Yet only four teams have surrendered fewer sacks than the 49ers’ 14.”Ĥ9ers midseason review: Brock Purdy, Niners sizzle then slump to 5-3 (paywall)
Pro Football Focus rates the 49ers the sixth-worst team in terms of pass protection, having allowed 84 pressures through the first eight games. “An area in which he’s excelled through eight games: dodging pressure. “A 24-year-old native of Nashville, TN, Byrd attended Princeton University for four years (2018-22) where he appeared in 40 games and twice earned First-Team All-Ivy League honors (2021-22).”Ĥ9ers minutia minute: What the snap counts say about first half of the season (paywall) We’re talking, in my mind, probably upwards of 50 percent of the snaps.”Ĥ9ers sign former Broncos, Vikings O-lineman to practice squad But I fully expect Chase Young will get a lot of action. Not to the level of Bosa and maybe they’re able to kind of split up the snaps a little bit and not have Bosa play 100 percent of snaps like he did last game. But if Chase Young is looking like he did for the seven games he played with Washington, then maybe they ride him a little bit too. You know, Bosa is going to be active and Young and Ferrell and probably Gregory and then you want to be able to rotate guys and keep them fresh few snaps at a time. “So they’ll have four defensive ends active. Matt Maiocco breaks down how he expects 49ers to use Chase Young
