It’s been a challenging season for San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh. We saw the potential of what a healthy defense could look like in Week 1 against the Seattle Seahawks when they held that offense to 13 points. Since then, no team has kept the Seahawks under 20 points. There have been four occasions where Seattle scored at least 31 points.

But that was with Nick Bosa. Fred Warner was still manning the middle. First-round pick Mykel Williams was starting to flash. On Thursday, Saleh said every season is exhausting, whether you’re healthy or not. He elected to look at the development and growth of the players on the field during this season as opposed to looking back at the injuries.

One player the Niners will get back who they can expect to contribute is Bryce Huff

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