The 49ers have invested an inordinate amount of resources into its defensive line. As is the case with any team, some of those investments have worked while others fell flat on their face.
San Francisco entered the season thinking their starters upfront would consist of Nick Bosa, Javon Kinlaw, D.J. Jones, Arik Armstead, and Dee Ford. But add in a handful of capable backups, and you’d have the best defensive line in the NFL.
We’re heading into Week 14, and Ford hasn’t played 100 snaps while Kinlaw hasn’t reached 150 snaps and is out for the season.