I wondered what the difference was between the 2024 starting defensive line for the 49ers and the projected starters this ...

For the San Francisco 49ers, the quiet offseason was deemed a good thing. The San Francisco 49ers haven't been overlooked often in the Kyle Shanahan era, but expectations are lower than usual right ...

Perhaps no coordinator in the NFL is under more pressure than Saleh, whom the 49ers pounced on in the offseason following his ...

Perhaps no coordinator in the NFL is under more pressure than Saleh, whom the 49ers pounced on in the offseason following his ...

In addition, the 49ers defense has allowed a third-down conversion percentage of 52.9 -- again, third-worst in the league. Last season, they allowed a third-down conversion rate of 42.7.

The 49ers are essentially starting over on defense this offseason. They have one good defensive lineman (Nick Bosa), one good linebacker (Fred Warner) and one good defensive back (Deommodore Lenoir).

The 49ers ranked 12th in defensive EPA per play and eighth in points per drive (1.67) in 2023. They were still a very good defense by most metrics, but they had lapses at inopportune times and ...