Originally posted by replikante:
Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
The biggest problem the Niners will have if thye reach the playoffs is their lack of a pass rush. They're last in sacks and 30th in pressures. No teram has ever won the SB with a pass rush that bad.
It's okay Clelin Ferrell and Keion White have 5.5 sacks in the last four games they'll get hot and save the day! 
((Maybe))
and don't forget that Sam O and YGM are coming back after the bye,... add Bryce Huff to the mix and I think we are going to have a much improved pass rush after the bye,...
the pass rush has been improving lately, both in pressures and sacks,... agaist Brwnies we beat them 3 sacks to 1, the supossedly best passs rush in the league,... but after the bye I think they can reach even higher levels
https://www.ninersnation.com/san-francisco-49ers-news/153595/49ers-pass-rush-finding-form-exactly-right-time
an interesting article about the 9ers pass-rush and the points discussed
"the 49ers rank seventh in EPA per play on defense over the last three weeks as they have reeled off a hat-trick of wins to move to 9-4. While EPA as a metric does not encompass a unit's entire performance — it is most closely linked to how often an offense or defense creates or prevents explosive plays — the fact the 49ers rank so highly over the last three weeks in a category in which they are 24th for the season as a whole is indicative of a marked improvement from Robert Saleh's group.
Of course, some of the strides can be tied to the opponents faced...
But it would be unfair to discount the progress that has been made.
"The 49ers are not going to be as good as they would be if Bosa were available but, by adding Clelin Ferrell and Keion White, they have removed some of the burden from Bryce Huff and added depth to the pass rush rotation.
Ferrell's two sack performance against the Browns took him to four in as many games since rejoining the 49ers, while White has looked more at home with each week following his trade from the New England Patriots. White, per NextGen Stats,
posted a pressure rate of 28.6% in Week 13, the second-highest of his career.
"Though the 49ers have made no secret of their satisfaction with the all-round game of second-round rookie to Alfred Collins to this point, it is clear it is on the interior where their pass rush is most lacking, despite some impressive showings from Kalia Davis.
Yet, with their depth seemingly set to grow even stronger after the bye week, there is reason for optimism the 49ers can have a more impactful interior rush in the coming weeks.
The Niners are hopeful they will get both Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring) and Sam Okuyainonu (ankle) back after the bye.
Okuayinonu has been one of the 49ers' most dependable rushers since Bosa went down,
his pass rush win rate of 11%, per Pro Football Focus, topped only by Huff (16,7%) among healthy San Francisco edge rushers. Both he and Gross-Matos have the ability to rush inside and out, though it is the latter who has shown tremendous promise in that area in limited action.
The fact Gross-Matos' win rate of 23.4% still ranks first among all interior rushers will make him being limited to just five games because of injury even more frustrating. However, that number illustrates the impact Gross-Matos could have in jump-starting the 49ers' interior pass rush, at least on true passing downs, when he does get back on the field.
"between the positive signs in recent weeks and the players set to return to the fray, the 49ers can afford to have hope their pass rush can get close to its Bosa-less ceiling at the ideal point in the calendar."
[ Edited by replikante on Dec 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM ]
Need so much more of this in the Zone. 
