49ers' Struggles: Injuries & Overall Performance Analysis

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00:00Now, we've seen weaknesses for the San Francisco 49ers all season long.

00:07They not only lost Christian McCaffrey, they lost Jordan Mason, they've had other injuries

00:10as well.

00:12Is that the reason, Jacob, why they're 5-7?

00:14I can't identify this one.

00:15This one to me has me perplexed because honestly, if they were 7-5, I would also say it was

00:20a bad season for the San Francisco 49ers.

00:22This was a team that was right there with Detroit, favored to win the NFC at the beginning

00:28of the season.

00:30The way that they are trending, Jacob, is like a 6-7 win team in the NFL this year.

00:34Are they done?

00:36I would never say never, but they feel done to me.

00:40The thing that I have the issue with is their offensive line, and I've been harping on this

00:43for a couple years now amid Brock Curtis' rise.

00:47Trent Williams really transforms how their offensive line performs.

00:52Without him, the unit goes from above average to below average, and that just creates all

00:57sorts of problems for the team.

00:59With him out of the lineup in recent weeks, we've seen them be unable to move the ball,

01:03and that's just been compounded by Brandon Ayuk's absence, Christian McCaffrey's lack

01:08of full health, and now with McCaffrey and Mason out, a lot is going to fall on Brock

01:13Curtis behind a shakier offensive line without one of his top two receivers.

01:18And Debo Samuel, let's face it, isn't having a good year either.

01:21I think you just look at the key injuries, like you said, Trent Williams, Brandon Ayuk,

01:27and Christian McCaffrey on offense, that has decimated that unit.

01:30And defensively, without Nick Bosa, their pass rush is significantly worse, and as we

01:35all know in the NFL, a good pass rush is the key to sporting a great defense.

01:40So as long as Bosa and Williams are out of the lineup, this is just going to be a big

01:44problem for the 49ers.

01:45So I don't think they're going to come back from this this year.

01:48I think they're going to have to kind of re-rack and focus towards next year.

01:51But again, never say never, but two games back in the NFC West race at this point in

01:55the year, it's tough to back them.