HOW 49ERS DC ROBERT SALEH CONTINUES TO FIND BALANCE WITH YOUNG DEFENSE

Robert Saleh would like the opportunity to dial up exotic defensive schemes, but with a younger defense, the 49ers defensive coordinator is trying to find balance.“Every game plan is different,” Saleh said Thursday. “We tried to be aggressive with Houston and it didn't quite work out. We tried to do our best to make the rookie play quarterback and it worked out. Some days will be good, some days not so much.”

Saleh was referring to the team's Week 8 loss to the Houston Texans when the coordinator used every opportunity possible to get pressure on C.J. Stroud, using blitzes by various players. A week later, when the 49ers appeared to keep it simple, the group was more disciplined in holding the New York Giants to only seven points in the first half.

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