So when Anzalone goes down for the year with a torn ACL week 5, Collins misses a month with a high ankle sprain and Barnes isn't system ready.....then what? Tavai and.....??? See how that quickly becomes a VERY shitty situation.
Depth matters in this league, now more than ever. Kwon Alexander and a June 1 cut would be a nice way to fill out the LB room. If Tavai even makes the team it means we have the worst LB corp in the league.
JRM has a shot in this system. Still have the EDGE LBs to use too. But yeah losing 2 starting LBS would suck for many teams. Barnes will have to be ready early like any LB we could have taken. Rookie will have to play this year more if Anzalone hurt or not performing. Same if we took two LBs. Both would have to be ready to play with injuries to Collins or Anzalone. Parsons could struggle, Cox could struggle, insert any rookie LB now could struggle
This year is a rebuild and developing players. They have a competitive team. We'll see how the injury roulette goes for us and all teams