The 49ers generated just 20 sacks last season, three fewer than Myles Garrett recorded by himself. Nick Bosa and Mykel Williams will be back, but with both coming off serious injury, this is a pressure unit that desperately needs depth. Trent Williams’ contract standoff continues to linger. The club keeps expressing its strong belief that something eventually will get done, but this situation merits watching. It doesn’t help the Niners’ position that they currently have no viable succession plan at LT, and Williams knows it. Drafting a potential long-term replacement should be a consideration, depending on how the board falls on Day 1. Adding Mike Evans and Christian Kirk in free agency quelled some of the immediate need at receiver, but adding young talent to the room for the long term remains necessary.
