49ers’ next defensive coordinator needs better pass-rush production
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SANTA CLARA – Mykel Williams was “about to get comfortable and hit my stride” in his rookie season. Then came a fateful step. The anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee snapped, with a mere four minutes left in a 10-point win over the New York Giants on Nov. 2 That was the last the 49ers saw from their 2025 first-round draft pick, further weakening a pass rush that lost Nick Bosa to his own ACL tear in the 49ers’ Sept. 21 home opener. It wasn’t surprising the 49ers finished with a league-low 20 sacks. But the 49ers kept on winning, through the NFC playoffs’ wild-card round and up until Saturday’s 41-6 blowout loss at Seattle. “It would have been nice to be a part of it,” Williams...