The 49ers 'Coveted' Bosa and Now Boast a Daunting Pass Rush

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Kyle Shanahan knows that games aren't won on paper. That doesn't mean it isn't awfully enjoyable for him to look at the San Francisco 49ers depth chart along the defensive line.


San Francisco just added Nick Bosa to a group the 49ers already considered one of their biggest areas of strength. The No. 2 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft headlines the group alongside DeForest Buckner and fellow edge rusher Dee Ford.


"The hardest thing to handle is going against a tough D-Line, and that's been our goal since we got here, to try to build it that way," Shanahan said. "I think we've got a chance to be difference makers on the defensive line, and that'll add to our linebackers, that'll add to our secondary and make our whole team better.”


John Lynch admitted that the 49ers had known Bosa was their guy "for weeks." With the assumption all along that the Arizona Cardinals would take Kyler Murray No. 1, San Francisco knew they'd be able to land Bosa.


"Nick Bosa is a player who we have long coveted and grown in our appreciation probably every time we watch him, it gets better," Lynch said. "We're very pleased to have him as part of our organization.


"He's not only incredibly talented, powerful, fast, but he's very efficient in the way he plays, and you put that together and you think you have a pretty special package.”


Lynch's favorite pre-draft story regarding Bosa came during Ohio State's week of Rose Bowl preparations. Even though Bosa had already stepped away from the team in order to prepare for the draft, the Buckeyes had several other NFL-caliber prospects.
 
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