The 6 elite players whose teams are dumpster fires that fit 49ers trade needs

SANTA CLARA — Before they even kicked off Monday night, the 49ers had a pretty good week.On Thursday night, they kicked back and put even more separation between them and the Seahawks.On Sunday, they sat idle while the Rams continued to flail against the Cardinals.The developments outside their division were favorable for another reason: The Niners are sure to be active ahead of next month’s trade deadline, and general manager John Lynch should have no shortage of potential partners.

With Week 6 in the rearview mirror, a handful of the week’s biggest losers firmed up their statuses as sellers ahead of the Nov.10 deadline.Lynch said last week that he’s started working the phones, “just to see where the market is at.” Tight end George Kittle is doing his part, pestering the GM to swing a deal that will help the 49ers turn their 5-0 record entering Monday night into the No.

1 seed in the NFC.“I just like to chirp him and ask what he’s interested in, to see if he’ll give me anything,” Kittle said.“He didn’t really give me a lot yesterday, but me, [fullback Kyle Juszczyk], [left tackle] Trent [Williams], we all chirp him just to see if he’ll actually tell us anything.”So far, Lynch has stayed mum and the 49ers have kept their powder dry.But with San Francisco firmly in playoff position and a few clear weak points on its roster, Lynch should eventually have some good news to pass along to his pesky players.At least six teams should have faced reality after losses this week.

All of them possess players that should at least prompt a phone call from Lynch, if not a longer conversation.Along the theme of getting the gang back together, the 49ers would be wise to do the same about-face they did with Deebo Samuel and Dre Greenlaw.Like the aforementioned pieces from the earlier iterations of Kyle Shanahan’s teams, the 49ers were never quite able to replace Buckner after letting him walk in free agency after their first Super Bowl run in 2019.The...