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Baldy names 49ers\u2019 top offseason priority to close the NFC gap <\/a>
\u201cDefensively, you have to get a lot better,\u201d Baldinger said. \u201cSeattle\u2019s defense is the number one defense in football (in points allowed). New England\u2019s was the fourth-best defense in football. Denver\u2019s was the third-best. Houston was [the second-best]. You\u2019ve got to have a top-ten defense, and maybe a top-five defense, to get this far\u2026\u2026.so, I think that\u2019s where it\u2019s got to start right now. I saw [general manager] John Lynch at the Senior Bowl last year, and here comes Mykel Williams and [Alfred] Collins and CJ West, whatever. They\u2019re going to have to continue to upgrade across the board on defense right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Baldinger also emphasized how well the Seahawks have infused their defense with young, elite talent, suggesting that\u2019s an area where the 49ers must close the gap.<\/p>\n

49ers\u2019 Fred Warner shares exciting recovery update
<\/a>\u201cOne hundred and twenty percent,\u201d Warner confidently said. \u201cPast 100 percent, yeah. I feel great. Best I\u2019ve ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n

The All-Pro linebacker reflected on the rapid recovery that had him ready just over three months after the injury. He was asked how realistic it was that he would have suited up for the NFC Championship Game, had his 49ers reached that point.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was so true,\u201d Warner said. \u201cI actually think I surprised myself throughout the healing process, with how quickly I did heal from this injury, because it\u2019s one of those ones\u2014it looks horrific when it happens. It was honestly a fear of mine. I had seen that happen to other people, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh my God, that looks horrible.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cBut, surprisingly, once they put it all back together, after surgery, and then you start getting into rehab, you start feeling way better, getting that range of motion back, the strength back, and you really pop back pretty quick. And so, it was very true that I could have played.\u201d<\/p>\n

The War Room: Welcome to San Francisco Edition<\/a>
\u201dI don\u2019t necessarily dislike Tyson, but there\u2019s talk of him going top 10 and I don\u2019t really see that right now. In comparison to Carnell Tate, there\u2019s no comparison. Tyson has a lot of wasted movement, a lot of Tik Tok-ey hesitation in his routes that will lead to missed timings in the NFL. Ricky Pearsall had to learn some of that, and there\u2019s some similarity in their style, but I think Pearsall maintained speed a bit better. Tyson\u2019s probably better in the open field, and should be a big addition, but I\u2019m not convinced he\u2019ll hit the ground running on Day 1 like Tate. He\u2019s a guy I\u2019d expect to figure it out a bit more in the second half of his rookie year.<\/p>\n

People have given Boettcher a lot of love after the Senior Bowl, and I get it. He hits hard. He plays run-fitting, meathead football. I\u2019m just not particularly convinced he offers more than that. I saw Thienemann clean up quite a bit behind him in Oregon. I think Boettcher would be a great special teams player and probably a nice SAM option at the next level, but thus far, I\u2019m not sure he has the pass game feel or range to be a plus middle linebacker. And this is a rare class with a few of those.<\/p>\n

It might seem confusing to have one big edge I love in T.J. Parker and one I don\u2019t in Derrick Moore, but I think it boils down to burst and disruptive consistency. Parker\u2019s a bit faster off the line, and has got real power that shows up consistently. Moore\u2019s not nearly as consistent. I don\u2019t see the same pop from him \u2014 he won some nice reps in the Senior Bowl \u2014 and I was honestly more impressed by his edge partner, Jaishawn Barham, who\u2019s a bursty, bendy long edge.\u201c
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