Robinson Is Out for San Francisco. The Edge Rotation Heads Into a Hard Game Short-Handed.

Chop Robinson won't play Sunday. He's listed Out, still working through concussion protocol, which means the Dolphins travel to San Francisco without their second defensive end on the depth chart. Malik Herring moves into the primary role, with Max Llewellyn next in line behind him.

This was the scenario I flagged a few days ago when Robinson first entered protocol — the margin at that position was already thin, and a road game against a San Francisco offense that can stress an edge rotation all afternoon is not the spot you want to find out how thin. Ronnie Harrison Jr. is also Out, so the secondary is short-handed at the same time.

The Dolphins went 2–6 on the road last year, and the defensive front holding up in hostile environments was never their strong suit. This week doesn't ask them to solve that problem. It just asks them to manage it without one of their better options off the edge.