Kyle Shanahan would re-order the NFL offseason if he had his druthers.
The 49ers coach spent last week in Indianapolis at the annual scouting combine meeting and evaluating college draft prospects before returning to the Bay Area to prepare for the start of free agency next week.
Unsigned veteran free agents can begin negotiating with new teams during the legal tampering period March 11. Deals can officially be signed when the new league year begins March 13. The order — combine, free agency, draft preparation — forces teams to shift their focuses quickly.
“I always have said, I wish the draft was first so you could just do the draft very clear minded, take the best player that comes to you, look at your board and be like, ‘All right, now who do we want to overpay to go fill the holes?