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The rest of the 49ers' offseason plan came into focus during the draft when, in the first round, they picked defensive lineman Javon Kinlaw to replace DeForest Buckner and wide receiver Brandon Ayuk to step in for Emmanuel Sanders. It would be unrealistic to expect either rookie to be as good as the guys they are replacing right away, but at least the 49ers' plan is clear.

They did a nice job in the draft of filling holes, with landing left tackle Trent Williams in a trade being the biggest move. They will be right back in the mix to win it all.

They did a nice job given their circumstances. Yet adding LT Trent Williams, DT Javon Kinlaw and WR Brandon Aiyuk to replace LT Joe Staley, DT DeForest Buckner and WR Emmanuel Sanders probably amounts to collectively treading water.

Player who benefited: QB Jimmy Garoppolo. Let's not overcomplicate this. The 49ers lost an All-Decade left tackle when Joe Staley retired, and they replaced him with seven-time Pro Bowler Trent Williams in a Day 3 trade. Williams should help keep Garoppolo upright and give him more time to throw to receivers like Brandon Aiyuk, the No. 25 overall pick who will be charged with replacing much of Emmanuel Sanders' production. Staley and Sanders are big losses for the offense and, by extension, Garoppolo. But the Niners did well to add Williams and Aiyuk, both of whom have the ability to make Garoppolo's life easier. -- Nick Wagoner

Kudos to general manager John Lynch, who further cranked open the Niners' Super Bowl window with the acquisition of seven-time Pro Bowler Trent Williams, who takes over for the retiring Joe Staley as Jimmy Garoppolo's blind-side protector. It only cost Lynch a pair of mid-round picks spread out over this year and next. If Williams is anything close to the same player he was before he dropped off the grid in Washington, this trade is a heist. Speaking of Jimmy G, things ended up just fine for the quarterback. He survived the Tom Brady rumor storm, received public backing from his team, then gained a Hall of Fame-level left tackle and a first-round receiver (No. 25 overall pick Brandon Aiyuk). And he's handsome as hell. Gross.