First, "far fewer blitzes" would seem to play into arguably the biggest potential weakness of this D: its lack of (proven) pass rushers. I believe the season-high for NFL sacks by anyone not named Aaron Donald is Brocker's 5.5 in 2013. Course, that has a lot of do w/the D's youth/lack of playing time, but point is that they lack proven pass rushers. In that context, the promise of few blitzes, if true, isn't encouraging to me.
Second, if a major point of the defense is to make the opposing QB confused and anxious, I'd think a fair bit of blitzing would be an important part of the mix. I think most starting NFL QB's will work thru any initial confusion the defense causes if they're able to put back there all day. My guess is that Staley will adjust quickly if my fears are realized, but... there're my two cents.
