Return of 49ers’ NaVorro Bowman could make Robert Saleh prophetic
Apr 11, 2017 at 1:00 PM
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By mid-April, some baseball teams have received their first dose of harsh reality, but those in the NFL remain blissfully optimistic. On Monday, rookie defensive coordinator Robert Saleh indicated he'd be overseeing a unit that would morph from putrid to punishing. Shortly after Saleh left the podium, his spot was assumed by inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman, a run-stuffing savant who missed the final 12 games last season with a torn Achilles tendon. Last season, the 49ers set an NFL record by allowing a 100-yard rusher in seven straight games and established franchise records for the most rushing yards and touchdowns allowed in a season. Bowman for Nick Bellore, a special-teams player who had logged 40 defensive snaps in five-plus seasons before Bowman was injured. In 2017, Bowman will be back, but it's worth wondering if he'll be the same player who was a first-team All-Pro in each of his four full seasons as a starter (while averaging 147.5 tackles). Saleh hopes divine intervention won't be necessary to drastically improve the league's 32nd-ranked run defense. [...] second-year defensive tackle DeForest Buckner figures to build on an impressive rookie season and tackle Arik...
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