges and Eddy Pi\u00f1eiro, two players who entered free agency. The team further strengthened the defense by signing former Green Bay Packers cornerback Nate Hobbs to a one-year deal before bringing back linebackers Luke Gifford and Dre Greenlaw.<\/p>\n

However, this position still looks weaker than it did before free agency began despite the two signings, leaving questions about how the team will address it moving forward.<\/p>\n

The offensive line is weaker, this must change \"John<\/p>\n

Feb 27, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch speaks during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

For years, the front office has neglected the offensive line. They do not see it as a priority, but protection for Brock Purdy is a must after he has already suffered a UCL tear and turf toe during his time as the starting quarterback. He has shown toughness and is not considered injury-prone, but he still needs better protection.<\/p>\n

The 49ers brought in offensive tackle Vederian Lowe and center Brett Toth on two-year and one-year deals, respectively. However, the first move does not inspire much confidence, as the team only added depth to a position that still needs stronger starting options. <\/p>\n

This is especially concerning with Trent Williams’ contract situation<\/a> still unresolved after the 49ers opted not to pay his $10 million bonus last Friday.<\/p>\n

That said, by signing Toth, they brought in a player with only six career starts who played in just four games for the Philadelphia Eagles last season. He is nothing more than a depth piece, and those numbers do not inspire much confidence.<\/p>\n

The 49ers need to bring in bigger names along the offensive line. They should have made an aggressive move for Tyler Linderbaum<\/a>, but he is now set to earn more money with the Las Vegas Raiders. <\/p>\n

It has become clear from the front office that they may continue to neglect this position group unless they address it in the draft. <\/p>\n

For now, however, there are more questions than answers as to why the 49ers continue not to prioritise it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The San Francisco 49ers still haven’t answered their biggest question even after free agency opened. To be fair…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":555959,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":["post-555958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/555959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}