49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks and the Niners staff have just over a week to decide which defenders who are currently in a positional battle have done enough during training camp and the preseason to make the final (initial) 53-man roster.
He hasn’t had the services of Nick Bosa yet, and Wilks doesn’t intend to ask about when he’ll have the services of the reigning Defensive Player of the Year: “Out of my pay grade. Not in my pay grade, so I don’t bring it up.”
Wilks gets paid to evaluate talent and put the players in the best possible position for them to succeed and excel in his scheme.