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Breaking down the 90 players on the 49ers offseason roster in 90 posts (over 90 or so days). Today is edge rusher Ronald blair"2018 was an interesting year statistically for San Francisco 49ers edge rusher Ronald Blair. He wasn’t highly productive https://www.49ersfanshop.com/hats , but when he got there, Blair finished the play. I’m a big proponent of “sacks matter.” Blair finished with 5.5 sacks last year. He also finished with only 12 pressures.Blair never started a game, but he played about 50% of the time last year. How much his playing time changes in 2019 will be telling. Solomon Thomas will likely play a heavy dose of his plays inside. Cassius Marsh played 60% of the snaps last year, but he’s a Seattle Seahawk now. The team will be looking for a consistent pass rusher that will be able to give Nick Bosa and Dee Ford a blow when needed. Blair will need to beat out the likes of Damontre Moore, Kentavius Street, and Julian Taylor.Basic infoAge: 26 (turned 26 on January 21, 2019)Experience: 3 accrued seasonsHeight: 6’2”Weight: 284 lbsCap StatusIn the final year of his rookie contract as a fifth-round pick, Blair will make $720,000 in 2019. If cut, his dead money will be this year’s share of his signing bonus ($67K), and the Niners get to keep all $720K.Why he might regress in 2019It’s difficult to improve when you’re not on the field. Blair’s production could take a step back if he isn’t able to win that third pass-rushing role. Also San Francisco 49ers Hoodie , Blair didn’t play much meaningful football in 2018. The only time he played more than 60% of the snaps, came in December. Nick Bosa and Dee Ford being on the field. If it’s not Solomon Thomas, maybe that guy is Blair. Let’s say defensive coordinator Robert Saleh likes a package where he kicks either Bosa or Ford inside to rush the passer. Instead of kicking Thomas outside, that guy becomes Blair. Blair will solely have 1-on-1 opportunities as teams still have to deal with that Deforest Buckner guy.If you recalled this quote from John Lynch on Blair a year ago, they like him:If new defensive line coach Kris Kocurek can enhance Blair’s pass rush moves, his production will become more consistent in 2019.Odds on making the teamUnless two of the Moore, Taylor, or Street combo have the training camp of their life, Blair isn’t going anywhere. With Blair’s experience and his contract, there’s no real value in releasing him. That is unless the names above make Blair expendable. SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)After spending most of his first four seasons in Minnesota as a part-time back Cheap Nick Bosa Jersey , Jerick McKinnon wanted to find a spot in free agency where he could show off his ability as a featured runner.San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan saw enough from his film over those years to decide he was the player they wanted to be their starting running back, giving him a four-year deal that will guarantee him nearly $12 million in 2018.”It was big for me,” McKinnon said Thursday. ”It was what I was hoping to have and looking for instead of staying in Minnesota and being in that third-down back role. I was looking for that opportunity. I’m glad this organization, this team, coach Shanahan felt strong enough about me and brought me in. I believe it’s the perfect fit.”The 49ers said they heavily targeted McKinnon and center Weston Richburg as players they wanted to acquire early in free agency. Richburg agreed to a five-year deal on Wednesday and both players were introduced at a news conference Thursday.McKinnon spent four years in Minnesota mostly as a backup after being drafted in the third round in 2014 after playing mostly quarterback in college at Georgia Southern. He has rushed for 1,918 yards with average of 4.0 yards per carry, has 142 catches for 984 yards, and has scored 12 touchdowns.McKinnon had his most productive season last year when he ran for a career-high 570 yards,, while setting personal bests with 51 catches for 421 yards.The addition of McKinnon replaces Carlos Hyde, who is leaving as a free agent for Cleveland. McKinnon has more speed and is a better receiving threat than Hyde and should fit well into Shanahan’s offense.”He’s good enough to make it as a runner alone in this league. He’s good enough to make it in the pass game as just a third down threat alone Nick Bosa 49ers Jersey , but when you can do both of those, it gives you a lot of freedom as a coach,” Shanahan said. ”Based off of what downs you put him in and that when you do put him in, the defense doesn’t know exactly what type of plays you’re trying to run because he can do it all.”Richburg spent the past four seasons with the New York Giants but played only four games last year because of a concussion. He began his career as a left guard before moving to center in 2015. He played there the past three seasons and is considered one of the top pass-blocking players at the position and has the athleticism to thrive in Shanahan’s zone-running scheme.The Niners are hoping Richburg has a similar impact in San Francisco as Alex Mack had in Atlanta when he joined the Falcons when Shanahan was offensive coordinator there.”I’ve been around some real good ones in my career,” Shanahan said. ”He’s put it all on tape and he looks right there with all those guys and that’s why I value him a ton off the tape. Didn’t know a ton about him until I turned on the tape and it was as good as I’ve seen.”With Richburg in place, the Niners traded last year’s starting center Daniel Kilgore to Miami in a deal that included a swap of seventh-round picks. The 49ers had signed Kilgore to a three-year extension last month but felt Richburg was the better option at center so worked to find a new spot for Kilgore.It’s been a busy offseason already for San Francisco. The Niners signed quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a five-year deal last month before he even hit free agency, signed cornerback Richard Sherman after he was cut by Seattle, re-signed defensive lineman Cassius Marsh and offensive lineman Garry Gilliam and gave an extension to receiver Marquise Goodwin.The team also signed defensive lineman Jeremiah Attaochu to a one-year deal Thursday to help bolster the pass rush and still could make a few more moves to upgrade a team that won its final five games last season after Garoppolo took over as starter to finish 6-10.”We feel like we’ve improved our team greatly and that excites us,” general manager John Lynch said.—