I had a strong suspicion the 49ers were going to lose offensive tackle Tony Pashos. I just thought it would be to the Redskins not the Browns. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Cleveland just signed Pashos to a three-year deal worth $10.3 million. Pashos is familiar with the NFC North having played in Baltimore for the first four years of his career. I'm guessing he felt he had a better chance of starting in Cleveland than with the other teams that were looking at him.
What does this mean for the 49ers? They would have liked to have kept Pashos, but even if they had they would have still tried to upgrade the position. Pashos platooned with Adam Snyder at right tackle early in the season before taking over the starting job from Snyder in Week 7. (He broke his shoulder in that game and went on IR). But the truth is he wasn't dramatically better than Snyder. One silver lining for the 49ers is that after signing Pashos, perhaps the Browns will pass on a tackle in the first round.
-- Matt Barrows
