Golden Nuggets: 49ers passive in free agency, as expected

Good morning everyone. Free agency is well under way, but you wouldn't be able to tell if you were just watching the San Francisco 49ers. They have done almost nothing in free agency, and it's as clear an indicator as any that the organization has accepted that a full rebuild is in order.

General Manager Trent Baalke can talk about reloading all he wants -- that dream is dead and the 49ers would be wasting their time and the primes of the free agents they could be signing right now if they tried to make a push toward relevancy in 2016.

And really ... that's OK. I look at what the Oakland Raiders are doing and I think that franchise is on the right track. Teams should build through free agency, but the Raiders have already built through the draft. Now they're adding young talent and the balance of power in the AFC West has clearly shifted.

It's going to suck watching the rest of the NFC West win because they're all in a better position than the 49ers are right now ... but believe it or not, the 49ers are being smart about this. Whether or not there is reason for hope is an entirely different story and it wholly depends on what happens with the quarterback position going forward. Onto your links for the day!

Source: 49ers 'holding tight' in Kaepernick trade demand (Maiocco)

New 49ers QB on Chip Kelly: "I liked how he did things" (Biderman)

49ers visit with three free agents, sign a quarterback (Barrows)

Reports: Broncos, Jets, Browns interested in dealing for 49ers' Kaepernick (Branch)

49ers won Day 1 of NFL Free Agency by not spending money (Ratto)

Trent Baalke's patience in free agency is the right plan for 49ers (Cohn)

Harbaugh on Kaepernick amid trade talk: "he's just a great player" (Biderman)

49ers showing no urgency on Keapernick or anything else (Kawakami)

Jarryd Hayne has watched more Super Bowls than NRL grand finals (ESPN)

Why is Colin Keapernick in demand? Look to QB market (USA Today)

49ers miss out on Sean Smith, who signs with Raiders (Biderman)

Alex Boone: I wanted to play for 'Minnesota over everybody' (ESPN)

NFL analysts weigh in on Kaepernick: 49ers return unlikely (SacBee)

5 Things to Know about 49ers QB Thad Lewis (49ers)