Going into the draft, it seemed like a given the 49ers were going to draft an edge rusher high. Defensively, the 49ers are solid at each position but still lack a ferocious pass rusher at the LEO (weakside end) position.



Harold Landry seemed to be an option when he fell into the second round because of injury concerns, but the 49ers passed and curiously, didn’t use any of their nine picks on an edge rusher.



“Part of this deal is you have to develop your own talent, so we believe that collectively we’ve got to get better as a unit,” general manager John Lynch said. “We’ve got to become better finishers. We believe we have that right within. Were we adverse to adding to it? Not at all. That’s just kind of the way the draft fell.”



So the 49ers seem content with relying on their interior pressure and developing the players that are already on the roster. Eli Harold and Pita Taumoepenu will attempt to make the...