In his rookie season, Stephone Anthony played 990 snaps and totaled a team-high 112 tackles. In his sophomore season, last year, Anthony played 116 snaps and finished with a mere 16 tackles. His meteoric rise in 2015 was followed by a head-scratching crash to Earth in 2016.
Many fans and sports writers alike have wondered what transgression could have possibly caused Anthony’s tumble down the depth chart. Some assume a lack of coaching is the main culprit, and those of us who have followed former linebackers coach Joe Vitt’s career know very well he failed to develop a single drafted linebacker in 10 seasons with the Saints.