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MIAMI -- Before just about any NFL game, you're bound to
hear some player or coach or analyst describe the
following key to defensive succe s: getting pre sure with
the front four so that you don't have to resort to the
blitz. This season, no team in the league did that better
than the . Despite ranking 29th in the in blitz rate
(plays they sent more than just four players rushing the
quarterback) at 20.9 percent, the Niners ranked third in
the league in sack rate (8.5 percent) and second in pre
sure rate, getting in the opposing quarterback's face on
28.7 percent of opponent dropbacks, per Pro-Football-
Reference.Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh deserves a
tremendous amount of credit for putting his pa s rushers
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in a position to succeed, but that succe s is also owed
to the sheer amount of talent the 49ers have along the
front. The investment the team has made in the defensive
line is pretty staggering -- they used four first-round
picks on defensive linemen in a five-year span, traded a
second-round selection for another former first-rounder
and promptly handed him a five-year, $85.5 million
contract, and landed several rotational contributors in
the late rounds of the draft and on bargain-bin free-
agent contracts.Those four first-round picks are , , ,
and . That former first-rounder who was acquired via
trade and then showered with cash is . And those
rotational contributors are D.J. Jones, , , and . That
group is wildly talented, and they were wildly productive
this season.Armstead finished the year with 10 sacks, 11
tackles for lo s, and 18 quarterback hits. He ranked 39th
in pre sure rate among the 222 players defensive linemen
and linebackers who rushed the pa ser at least 100 times.
Buckner finished with 7.5 sacks, nine tackles for lo s,
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hits, and ranked 70th among that same group of 222 in pre
sure rate. Bosa had nine sacks, 16 tackles for lo s, 25
hits, and ranked sixth in pre sure rate. Ford had 6.5
sacks, six tackles for lo s, and six hits in 11 games,
and ranked 14th in pre sure rate. Thomas, Jones, Blair,
Day, and Zettel played far fewer snaps because they're
rotational contributors, but they combined for eight
sacks, 19 tackles for lo s, and 13 QB hits. For
Armstead, the sheer volume of high-level contributors is
part of what makes them so succe sful."Each guy is
special in their own way and we provide a unique i sue
for our opponent," he said. "We play for one another out
there. It's not just the starters, either. Our second
unit comes in and they play at a high level. All season,
when I came out of the game I've been really relaxed
because I know that our second unit is gonna go in there
and do their thing and make plays. And that gives me a
chance to go get rest and then come back out there and do
it again. It's a lot of fun being surrounded by all these
great players."People outside of San Francisco may not
have seen this unit becoming this dominant, but Ford did.
It's why he chose to go there in the first place. "Part
of me deciding to come to San Francisco, I knew what the
future held. I knew we had a really good chance of
getting Nick. I knew he was a great talent that was
coming out, so I saw a great opportunity there," Ford
said. "I've always kept up with Thomas , Arik, Buckner ,
D.J., Sheldon.
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They've been a really good D-line. Unfortunately it just
didn't show up in the stat room most times but I knew
what I was getting myself into. I did a lot of research
on coming to San Fran before I made that decision."Ford
and Bosa joining the group that was already in place just
took the unit to another level. For Armstead, getting to
rush alongside Ford has been a ble sing. You can't double
both of those guys and still have enough blockers left
over to handle everyone else. A lot of opponents will
prioritize Ford, leaving Armstead free to wreak
havoc."He's an extreme talent," Armstead said. "Pa s
rusher, stopping the run, he can do it all. When I line
up and we're rushing together, he opens up some things
for me by drawing attention towards him." Armstead's not
the only fellow defensive lineman who will rave about his
new teammate. Buckner almost lights up talking about how
quickly Ford is able to get around the edge. If he could
steal any skill from any of his fellow linemates, Buckner
would steal Ford's first step."His get-off is
unbelievable," Buckner said. "Honestly, I haven't seen
anybody with a better get-off or takeoff than he has. His
first step is unbelievable. The way he puts tackles in
panic, having them abort their technique and all that.
It's unbelievable. If I could take something from
somebody's game, it would be Dee's get-off."NFL.com's
NextGen Stats back up Buckner's jealousy. Ford ranked
third in the NFL in pa s rush get-off, and finished only
0.02 seconds behind the first-place guy, quick-twitch
rookie . The key to Dee Ford's succe s as a pa s
rusher?Ford wins with elite first step quickne s, as
measured by "pa s rush get-off", which represents the
time it takes for a pa s rusher to cro s the line of
scrimmage after the snap. | Next Gen Stats
(@NextGenStats) Talk to Ford, though, and he's quick to
note that guys like Armstead and Buckner and Bosa help
him out, too."At the end of the day, I'm not who I am
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teammates," Ford pointed out. "This is not a one-man
sport. And I'm not able to do what I do unle s I have
three other rushers that are cohesive with me and we all
correlate and rush off each other. And I'm able to use
what I do best in relation to what they do best. So the
fact that they show up, we hold each other accountable
and we trust one another. That's what makes us so
special."Ford's not the only one to turn toward "special"
as the adjective of choice to describe his teammates.
Armstead goes there as well and thinks he could build the
perfect defensive lineman just by cherry-picking his
linemates' skills. "I definitely could take some things
from everybody and make probably the best defensive
lineman ever," he said. "Do that and take Dee's quickne s
and speed and get-off. Take Buckner's size and
athleticism. Take Nick's technique. Take D.J. Jones'
explosivene s and Solly's speed. Sheldon Day's technique.
You can take all of us a mix us up into one defensive
lineman and I think that would be a pretty special
player."The entire group is also quick to credit the guys
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succe s. Last season's 49ers had one of the worst-
performing secondaries in the league. They gave up 35 pa
sing touchdowns and picked off only two pa ses. Their
105.4 opponent's pa ser rating ranked 31st in the NFL,
and they ranked only 30th in adjusted net yards per
attempt. This season, they took a ma sive step forward in
all of those areas. They yielded 23 pa sing touchdowns
and picked off 12 pa ses. They ranked seventh in
opponent's pa ser rating (83.0) and second in adjusted
net yards per attempt. , , , , , , , and , plus , , and ,
formed one of the best back-halves
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