49ers Offensive Line

Originally posted by dj43:
That sounds nice but IOL is weak all across the league. We see the picture if we compare PFF ratings of Tackles versus Guards: there are 26 Tackles with a rating of 70 or higher compared to only 16 guards. Center is even worse. Only 6 Centers rate a 70 or higher. For that reason, teams that have good IOL players aren't going to trade them. The players that are available, believe it or not, are worse than what we have. Getting Bartch back to replace Colby will be a big help. The rookie is just not ready as a pass protector.

As to McKivitz; I don't see all the hate for him. He is playing very well, currently rated #16 among all tackles. His Pass Protection and Run Blocking ratings are nearly equal. Considering there are 30 other Tackles that are being paid the same or more than McKivitz, he is a bargain, and we have him under contract through 2028.

Mckvitz is a slight above average tackle. He's the least of the worries on the o line.

Originally posted by dj43:

Originally posted by mitpdub:
One of the KNBR guys this morning made a good point. If we want to improve the team this year and next we should be looking at trading for IOL positions. We probably won't make it deep into the playoffs with our losses on D, but we can at least field a competitive team if we move from Brendel and Colby. McKivtz should be next but we committed too much $$ to make him a backup.

That sounds nice but IOL is weak all across the league. We see the picture if we compare PFF ratings of Tackles versus Guards: there are 26 Tackles with a rating of 70 or higher compared to only 16 guards. Center is even worse. Only 6 Centers rate a 70 or higher. For that reason, teams that have good IOL players aren't going to trade them. The players that are available, believe it or not, are worse than what we have. Getting Bartch back to replace Colby will be a big help. The rookie is just not ready as a pass protector.

As to McKivitz; I don't see all the hate for him. He is playing very well, currently rated #16 among all tackles. His Pass Protection and Run Blocking ratings are nearly equal. Considering there are 30 other Tackles that are being paid the same or more than McKivitz, he is a bargain, and we have him under contract through 2028.

Getting Barch back will help, Puni has really played poorly this yr…the PCL injury has to be messing with his play, but man he's been a train wreak all season.

Originally posted by dj43:

Here's the @PFF breakdown of who was responsible for the sacks of 49ers QB Mac Jones vs. the Buccaneers:
2 - LT Trent Williams
1 - LG Connor Colby
1 - TE Luke Farrell
1 - RB Christian McCaffrey

RG Dominick Puni surrendered six QB pressures.

— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) October 13, 2025

Really hope Puni issues are injury related, because he looks like s**t this year. Need a C and a LT in the pipeline this offseason

Originally posted by Hoovtrain:

Originally posted by dj43:

Here's the @PFF breakdown of who was responsible for the sacks of 49ers QB Mac Jones vs. the Buccaneers:
2 - LT Trent Williams
1 - LG Connor Colby
1 - TE Luke Farrell
1 - RB Christian McCaffrey

RG Dominick Puni surrendered six QB pressures.

— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) October 13, 2025

Really hope Puni issues are injury related, because he looks like s**t this year. Need a C and a LT in the pipeline this offseason

The backups must be terrible to have not put someone else in to let him heal up.

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by dj43:
That sounds nice but IOL is weak all across the league. We see the picture if we compare PFF ratings of Tackles versus Guards: there are 26 Tackles with a rating of 70 or higher compared to only 16 guards. Center is even worse. Only 6 Centers rate a 70 or higher. For that reason, teams that have good IOL players aren't going to trade them. The players that are available, believe it or not, are worse than what we have. Getting Bartch back to replace Colby will be a big help. The rookie is just not ready as a pass protector.

As to McKivitz; I don't see all the hate for him. He is playing very well, currently rated #16 among all tackles. His Pass Protection and Run Blocking ratings are nearly equal. Considering there are 30 other Tackles that are being paid the same or more than McKivitz, he is a bargain, and we have him under contract through 2028.

Mckvitz is a slight above average tackle. He's the least of the worries on the o line.

To nitpick a bit, there are 76 Tackles that have met the minimum number of snaps to be rated by PFF. At #16, McK is WELL above average. In Pass Blocking, he is ranked #13, and that is against ALL Tackles, both Left and Right. He is 10 slots HIGHER than Trent Williams.

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I don't blame of offensive lineman at all. Shanahan/lynch knew what they were. They're playing up to their abilities. It's the coaches/gm fault for allowing backup tier players be starters

Originally posted by frenchmov:
I don't blame of offensive lineman at all. Shanahan/lynch knew what they were. They're playing up to their abilities. It's the coaches/gm fault for allowing backup tier players be starters

Ouch. Wouldn't hurt so much if it wasn't true.

OL play is bad all around the league…. Super. Don't care. Ours is worse.
PFF SAYS…. Don't care. Our OL does not pass the eye test. It's miserable.
Do we have a running game? No
Did our qb get sacked 6 times? Yes.
save the b******t for the pencil neck stat geeks. Watch the game.. you really ant miss just how horrible it really is. There is no defending that quality of play. It has to improve to at least the league standard which as many of you claim is bad. So yes let's go from utter garbage to bad. It will be a huge improvement.

Originally posted by NoFunLeague:
OL play is bad all around the league…. Super. Don't care. Ours is worse.
PFF SAYS…. Don't care. Our OL does not pass the eye test. It's miserable.
Do we have a running game? No
Did our qb get sacked 6 times? Yes.
save the b******t for the pencil neck stat geeks. Watch the game.. you really ant miss just how horrible it really is. There is no defending that quality of play. It has to improve to at least the league standard which as many of you claim is bad. So yes let's go from utter garbage to bad. It will be a huge improvement.

So going from hot organic garbage (current state) to mediocre, we could definitely get to the playoffs... add a couple solid players on defense and we just might make the SB

Originally posted by frenchmov:
I don't blame of offensive lineman at all. Shanahan/lynch knew what they were. They're playing up to their abilities. It's the coaches/gm fault for allowing backup tier players be starters

It's something I have been harping on for over 3 years and nothing is being done. Then we hear we don't need to draft o line in the early rounds because we can develop less talented players and spend draft capital on WR or other perimeter players. Will it get better, I doubt it but now since I've said it maybe it will change.....

Isaac Alarcon back on PS and they worked out T Andre Dillard again

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Richard Sherman is spitting 100 percent facts about the 49ers offensive line issues:

"The interior offensive line was the issue late in the game. I knew that would be the Achilles heel for this team. It's not just on the pass protection standpoint. It's ridiculous on plays that… pic.twitter.com/Oj1KKz0IbG

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) October 13, 2025

Lol everyone one but Kyle, Lynch and PFF see this. Kinda crazy.