The San Francisco 49ers' special teams is awful.
Such a statement could have been applied to the 2024 version under then-coordinator Brian Schneider.
Or it could be said about the revised unit under respected coordinator Brant Boyer after one week of action in 2025.
The 49ers' special teams right now is in 2024 form. No, take that back. It's worse.
— Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) September 7, 2025
Boyer's changes to the crucial but often overlooked third phase of the game were noteworthy, bringing in punter Thomas Morstead and long-snapper Jon Weeks while also putting embattled kicker Jake Moody in a high-profile training camp competition against veteran Greg Joseph.