Give it a year and they might be really https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Jerick-Mckinnon-Jersey , really good." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteNiners Nationa San Francisco 49ers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsLibrary49ersOddsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 49ers Salary CapLevi’s Stadium Events49ers Transactions49ers Injury News49ers Press Conferences & Conference CallsFiled under:49ers offseason workouts, OTAs, minicampPFF has 49ers defensive line as one of the most improvedNew,82commentsGive it a year and they might be really, really good. PDTShareTweetShareSharePFF has 49ers defensive line as one of the most improvedThe 49ers defensive line has fans salivating over the possibilities in 2019. While its run defense has much improved since Jim O’Neil turned in one of the worst in history, the pass rushing has left something to be desired, it needed more improvement and it just might almost be there. The folks over at Pro Football focus have the 49ers defensive as one of the most improved defensive lines in football. A lot of the hopeful success of the line rides on Nick Bosa and he’s right now sitting out with a hamstring injury. With any luck (and crossed fingers for good measure) that will be the last injury he deals with for some time. The whole line itself is loaded with first round draft picks. This reminds me a lot of the 49ers offensive line developing during the Mike Nolan/Mike Singletary days. When they took Mike Iupati and Anthony Davis in 2010 there were rumblings that the 49ers may have the best offensive line in football. The 49ers offensive line wasn’t awful in 2010, but it had its issues. In 2011 with a year of geling behind them, the line lived up to the name and was one of the best lines in the league if not the best when Jim Harbaugh arrived and lived up to it until injuries decimated it during 2014. The same could be forming for the 49ers defensive line. I’ve said this a couple times, but it bears repeating. The 49ers defensive line has improved, but it will need time to gel. The numbers will most certainly go up DeForest Buckner Jersey , they were too disappointing in 2018 not to.With the talent on the line, but keep an eye on 2020. I think in a year we aren’t talking about an improved defensive line, but perhaps one of the best defensive lines in football. When the NFL released the Pro Bowl roster for 2018, expectingto see all of the San Francisco 49ers to make the roster was nothing more than blind optimism. While every player and playmaker deemed a game changer can’t make the NFL’s version of an all-star game, the 49ers had some players putting together a decent season. So who made it? Kyle Juszczyk. That’s it. George Kittle is slotted in as a reserve, something infuriating at first, but after you think about Zach Ertz in the mix, it makes a bit more sense if you try to be objective about it. But there are some names we can get angry about. Let’s wallow in despair on the snubs. Absolute snubsThe obvious name is a current alternate, but they should be at the very least a reserve like Kittle, and that’s DeForest Buckner. Why the defensive tackle got slotted in as an alternate we may never know. Aaron Donald (Los Angeles Rams) getting the starting nod is understandable, he’s having a great season with the Los Angeles Rams.But Akiem Hicks (Chicago Bears) and Geno Atkins (Cincinnati Bengals) is a bit strange. Per Pro Football Reference Garry Gilliam Color Rush Jersey , Buckner is sitting on 11 sacks for the season while Hicks and Atkins have six and 10 sacks respectively. Also, Buckner shares the same number of solo tackles with Hicks (38) and a whopping 17 more than Atkins’ 21. The one thing Buckner is beat at is the forced fumble category where he shares a goose egg with Atkins while Hicks has three. Stats do lie though, tape doesn’t. So go put on a DeForest Buckner tape (I recommend his recent pilgrimage in Seattle) and tell me how he gets left out. So whatever, I guess. Robbie Gould also stands as an absolute snub. Aldrick Rosas was selected as the kicker. A decent choice. Just one problem: While he and Gould share a single missed field goal on the season, Gould has him beat on total field goals made by one. Rosas has him beat by having one missed one extra point vs. Gould’s one miss and one botched attempt. Apparently the NFL finds extra points that important in the scheme of things. Sort of snubsJoe Staley has been punching tickets to the Pro Bowl his whole career, but he’s not going this year. Despite starting every single game and being ranked eighth on Pro Football Focus’ Top-25 offensive linemen, Staley is sitting out in favor of tackles Tyron Smith (Dallas Cowboys); Terron Armstead (New Orleans Saints) Trent Williams, (Washington). The three names are all respectable talents who have played lights out this year. Armstead in particular is ranked No. 1 on that aforementioned offensive lineman list and has been a brick wall to defensive lines. Smith and Williams both have turned in some very, very good performances as well. Williams makes me wonder how the voting went, because there’s others (besides Staley) that I felt played better than he did. When it gets down to it, it seems more like an unfortunate coin flip that Staley lost. What bothers me is that Staley isn’t even listed as an alternate—now that stings. Staley is in the twilight of his career and the players listed above are all understandable superiors https://www.49ersfanshop.com/Garrett-Celek-Jersey , but to even keep Staley off the alternates list is a bit baffling. Richard Sherman also comes to mind here on a sort of snub. He’s played very well coming back from his Achilles injury, however he’s also been injured and kept out of some games. Given that he’s had to be sidelined a couple times this year, it’s understandable how he could have been kept off the roster. Being out a game or two isn’t an absolute check mark, but Sherman also hasn’t been able to notch any turnovers for 2018, which hurts his stock. Plus, that cornerback roster of Kyle Fuller (Chicago Bears), Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals), Darius Slay (Detroit Lions), and Byron Jones (Dallas Cowboys) is full of players with impressive 2018 seasons. Itty bitty snubsA lot of you were wondering if Matt Breida would make the Pro Bowl given the season he’s had. Um, no. Breida maybe at-best could be an alternate, but when you have Ezekiel Elliot (Cowboys) Arik Armstead Jersey , Todd Gurley (Rams), and Saquon Barkley (Giants)as your running back depth, it makes sense why Breida doesn’t make the squad. Those three have been go-to guys for everything this year. It would have been nice—and deserving— to see Breida as an alternate, but understandable he’s not mentioned. Mike McGlinchey put together a solid rookie campaign and has been one of the best rookie offensive linemen this year. Just because he’s exceeding expectations his rookie season doesn’t mean he belongs on the Pro Bowl roster. Like Breida, listing him as an alternate would be nice, but if Joe Staley isn’t making that list, McGlinchey has an even longer hill to climb making it. Finally, Jimmy Garoppolo. Because the world always needs Jimmy G. Even if he’s playing only in our hearts this year.