{"id":275664,"date":"2025-08-10T01:14:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/275664\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T01:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T01:14:16","slug":"49ers-face-worrying-squad-concern-ahead-of-nfl-regular-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/275664\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers face worrying squad concern ahead of NFL regular season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/article-770x433-751f0a0d104e7969c3183bc6b08ba21b.webp.webp\"   width=\"770\" height=\"433\" alt=\"Story Photo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" alt=\"read tracker\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1754788456_487_ad-read-counter\" class=\"ad-block advertisement adblock ad-container read-tracker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Should the 49ers be worried about their offensive line going into Week 1? Joint practices with the Denver Broncos revealed a troubling area that could become a weakness for San Francisco in the 2025 NFL season.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, 95.7 The Game&#8217;s Joe Shasky spoke about what he saw during these joint practices and revealed his concerns regarding the 49ers&#8217; offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Offensive line, it&#8217;s going to be a work in progress,&#8221; Shasky said on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/957thegame\/status\/1953943134473531910\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;The Morning Roast.&#8221;<\/a> &#8220;I&#8217;m just going to say that. Now, again, I&#8217;m trying to give you the caveat of that Denver defense isn&#8217;t just good \u2014 they&#8217;re unbelievable.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now, it&#8217;s one team, it&#8217;s one practice. But that team was awesome last year. They look humming now. And not only were they good, there was a confidence and a smack talk level. They were delivering to the Niners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Shasky didn&#8217;t stop there, as he noted that in his eyes, the Broncos were manhandling the 49ers&#8217; offensive line during that practice that he saw in person.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look, let&#8217;s just call it what it is, the offense got punked [on Thursday],&#8221; Shasky added. &#8220;And again, the thin offensive line\u2014because people are going to go, &#8216;Purdy threw picks&#8217;\u2014I&#8217;m not really worried more about the results of the throws.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like the stuff leading up to the ball even being delivered; the pocket was getting collapsed. Purdy, last year, was forced to move over and over and over and over again. Same thing&#8217;s going to happen this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While San Francisco have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WillTr21.htm\" data-playername=\"Trent Williams\" title=\"Trent Williams stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trent Williams<\/a>, the 49ers have a middle-of-the-pack offensive line as it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharpfootballanalysis.com\/analysis\/best-nfl-offensive-line-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ranked 15th by Sharp Football Analysis<\/a>. Moreover, the 37-year-old is coming off only playing 10 games last season, so age could be starting to become a factor for the 11-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers have also seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BankAa00.htm\" data-playername=\"Aaron Banks\" title=\"Aaron Banks stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aaron Banks<\/a> leave this past offseason after starting 13 games for them last season before an MCL injury ended his year. Nonetheless, that&#8217;s a role on the 49ers&#8217; offensive line that will need to be filled, but there&#8217;s also young talent emerging from the group.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/P\/PuniDo00.htm\" data-playername=\"Dominick Puni\" title=\"Dominick Puni stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dominick Puni<\/a> started 17 games for the 49ers, and now he&#8217;ll be looking to take the next step in his development. For San Francisco&#8217;s offensive line to succeed, players like Puni need to keep improving.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tIt&#8217;s almost time for the San Francisco 49ers to kick off their preseason. Which young players will shine? Which players will win or lose a roster spot? These are a couple of questions fans look forward to being answered over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>For now, let&#8217;s jump into the&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhen Brock Purdy stepped into the huddle as a rookie in December 2022, he wasn&#8217;t just filling in\u2014he was taking over as the starting quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers. Despite being the last overall pick in the draft, Purdy carried himself like a seasoned veteran,&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe San Francisco 49ers have signed running back Ke&#8217;Shawn Vaughn to a one-year deal. To make room on the roster, the team waived offensive lineman Zack Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>San Francisco is preparing to host the Denver Broncos at Levi&#8217;s Stadium tonight in their preseason opener.<\/p>\n<p>The&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tThe San Francisco 49ers are gearing up for their preseason matchup against the Denver Broncos with three full practices scheduled this week. One of those sessions will be a joint practice with the Broncos at the 49ers&#8217; Santa Clara practice facility<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Kyle Shanahan and&#8230;\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images Should the 49ers be worried about their offensive line going into Week 1? 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