It’s fair to say Isaiah Oliver is not a universally beloved player. The former second round pick was essentially mothballed in his rookie year before becoming a starter in 2019, where he was frequently targeted and sometimes crisped in a rough year for the entire secondary. While Oliver had brilliant moments in the early going this year, he once again had a missed interception here or moment where he was completely outpaced there that led to him enjoying the wrong end of the highlight reel far too often in the first five weeks of the season.
With Raheem Morris assuming head coaching duties and Jeff Ulbrich becoming the full-time defensive coordinator, paired with the return of Kendall Sheffield, he’s now played over 75% of the defensive snaps just one in the past six weeks.