Sources: Former No. 2 overall pick Commanders DE Chase Young is being traded to the 49ers. Incredible. Likely a mid-round pick in 2024. After dealing Montez Sweat to the Bears, Washington now trades Young to one of the NFL’s best.

  • idoit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Not bad for a 3rd round pick… but with Wilks behind the wheel I’m not expecting much impact.

  • Sirobin@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    …Niners do know there’s more to a defense than d-line, right? But whatever, let’s gooooo.

    • Cheesus@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I think we’re trying to mimic last year’s defense where we never blitzed. Rushing 4 was enough to generate a ton of pressure and freed up the defense to focus on stopping the run/pass