Many of us assumed that Isaiah Oliver was a lock to start in the slot at nickel for the 49ers defense. Oliver ran with the first team all throughout OTAs, mini-camp, and training camp.
After a disappointing preseason game, defensive coordinator Steve Wilks has decided to make some modifications to the rotation by shuffling through who gets reps in the slot:
“It is just really a rolodex of players, to be quite honest with you. And we did some things today where, we put [CB D’Shawn] Jamison inside, we moved Demo [DB Deommodore Lenoir] back inside a little bit.