Mark Nzeocha - A new approach at SAM

When the news broke that the 49ers had traded Eli Harold, many fans’ reactions were probably quite similar. Whilst the frustration with Harold’s performances on the field was palpable, especially regarding his pass rushing, there was still a feeling that he offered the 49ers something on running downs, as a forceful edge setter who funneled plays into his better known and better respected colleagues. But now he was out, and replaced by who exactly? Two guys whose names seem impossible to pronounce with twenty-five regular season snaps between them. Mark Nzeocha had all twenty-five.

Not only were both those players inexperienced, but they were also quite different from one another. Pita…