Through three weeks, the San Francisco 49ers are below league average in pressure and sack rate, as well as total quarterback hits. Now they’re tasked with playing the rest of the season without their most important player.
In Week 3 against the Arizona Cardinals, the 49ers’ pressure rate dipped from 45 percent to 28 percent without Nick Bosa on the field. Bryce Huff and Mykel Williams are producing, but it’s been slim pickings on a consistent basis outside of those two.
Yetur Gross-Matos should see a bigger workload as he gets healthier, but he’s not a player who will prevent the team from making calls and exploring who is available on the market.
ESPN’s Dan Graziano believes the Niners will be active ahead of the trade deadline:
Graziano: I’m looking at San Francisco, where the Kyle