(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

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In week 1 of S23, Brendan Lanier had a pretty good debut that made it seem like he could be a huge steal for the Sabercats. He had 8 tackles and two sacks, one of which resulted in a safety in a victory of the New Orleans SecondLine, though there were still some standout games, most notably week 5 against the Austin Copperheads where he had 5 tackles, an interception, and a punt block, it's obvious at this point that those two games were probably just outliers. Now that's not to say he's a terrible player, just that he's not the huge surprise steal that his debut potentially made him out to be. Safety's stats don't really jump off of the box score as anything special, unless they play in the nickel, and Lanier's no exception. He's carved his role as the last line of defense for one of the best defenses in the ISFL currently. He's also able to get decent pressure on the QB and pick up a few sacks over the course of the season and may still have those surprise games up his sleeve. Overall, not too shabby for a seventh round pick who most probably didn't even know swapped positions prior to the draft.