The San Francisco 49ers had some breakdowns on defense this past Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, and one play that jumped out to folks was defensive lineman Solomon Thomas getting beaten badly in coverage by tight end Antonio Gates.
This is not the first time we’ve seen issues like this arrive. The running joke last year was when we’d see Earl Mitchell dropping in coverage, and wondering what the heck is going on. On Thursday, Robert Saleh offered some thoughts on it. It was a matter of being aggressive and trying to overload the pressure, and it was something they had success with earlier.