I spent a few pages in two different threads since December having to convince a few folks that Campbell has been putting up elite stats in multiple categories and #1 CB stats virtually everywhere else.

It's baffling to me that it takes articles like these to get some of our fans hip to the kids excellent performance.

Anyhoo - Williams always played very well after the switch.
Even though the slot was still an easy place for QBs to find open targets, having the outside spots solidified down the stretch (after the DET game) sparked a positive change on defense.

Moving Williams made a big impact in my opinion.

Adding a guy who can cover the slot would bring about yet another uptick for our defense.
Still a little surprised it wasn't prioritized a bit sooner in that draft.

I'm hoping year two in Caldwell's system (and year two for Caldwell himself as a DC) equates to a step forward.
The team was fairly stingy in overall points allowed but way too far down the list in yards allowed.
If they can get off the field on third down a bit more often they'll be in position to really make a run.

They gave up 350 first downs last year. Get that down to ~310 and they are in really good shape.

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