State of the 49ers, DL: Nick Bosa dominated in an overall down year for the front
New York TimesThe NFL Scouting Combine is approaching, and the new league year — along with free agency — begins shortly after that. Football Outsiders provides an explanation for the statistics in the table here, but here’s a key line from their glossary: “A team with a low ranking in Adjusted Line Yards but a high ranking in Open Field Yards generally allows runners to get past the defensive line but the linebackers and secondary are good at pursuit and tackling.” The 49ers clearly fell into that category. — Lombardi Offseason plan Of the 14 defensive linemen who played a defensive snap for the 49ers during the 2022 season, 10 aren’t under contract for the upcoming season. That gives the 49ers seven defensive linemen on a team that had 16 during last year’s offseason practices. The 49ers’ do-everything defensive lineman from the 2021 season, Arden Key, got a one-year deal worth as much as $7 million, and Pro Football Focus estimates that Omenihu could get one that averages nearly $9 million a year.
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