Niners Nation · Jul 12, 2016
Golden Nuggets: The Front Seven
Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY SportsTuesday, July 12th, 2016 edition of the Golden Nuggets, a daily compilation of the San Francisco 49ers links from the Internet
Pro Football Focus ranked the front seven of the defenses in the NFL. The 49ers were ranked 23rd. A big part of the ranking has to do with the 49ers allowing offenses to run 126 yards and 31.5 attempts per game on them last season. The 126 yards per game was the 4th worst rank in the league. There are a few reasons for this, but the biggest reason was the run defense in sub packages. They allowed an almost 2 extra yards per carry in those packages over their base package.
