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It might work for the 49ers since they draft so poorly early that the cost savings doesn't matter because they have to bring in and pay a FA like Mike Evans anyways.
Maybe they should just package their 1 and 2 picks and try to target top talent entering year 3 or 4 that teams aren't likely to extend. Then you get young and cost controllable for a couple years.
the move for them is to trade their 1,2,3 licks for a teams 4-7 picks for like 5 years.
49er 1 for team xyz 4-7 round picks for next 5 years
49er 2 for 4-7 for next 2 years
49er 3 for 4-7
who says no
I like my solution better but that is an interesting idea. They did say the like having more picks. That would give them a lot more picks.
I wonder if the league would say no
You probably break even, more or less, trading high picks for quality vets. That's a lot better than what the 49ers manage in the draft.