DeForest Buckner is going into the fourth year of his rookie

The defensive tackle seemingly has done enough to warrant a contract extension after 12 sacks and 20 quarterback hits last season.“We had conversations here and there http://www.49erslockerroom.com/authentic-garrett-celek-jersey ,” Buckner said, via Jennifer Lee Chan of NBCSportsBayArea.com. “You know honestly, it’s very early. Just because I’m eligible for a new contract going into my fourth year, it’s still very early in the process.” Buckner, though, isn’t sweating it. He is leaving the details to his agent to work something out with CEO Jed York, chief negotiator Paraag Marathe and General Manager John Lynch. The former seventh overall pick expects to remain in San Francisco for the foreseeable future.“I’m really just looking forward to being here with the team long term,” Buckner said. “Jed and John and Paraag and all them, Kyle [Shanahan] Fred Warner Jersey , they all know that. They all know what I can bring to the table, and what I bring to the team and there’s no rush to it.” In his three seasons, Buckner has 201 tackles, 21 sacks and a forced fumble. Chris Simms thinks the Niners have a chance to be pretty good on that side of the ball"Chris Simms, who has been working with NBC Sports, was doing a mailbag and was asked about who he thought the top 5 defenses in the league could be next year:Okay, so there’s a few things to take in here. The 49ers were 13th in total yards per game last year on defense. If your way of ranking anything involves total yards, you’re doing it wrong. I don’t mind yards per play—at least adjust for something—where the 49ers ranked 10th. Everyone reading this knows the Niners were not the 10th best defensive unit in football last year. Using Football Outsiders’ DVOA—measures a team’s efficiency by comparing success on every single play to a league average based on situation and opponent—the 49ers were the 12th best team against the run, but the 27th best team against the pass. The value in being great against the run just isn’t there. I think we’re seeing that reflected with the 49ers free agency additions.They added speed at every level. That’s how you take the ball away. Whether turnovers or forcing the other team to punt. Who they add during the draft will be key Dante Pettis Jersey White , obviously. Assuming the 49ers get a quality pass-rusher in the first round, I’m interested to see what positions they value the most on their roster. What would the team have to do to get into that top 5 defense conversation? Last year that was the Bears, Bills, Ravens, Vikings, and Broncos.