INDIANAPOLIS – New coach Kyle Shanahan appears to be appropriately underwhelmed with the pieces he inherits from the 49ers’ last-ranked passing offense.
No team in the NFL threw for fewer yards than the 49ers’ average of a meager 181.9 yards per game last season.
Among the 49ers’ obvious offseason priorities are quarterback and wide receiver. The 49ers have no quarterbacks under contract for the upcoming season. And the receiving corps needs a lot of help, too.
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The team’s top two receivers from last year – Jeremy Kerley and Quinton Patton – are scheduled to be unrestricted free agents. Kerley led the 49ers with 64 receptions for 667 yards, while Patton caught a career-high 37 passes for 408 yards.
When asked at the NFL Scouting Combine if any of the 49ers’ group of wide receivers and tight ends stand out from his film evaluation, Shanahan was short on praise of the position groups.
“No one in particular,” Shanahan said. “I feel we’ve got a bunch of good players we feel we can compete with, and we know we need to add some, too. We’re going to add as many as we can to help our roster. We also want to have competition, because the more competition we have in OTAs, the more competition you have in training camp.
“If you cut some people at the end of training camp who you feel can play in the NFL, then that shows your organization is going in the right direction, and that’s really our goal.”
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Veteran Torrey Smith is the 49ers' most-accomplished receiver. The six-year veteran signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the 49ers in 2015 after averaging 900 yards and 7.5 touchdowns per season in his first four years with the Baltimore Ravens.
In 12 games last season, Smith had career lows with 20 receptions for 267 yards and three touchdowns.