The San Francisco 49ers are riding a wave of momentum following their 51-13 thrashing of the Carolina Panthers. There are few teams — perhaps only one — that look as dominant as the 49ers do right now begging the question, why change a winning formula?
With the trade deadline approaching this Tuesday at 1 p.m. PT, teams across the NFL are looking to get any last-minute deals done in order to improve their situation. For the league’s bottom-feeders, this means selling players while you still have them and accumulating future draft capital.
But for teams like the 49ers, this means trading away those precious draft picks to acquire players who could help win now.