AP

The 49ers defense got torn up again on Sunday, allowing 513 total yards and 249 rushing yards to the Buccaneers in a 34-17 loss that sent them into their bye week with a 1-6 record.

Jacquizz Rodgers became the second straight back to gain at least 100 rushing yards in the first half of a game and the struggles on that side of the ball led to questions about defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s future with the team. Head coach Chip Kelly said that there will not be any changes to the staff during the bye week and that he doesn’t believe he needs to spend more time with the defense in order to get better results once the team returns to the field.

“No, we spend time together during the week,” Kelly said, via Niners Wire. “We carve out time in terms of how we watch film and what we do and understand the plan as we’re moving forward. There’s good communication going on form that standpoint. It’s not like I don’t know what’s going on on the defensive side of the ball.”

Tweaks to the scheme couldn’t hurt when the unit is performing as poorly as it has this season, but the 49ers need to be better everywhere if the results are going to improve. Their average offensive drive is the shortest in the league and they have the fewest yards in the league, neither of which helps the defense or the team’s chances of ending a six-game losing streak that’s only seen the 49ers finish within one score of their opponent one time.