If Nick Bosa misses the season opener with a contract holdout, the 49ers will look to four existing edge players and be creative in defensive play-calling.
SANTA CLARA — We’re at the point where it’s time to consider the possibility that the 49ers will go into their Week 1 opener in Pittsburgh Sunday without their best player.
And although it’s still possible Bosa could sign an extension and be on the field Sunday in Pittsburgh, it remains to be seen how much he’d play no matter the amount of high-tech training he’s done in the last several months. “With or without Bosa, I feel we’ll do well,” Jackson said Monday. “We’ll miss him if he’s not there. But we can’t just ponder and wait on him even though we want him back. We’ve got to do our jobs.”
49ers defensive lineman Kerry Hyder Jr. pressures New England quarterback Cam Newton in 2020 in Foxborough, Mass. A.P. Photo1,864 snaps, 10 sacks in 58 games. One sack for every 186.4 snaps.315 snaps, three sacks in 15 games. One sack for every 105 snaps. “This is a team, not a lot of star players, but we do a really good job of keeping the main thing the main thing and not focusing on outside noise.”“This was going to happen either way,” Jackson said. “If he’s not here we’re going to have to step up regardless. We can’t just ponder and wait on him even though we want him back. We’ve got to do our jobs.”
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