“There may be safeties that deliver more highlight-reel hits or haul in more interceptions, but there aren’t many safeties that impact games as regularly and in as many ways as Ward does.”
“There are a handful of positions on the 49ers’ roster with massive question marks going into the year. Safety is not one of those positions.”
“When it comes to double-teams off the edge, there’s Bosa ... and then there’s everyone else,” Fowler added. “Bosa was facing doubles on nearly 30% of his snaps in 2021 and still posted 15.5 sacks and a 23.0% pass rush win rate, eighth in the NFL.