The San Francisco 49ers’ greatest asset right now and going forward is their defensive line. Even with injuries to Tank Carradine and Arik Armstead, the line remains formidable. I still am a big believer in Aaron Lynch and think he’s under-utilized, but ultimately the returns from DeForest Buckner and, slowly but surely, Solomon Thomas, have been extremely encouraging.
San Francisco isn’t always producing sacks and they have had breakdowns in run defense, but by and large they are effective in the backfield. How effective? They’re the third-most productive tackling team when it comes to backfield tackles over the past four games, according to Justis Mosqueda of the Setting Edge podcast.