Joseph Gurrola from California asks:
"Lots of new faces in the building this season, how are they adapting to the scheme and meshing as a unit?"
While the offense is adjusting to a new scheme with Chip Kelly, the defense has seem to pick up where they left off with Patrick Graham.
Yes, there's been a lot of turnover on the defensive side of the ball, losing six of their starters in free agency. Nevertheless, the front office has worked to replace the roster spots with the likes of Jeremy Chinn, Devin White, Elandon Roberts and Eric Stokes. While still early in adjusting to Graham's scheme, they've forced turnovers in OTA and minicamp practices – with the energy turned up all the way.
"I think PG [Patrick Graham] does a good job of putting everybody in position to make plays ... some coaches are like, 'This is my scheme. Y'all are going to run it.' He really put players in position to do what they do best," White said during minicamp. "So, he's been standing on his word, and I've been loving it. And I think anytime we've got a problem, you can go to him. You can watch extra film with him. He don't mind, he watch ball all day. He can tell you everything before you could tell yourself, and so that's the good thing about him, he cares. Having a defensive coordinator that cares about you, cares about all the players, man that's a winning program right there."