The 49ers keep on rolling .. 6-3 with a pair of big division wins

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As we are little pass the half way point of the season - the 49ers (6-3) are on a roll. The bye was spent working with the rookie quarterback Trey Lance on some of his fundamentals, this has since activated his superstar development trait.

 

Trey Lance is currently leading the polls for Offensive Rookie of the Year. He has completed 65% of his passes, totaling 2280 passing yards, 18 TDs and 9 interceptions. He has also started to really flash his athletic ability, he is 3rd in rushing amongst quarterbacks nearing 200 yards rushing and adding an additional 2 rushing TDs.

 

The offense has done a great job with distributing the ball. Four receivers are over 30 receptions. George Kittle has emerged and is leading the receiving core with 690 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns. Brandon Aiyuk continues his coming out party leading the team in receptions (45) and reaching touchdowns (6). Deebo Samuel has continued to struggle with drops (6) but has reeled in 319 reaching yards on 31 rec. Newly acquired TY Hilton has made his impact on the 49ers 3-1 run. He has totaled 168 yards on 12 receptors averaging 14 yrds/rec.

 

The defense has been completely disruptive! Allowing less than 100 yards rushing / game and 220 yards passing. The defense sits within the top 10 of the entire SFL. However, the real darling of this defense has been the trenches. The 49ers lead the SFL in sacks (36) and currently have the defensive MVP candidates - Arik Armstead (11) and DeForest Buckner (10). Who total 21/36 of total team sacks. 

 

The 49ers look to regain their rushing attack after the RB tandem Raheem Mostert & Trey Sermonhave only gained a total of 200 yards (50 yards/game) since the bye. The 49ers look to face the 5-4 Jacksonville Jaguars next week. Coach Dre had a few words during the press conference:

“Jacksonville is a good football team. They had some early struggles losing a few close games early but have been on a 3-0 run since their bye. I expect them to come out and try to attack. I emphasized in practice that we need to get the run game early so that is going to be our focus this week.”

 

Nick Bosa is currently day to day has not been seen practicing this week.