NBC Sports' NFL analyst Chris Simms weighs in on 49ers' offseason blueprint

NBC Sports NFL analyst Chris Simms sat down with '49ers Talk' co-host Jennifer Lee Chan to discuss how his friend Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers' front office can approach the offseason with a slew of significant league-wide checkpoints coming up. Simms also shares the origin of his bond with Shanahan as teammates and then friends in college at Texas, and how he knew Shanahan would be a successful coach early in his career. Matt Maiocco also joins Jennifer to discuss which areas San Francisco might address in free agency or through the draft and which prospects might fit the bill. -- (8:00) Middle-round talent pool is deep for the 49ers to fill many holes (17:00) 49ers have to do their homework to fill roster voids (23:00) Draft expert Daniel Jeremiah identifies two WRs who can block (33:00) Simms on Shanahan’s two best seasons as 49ers' coach (39:00) Shanahan develops WRs well, but he has been at his best when he has a true No. 1 (42:00) Simms believes some NFL teams just want to be relevant, but Shanahan and a handful of other teams go for it every year Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.