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After the Niners recently reached across the bay to sign veteran OT Barry Sims, the daily team observers we talk to couldn’t help but pose the same question: “What in the heck took them so long?” Most of those observers were shocked that the Niners had decided to ignore the OT position altogether in the draft. Not only was there precious little manpower behind projected starting OTs Joe Staley and Jonas Jennings on the left and right side, respectively, but the fact that Jennings continues to be such an enigma — with a penchant for breaking down both physically and mentally — created even greater cause for concern at the position. Now, however, the Niners have what could turn out to be a very valuable insurance policy in Sims, even though he is coming off a subpar season in which he was among he league leaders in penalties. The good news on Jennings is that he’s reportedly working out hard in the hope of avoiding another injury like the one he suffered to his right ankle early in November last year, which ended up shutting him down for good. The bad news is that he’s been working out mostly on his own and seems to be doing everything in his power to spend as much time away from the team as possible so far this offseason. “He’s just so fragile psychologically,” one team insider told PFW. “But when he’s right, he’s still a pretty good player.”
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