For much of the offseason, it wasn't hard to find takes and opinions suggesting the wide receiver-needy San Francisco 49ers go after a proven veteran like Amari Cooper.
Heck, Cooper was even tied to the Niners back in 2024 as part of Brandon Aiyuk's own trade/extension saga.
Then, with Aiyuk on the shelf with his ACL and MCL recovery entering training camp, San Francisco's subsequent wide receiver shortages put even more pressure on general manager John Lynch to make a move.
Instead of Cooper, though, the 49ers landed former Kansas City Chiefs wideout Skyy Moore and grabbed Marquez Valdes-Scantling off the Seattle Seahawks' scrap heap.