The 49ers need a young linebacker to step up. And so far this offseason, it seems like second-year linebacker Dee Winters is the most likely one to make the leap.
They lost Dre Greenlaw to an Achilles tear and he won't return until midseason most likely. And his replacement, De'Vondre Campbell, is 31 and on the downside of his career. The Packers recently released him. He's a temporary band-aid. And he should be serviceable, but nothing more.
If the 49ers are looking for someone better to fill in for Greenlaw, they'll need one of their young linebackers to improve. And so far this offseason, it seems like second-year linebacker Dee Winters is the most likely one to make the leap.. "I feel like he's come along since last year.
When the 49ers drafted Winters in Round 6 last year, lots of people compared him to Greenlaw because they both play extremely fast and are shorter than six feet tall. But Winters didn't make an impact on the defense as a rookie because he wasn't ready and the 49ers didn't need him.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011.
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