The San Francisco 49ers traded a late draft pick for Chiefs receiver Skyy Moore and acquired running back Brian Robinson from the Washington Commanders. Those moves signal lack of confidence in rookie returner and receiver Junior Bergen and in running back Isaac Guerendo's ability to play the position. The front office abandoned a stars-and-scrubs roster approach after injuries and underperformance exposed depth problems. Neither Moore nor Robinson dramatically improves the team's ceiling, but both provide experienced upgrades over current options. The team used future day-three draft capital to address avoidable holes, reflecting prior roster decisions and a needed course correction.
On Wednesday, the Niners traded a late draft pick for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore. Friday, they bought running back Brian Robinson in a trade with the Washington Commanders. The message couldn't have been clearer: The Niners don't trust rookie returner and receiver Junior Bergen with a roster spot, hence Moore's acquisition, and they don't trust running back Isaac Guerendo to actually play the position of running back, so they traded for Robinson.
This is the 49ers admitting at two positions that the team's stars-and-scrubs model wasn't going to work. Not with all these injuries and all this underwhelming play. And while the correct time to have dealt with this problem was this past spring, the next best time to make these moves was today. The Niners needed to upgrade this roster with some players with experience. You know, the exact kinds of players San Francisco unceremoniously jettisoned out of town this past offseason.
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