Five Questions for 49er LB Manny Lawson

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Published: May 13, 2009

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... 49ers had just completed the 2006 campaign at 7-9. In what looked to be a great 2007 season for me to cover, ended up as one of the ugliest years in recent 49ers history.

The departure of Norv Turner forced the team to rely on Jim Hostler to run the offense. With numerous three-and-outs, the 49ers defense was forced to stay on the field for the majority of the season.

In that year, I was very hopeful for 49ers linebacker Manny Lawson to continue his second season as a great pass rusher for the 49ers. With the 49ers' first round selection of linebacker Patrick Willis in the 2007 NFL Draft, Lawson had a great chance to be part of a very young, explosive linebacker group.

Since starting my blog, my hopes for Lawson's success have been derailed by injuries. Lawson would suffer a leg injury during practice two games into the 2007 season and was used sparingly in last year's revamped 3-4 defense.

The 49ers were rumored to be interested in drafting a pass rusher...

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