HOUSTON, TX - AUGUST 15: Kenny Hilliard #38 of the Houston Texans is tackled by Arik Armstead #69 of the San Francisco 49ers at Reliant Arena at Reliant Park on August 15, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
The 49ers pass rush against the Texans in their first preseason game was essentially non-existent.
Head coach Jim Tomsula allowed as much on a conference call to beat reporters, per ESPN: "Not all the way in sync. But I will say ... in my history of coaching defensive line, if you go look at the preseason, the pass rush is a little sketchy, too, because we don't put a lot of gameplanning into the protections. And we're not putting a lot of gameplan in using our leverage principles in the rush as much."
The defense failed to record a sack and was credited with three quarterback hits, two from rookie Eli Harold and one from Lawrence Okoye.
The struggles in this particular area isn't too surprising for a unit still trying to pick up the pieces after recently waiving Aldon Smith, and losing Patrick Willis and Chris Borland to retirement in the offseason.
(h/t ESPN)
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