That was my concern as well. He was purely a chase defender, he wasn’t exactly a high iq or intuitive player, he just had good range and tackled well. I was surprised he was rising so fast through the ranks because I never saw him as the kinda player who I thought would be a coaching prodigy.
I think Harbaugh just really liked Zach Orr the person, probably loved his energy as a position coach, probably commanded the room pretty well with those guys, and that was enough for Harbaugh to make him his project and once Harbaugh makes that decision we all know he’s gonna die on that hill.