Joe Staley is by all accounts a top-five NFL left tackle, the cornerstone of what is suddenly one of the league’s best offensive lines. So when he broke his fibula and was certain to be out for several weeks, everyone knew that GM John Lynch would have to sign a replacement.
But who? Tackles were already in short supply, and San Francisco is not the only team scrambling to find a new starting LT. The Chief’s Eric Fisher is having groin surgery, New England put Isaiah Wynn on the Injured Reserve list, and the Bengals are down to their 3rd or 4th LT, I lost track.