After a fast start to the season, the 49ers have struggled in recent weeks with the defensive problems being particularly glaring the past two weeks in losses to Minnesota and Cincinnati.
When the San Francisco 49ers went from Robert Saleh to DeMeco Ryans at defensive coordinator, the unit didn't miss a beat.The shift this past offseason from Ryans to Steve Wilks hasn't gone nearly as smoothly. And that's a reason why the Niners head into their bye week on a three-game losing streak and in search of the dominant defensive performances that carried the team at times in recent years.
The 49ers have struggled tackling in recent weeks and had a season-worst 13 missed tackles Sunday, according to Pro Football Focus, to give them 32 the past three games after having only nine the three weeks before that.San Francisco has also allowed 15 plays of 20 or more yards the past three games after giving up only 10 in the first five contests.'It's just inconsistency across the board,' linebacker Fred Warner said.
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