SANTA CLARA, Calif.—It’s unclear how many more shots this iteration of the San Francisco 49ers will get at winning a Lombardi Trophy. What’s obvious is there is a sense of urgency among plenty of folks here to make it happen after coming so close in February. Here’s what else we saw, and heard, after a day with the reigning NFC champs …
• The defensive line, long a strength of the team, was a little up and down last year, and it looks like that’s getting fixed. Nick Bosa attended more of the spring OTAs—at Kyle Shanahan’s request—and is off to a flying start at camp. Javon Hargrave—after going through a lot last year (not the least of which was the death of his friend and former NFL player Chris Smith)—is in a good place now and has had a strong offseason. Maliek Collins looks like a really solid acquisition. So, overall, what has been a dominant group looks like it’s going to be a dominant group again.
