No longer do the San Francisco 49ers have to field the likes of Jordan Devey and Erik Pears along their offensive line.
Yeah, the 2015 and 2016 crops were about as bad as it could get. And while 2017 looked more promising, head coach Kyle Shanahan still wasn’t quite happy with his blockers up front. It didn’t appear the expert analysts were either, as San Francisco’s O-line last year ranked 10th in run blocking but 18th in pass protection, according to Football Outsiders.
That prompted Shanahan to push for some serious changes along the line during the offseason.