The 49ers will have a couple of new starters against the Rams Monday night as Mike McGlinchey is out for the season with a torn quad, and Mohamed Sanu is headed to the injured reserve with a knee sprain.
San Francisco has leaned heavily on Sanu this season. Since Week 3, Sanu has played at least 45% of the snaps in each game. With Sanu playing, that means Jauan Jennings and Trent Sherfield have been afterthoughts in this offense. Neither player played more than ten snaps against Arizona last Sunday.
I wonder how much of not playing Sherfield is due to his lack of size and ability as a blocker.