I like all of Bedard's work, though sometimes he can be a little pessimistic and analytically extreme. However, I feel his assessment is spot on about the pass rush (or lack thereof). If we can't trust our secondary to cover, giving the QB time to throw certainly doesn't help the cause.
Bill doesn't believe in a lot of blitzes. He wants to be able to rush his 3 or 4 down lineman and have them beat their blocks or push the pocket to create the pressure they desire, like the Giants do. Here is our problem though: Our Defensive Line is nowhere near the quality of the Giants'. We certainly have the pieces to get there in Chandler Jones and Vince Wilfork, but the Defensive Line needs tweaking for it to be satisfactory in this area.
What we need are more athletic and penetrating Defensive Tackles. We have none of those, Wilfork and Love are primarily run stuffers, and Brace and Deaderick are just bad. Our only penetrating DT is Pryor, and he is still on PUP and has yet to be consistent in his play. Fanene was supposed to line up next to Wilfork and rush the QB, but we all know how his saga ended, unfortunately.
At Defensive End, we have a star in the making with Chandler Jones. He has the frame and intangibles to be our JPP. What we need now is a solid LDE to pair across from him that can help in run support yet can also get after the QB on a consistent basis. Right now, I do not see any candidates on this roster to fill that role. Ninkovich and Cunningham are performing admirably, but they are simply undersized and too inconsistent. If they show more, they can be reconsidered.