we’re light on starting corners…ok, maybe.
However, and as Fire points out, Anzalone’s going to need to stay healthy…who’s our 31 year old’s backup?
right totally agree with both of these thoughts. The seemingly obvious CHINK in the armour.
By pointing out a potential plan/thought process I am not endorsing it. I am just saying that the defense so far is MORE Bowles than ever. We have a surplus of hybrid nickel style safety/CB guys (totally Bowles), but do we have outside corners? We have a downhill LB drafted, but do we have LBs capable of stopping the thing that killed us most in 2025, short passing to RBs and TEs
And the team is still THIN and very susceptible to injury, but Bowles (not Licht) seems to deal with that by trying to be multiple everywhere, as opposed to very good and/or deep everywhere
The one thing I will say is that two breathing humans might perform better at ILB compared to 2025. LVD is hopefully a HOFer, but he was absolutely picked on over and over and over last season, ESPECIALLY down the stretch.
The potential for this season runs from 3 wins to 11 lol, but clearly the plan seems to be to let Bowles build a defense that he believes in