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San Francisco 49ers: Stock watch after Week 2 loss to Seahawks

By Peter Panacy

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 17: Running back Carlos Hyde #28 of the San Francisco 49ers gains yardage against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter of the game at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 17: Running back Carlos Hyde #28 of the San Francisco 49ers gains yardage against the Seattle Seahawks during the second quarter of the game at CenturyLink Field on September 17, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) /
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GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 25: Christian Ringo #99 of the Green Bay Packers rushes against Laken Tomlinson #72 of the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 25, 2016 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 25: Christian Ringo #99 of the Green Bay Packers rushes against Laken Tomlinson #72 of the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on September 25, 2016 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

Offensive Guard Laken Tomlinson

A week after offensive guard Zane Beadles was anything but effective against the Panthers, head coach Kyle Shanahan elected to give the recently acquired guard Laken Tomlinson a start in Beadles’ place.

The move worked.

Tomlinson finished the day with a 50.1 overall game grade, according to Pro Football Focus — not great, but certainly a notable improvement over Beadles’ 23.1 mark the previous week.

More importantly, Tomlinson was much more effective than his predecessor setting up running plays towards the left side:

Overall, San Francisco’s offensive line played much better in Week 2 against a stout Seahawks front seven. Hopefully that continues.

And barring injury or any unforeseen circumstances, there doesn’t appear to be any reason to remove Tomlinson from the starting lineup.

Stock: Up