While having Nick Bosa — one of the NFL’s premier edge rushers — makes being a defensive coordinator easier, DeMeco Ryans has stepped up in a big way to design creative schemes to pressure opposing quarterbacks.
The 49ers’ defensive line has generated at least 17 pressures in five straight games, dating back to Week 13. San Francisco has also sacked the opposing quarterback at least three times in each of the last five weeks.
While Bosa has been dominant, he’s been getting a lot of help from the rest of his position group. Arden Key has developed into an extremely bright spot for the 49ers over the second half of the season, leading the 49ers in pressures on Sunday, with a career-high seven.