"The 49ers aren't into spoon-feeding their rookies a little at a time. Rather, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh believes in system overload. Just learned a new assignment? Better be ready to junk it and move on to something even more challenging. It's been that way so far for Marques Sigle, a fifth-round draft pick out of Kansas State who appears to have an inside track to be a starting safety Week 1 on the road against the Seattle Seahawks."
"Whatever comes that day, it happens and that's out of my control, Sigle said. My control is going out there each and every day, not making the same mistakes and getting one percent better. My goal is to be a starter. If it doesn't happen, it's OK, but I'm working for that every day. I just want to win and contribute any way I can. That's all that matters."
Robert Saleh employs a system-overload approach that constantly tests rookies with changing assignments. Marques Sigle, a fifth-round pick from Kansas State, is competing with Jason Pinnock and Ji'Ayir Brown for a starting safety role in Week 1 at Seattle. Sigle emphasizes daily improvement, accepts game-day decisions as outside his control, and aims to contribute however needed. Pinnock advised that the coaching staff will change things on the fly to evaluate players. The 49ers placed 11 rookies on the 53-man roster, and Sigle showed quick learning despite missing most of the offseason after core surgery.
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