Steve Wilks comes to Chase Young’s defense ahead of 49ers-Lions NFC Championship

The NFC Championship game is near and there is one big concern for the San Francisco 49ers. Kyle Shanahan’s defense was not able to sack Jordan Love once in their divisional matchup. This prompted fans to declare that the Detroit Lions might just beat them handily. It is largely because of the lack of aggressiveness in their defensive unit. Chase Young got blasted the most. However, defensive coordinator Steve Wilks came to his aid, via Cam Inman of The Mercury News.

Chase stepped in and did well. We didn’t have any sacks but he was effective rushing the passer and putting pressure on the quarterback,” Steve Wilks said about the effort Chase Young put in to get close to Jordan Love.

The 49ers are facing a Lions squad that ran 71 total plays which got them 391 all-purpose yards with a 5.5 yards per play average. Their opponents’ offensive line also allowed two sacks which clearly have shaken up Jared Goff in the latter parts of the game. If they do put in more aggressiveness, they can clearly dominate and win the NFC Championship.

Coach Shanahan backs up the 49ers defense

Kyle Shanahan also came up to defend his defensive squad. The 49ers head honcho did not like how they were chastised for spending a lot on their defense but not notching a sack against the Green Bay Packers.