NFC Notes: 49ers, Rams, Seahawks

49ers

  • NFL Mediaโ€™s Bucky Brooks doesnโ€™t think the 49ers should grant RB Raheem Mostertโ€˜s demand for a raise or trade the back unless they get a great deal. 
  • Brooks points out 49ers HC Kyle Shanahanโ€˜s system is designed to make running backs look good and Mostertโ€™s success doesnโ€™t necessarily mean heโ€™s a special back. 
  • ESPNโ€™s Nick Wagoner lists 49ers WR Dante Pettis as a veteran player in danger of being cut this preseason. 
  • The Athleticโ€™s Ben Standig notes the 49ers have free-agent WR Jarius Wright on their emergency list. 

Rams

  • The Athleticโ€™s Jourdan Rodrigue and Rich Hammond point out the Rams plan to use CB Jalen Ramsey more as a safety and nickel defender in 2020, specifically in man coverage on some of the top tight ends in the division like the 49ersโ€™ George Kittle and the Seahawksโ€™ Greg Olsen.
  • Hammond notes the Rams were happy with how CB Troy Hill responded with increased confidence by moving into a starting role last season and he should be a starter outside.
  • If Ramsey moves around, Rams CB Darious Williams is the other leading candidate to start outside, per Hammond. Third-round rookie DB Terrell Burgess could get his first look at nickel corner, per Rodrigue. 
  • Hammond points out the Rams havenโ€™t been โ€œsafety firstโ€ as far as prioritizing the safety position. Thereโ€™s been a revolving door at the position and either Burgess or sixth-round S Jordan Fuller could take over for S John Johnson if the Rams let him walk after his deal expires in 2020. 
  • ESPNโ€™s Lindsey Thiry says all of the Rams veteran players are all but guaranteed to make the final roster. 

Seahawks

In an agent survey by the Athleticโ€™s Ben Standig, Seahawks GM John Schneider received some recognition as one of the best general managers in the NFL.

โ€œJust think heโ€™s really ahead of the curve in terms of player evaluation,โ€ one agent said. โ€œThey rarely seem to have salary-cap problems. Heโ€™s very proactive with his roster. I donโ€™t see him as reactionary. They donโ€™t seem to ever be in a situation where theyโ€™re sort of scrambling with their hair on fire, trying to patch a situation that they werenโ€™t prepared for.โ€

Agents also pegged Seahawks co-director of player personnel Trent Kirchner as a skilled talent evaluator and future general manager

โ€œHeโ€™s John Schneiderโ€™s right-hand man,โ€ one said. โ€œHe isnโ€™t a politician like a lot of guys are. But I think heโ€™s one of the better evaluators in the NFL. And heโ€™s no-nonsense. Heโ€™s there at 5 in the morning, leaves at 10 at night every day. He works his ass off. Heโ€™s done as much to help John build that roster and keep that roster consistently good year in and year out as anybody in the league. And I know he doesnโ€™t get the pub as some other guys even in that organization or across the league. Heโ€™s not going to politic and unfortunately, in this league, you got to politic and thatโ€™s not really in his DNA to go sell himself.โ€

  • Seahawks co-directors of player personnel Scott Fitterer and Nolan Teasley also received recognition as among the NFLโ€™s best evaluators of talent. 
  • ESPNโ€™s Brady Henderson lists Seahawks S Bradley McDougald as a veteran player in danger of being cut this preseason. 

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