As Los Angeles pairs Myles Garrett with a potential Aaron Donald comeback, the 49ers face a terrifying defensive gauntlet that threatens to upend the NFC West hierarchy.

Facing the Rams in Australia has gotten tougher for the 49ers now that they have Myles Garrett, but it's also better in hindsight.

Grant Cohn of On SI believes that the San Francisco 49ers should consider trading for Las Vegas Raiders' Maxx Crosby.

When 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan aired grievances at the annual NFL meetings in March about his team getting the short straw for a long trip to Australia to face the Rams — at (as Shanahan insists) the specific request of the Rams — Shanahan held out hope for a nugget of consideration when the 49ers return to the United States.