DeForest Buckner is a good start, but can’t be 49ers’ only trade deadline move
OK, the gang’s all back together. But another happy reunion can’t be the extent of general manager John Lynch’s dealings with still two weeks to go until the NFL’s Nov. 10 trade deadline. If the 49ers are going to keep pace in the NFC West arms race, DeForest Buckner needs to be the first move — not the only move. Despite their 6-1 record, the 49ers still have at least two clear areas that need to be addressed if Bucker and his old friends are going to achieve what eluded them their first time around. San Francisco may be the odds-on Super Bowl favorite, but any bet on Kyle Shanahan finally hoisting the Lombardi trophy hinges on two total uncertainties: The health of Nick Bosa and Mike Evans. Bosa hasn’t played — or practiced — since straining his calf warming up for practice before Week 3. The outlook on Evans has been equally murky ever since Achilles tendinitis forced him out of…