49ers returning to Mexico City for second international game of 2026 NFL season
“The 49ers are designated the home team for the game in Mexico City, while the Rams are the home team for the game in Melbourne, Australia. San Francisco will play eight games at Levi’s Stadium, seven true road games and two international games to comprise its 17-game regular season schedule.
The 49ers’ opponent in Mexico City, as well as the date and kickoff time, will be announced when the full schedule is released in the spring, according to the NFL.”
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Offseason Mailbag: Will the 49ers actually address O-Line? (Paywall)
“Kawachipto on YouTtube asks: What is the biggest shift/change you predict Morris brings to the defensive scheme?
More man coverage and Cover-6, with a heavy lean on Renardo Green. That’s a pure guess because we won’t have a real clue until they add new players. Morris is a polyglot of scheme.
But Green, I think, is the ideal person to want to coach up, and the 49ers’ frustrations are, in large part, due to Green’s upside. I think he’s a much better corner than Deommodore Lenoir, or at least, can be. I think they’ll want to get the best out of him, specifically.
Duxstar-Niners on YouTube asks: If the niners realized they needed to actually invest in the Oline this year and take a Tackle is there any worth taking if they fall ? Also do you think the Niners should take a safety in the first round if available?
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1. Yes. I could see a few scenarios where they have viable options. Buuuut, they’d all have to be tackle/guard viable. They’re picky. They need to have tackle upside but immediate guard utility. That’s not Monroe Freeling, though he’s typically fit the mold of their tackles. The options are Caleb Lomu and Kadyn Proctor. 2. I would probably lean no in this class. I like Thieneman, but I’m not sure he shifts the paradigm enough. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren is sick, but I’m not convinced he’s a true single-high player.”
49ers mailbag: How can they catch Seahawks, Rams? How to help Nick Bosa? (Paywall)
“Yes, the 49ers have a type — big and brawny — when it comes to their defensive ends. They want them to be sturdy enough as run defenders to “set the edge” — not allowing running backs to get to the sideline by fending off perimeter blocks by tackles and tight ends.
Bosa is 6-foot-4, 266 pounds. Yetur Gross-Matos: 6-5, 265. Clelin Ferrell: 6-4, 265. Sam Okuayinonu: 6-1, 269. See a pattern?
That said, Shanahan never sounded more willing to tweak his defensive philosophy last month before replacing coordinator Robert Saleh with Raheem Morris, who doesn’t have a background in the 49ers’ 4-3, Seattle-style scheme. Notably, he hired Morris instead of in-house candidate Gus Bradley, who helped popularize the system the 49ers have run since Shanahan was hired.
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“That’s how this league works now,” Shanahan said of becoming less predictable on defense. “Offensive coaches know how to attack things too much and so you have to (increase) the variables on what they know they’re going to get.”
It’s possible tweaks to the defensive front could prompt the 49ers to cast a wider net when it comes to edge rushers, allowing them to increase their draft odds on hitting on the right prospect.”
Maxx Crosby to 49ers? Adam Schefter reveals the likely trade cost
““I was told that the Raiders don’t want to trade [Maxx Crosby], and if they even contemplated it, then it would take a Micah Parsons-type package. That’s what I was told,” Schefter said on Philadelphia area radio station 97.5 The Fanatic while discussing a potential Crosby-to-Eagles scenario. “Do I think they are getting two firsts and a player? No. Do I think they want to trade him? No. Do I think he’ll be traded like A.J. Brown [could be]? That’ll change by the week.”
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