The 49ers' inability to pressure the quarterback has perhaps been most notable on third down. They're allowing opponents to convert 52 percent of third downs, the second-worst mark in the league.

San Francisco is the NFL's only team that's played three games to have fewer than five sacks.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The winless 49ers think they're close to establishing the effective pass rush to help the defense.
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However it hasn't happened yet.
But defensive coordinator Robert Saleh said his group is on the brink of getting to the quarterback in a way that could change the season.
"The whole D-Line, we start licking our chops when we got more stationary quarterbacks that don't get out of the pocket and try to make something shake like Russell Wilson," defensive lineman DeForest Buckner said. "I'm definitely excited to get after it this week and just be more dominant as a front."
Buckner tied San Francisco's team lead with six sacks as a rookie. He didn't get his first until Week 6 when he had two. He used that experience to advise recent No. 3 pick Solomon Thomas,Cheap Shoes Online Uk Free Delivery, who's gotten off to a slow start as a pro with just one quarterback hit through three weeks.
The Cardinals are dealing with injuries along the offensive line, which has San Francisco believing it can replicate the pressure Dallas put on Palmer.
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"Toward the end of the season, everything started falling together. I was just telling (Thomas), 'Don't get frustrated out there. Just learn from it,'" Buckner said.
All three came in Week 2 against the Seahawks during a 12-9 loss. Four days later, the defensive front couldn't muster a sack against the Rams and second-year quarterback Jared Goff had his best game as a pro.
"It's so freaking close for those guys and if they continue to just freaking work there's no doubt in my mind the sacks are going to come in bunches and all that stuff will happen," Saleh said.
Buckner has yet to get a sack, but is becoming one of the league's best young linemen. But of the team's trio of first-round picks along the defensive line the past three seasons,Hydro Flask Vattenflaska, only Arik Armstead has a sack this season.