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Sad sacks: 49ers’ pass rush a top offseason priority

Jan 29, 2018 at 1:00 PM--


The 49ers have finally found their quarterback. A good next step: Find someone to harass their opponents' quarterbacks. In 2017, the 49ers traded for Jimmy Garoppolo, but failed to sack another glaring problem: a lack of sacks. The 49ers ranked 26th in the NFL in that category with 30, and linebacker Elvis Dumervil (6.5) was their only player with more than 3 sacks. Sound familiar? It should. Since 2012, when Aldon Smith had a franchise-record 19.5 sacks, the 49ers have collected the fourth-fewest sacks in the NFL (165). In addition, they are the only team to not have a player post at least nine sacks in a season over the past five seasons.
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