While the San Francisco 49ers have struggled as a whole this season, the offensive line has been a bright spot. That's even more impressive considering three of the five starters along that line regularly appear on weekly injury reports.
The 49ers' rushing attack ranks No. 3 in the league. Running backs Matt Breida and Raheem Mostert rushed for a combined 148 yards against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. Pro Football Focus ranked the 49ers' offensive line as the sixth-best in the NFL through the first six weeks.
General manager John Lynch has been impressed with the play of the offensive line despite the 49ers having just one win this season. He discussed the group, along with touching on the fans' frustrations, during a Thursday-night KNBR interview.
"Typically when a team's record is 1-5, your offensive line is not playing well," Lynch said on the "Tolbert & Lund" show. "Our offensive line has played good football throughout this year. This last week was our best collective effort. Laken Tomlinson played his best game of the year. Mike McGlinchey gets better every week.
"Joe Staley is playing at a better level. I've studied Joe throughout his career. I watched him compared to last year; he's playing better football. There's Weston Richburg, who's added so much to us.
"I understand people out there saying, 'OK, then why aren't these translating into wins?' We're trying to figure that out. I think we've got a lot of the right pieces. We need more, but we can be competitive. We can go win these games, and we need to start doing that."
The 49ers' next opportunity to win their second game of the season will come on Sunday at Levi's Stadium against the undefeated Los Angeles Rams.
You can listen to the entire conversation with Lynch below.