Who will be the Niners new DC?-Rooney Rule Now Applicable

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by TD49ers:
He is not being scapegoated for the SB. There is plenty of other reasons....

Run Defense EPA/Play:

2019: #9
2020: #7
2021: #2
2022: #1
2023: #25 (!!)

When the personnel has largely been the same, I don't know how your run defense drops off this much over an offseason...

— Akash Anavarathan (@akashanav) February 14, 2024

Originally posted by RonnieLott:
James J. Schwartz is going to be available. He only signed a one year deal with Cleveland and he has not been extended. They literally run the exact same scheme as the 49ers just much better.

Originally posted by RonnieLott:
James J. Schwartz is going to be available. He only signed a one year deal with Cleveland and he has not been extended. They literally run the exact same scheme as the 49ers just much better.

Originally posted by 9ersguy:
OMG If we hire pete carrol...Wouldn't that be something. He can teach us how to cheat and win lol.

Originally posted by libertyforever:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by captveg:

Originally posted by thl408:
There is possibly a league wide shift coming with the way BAL (and now SEA) and KC are playing. Not sure if 49ers should hop on that movement or stay with a zone dominant scheme. This will be a very interesting hire and will tell us a lot about what Kyle thinks of the defensive landscape of the NFL.

More DB focused in man than DL/zone focused, yes? Seems to be the way Ravens and Chiefs countered Shanny's offense.

There's a few things going on league wide, offensively, that gets countered by the BAL/SEA/KC schemes. All the presnap motion that many offenses now use is to confuse the pattern matching coverages that has made its way across the league - Fangio split safety schemes. Playing more man counters this.

The heavily disguised blitz schemes that those defenses use put so much pressure on the OL to have their s**t together. Like you said, it will be a shift from DL/zone heavy to CBs that can man up while scheming up exotic blitz packages. Less emphasis on DLman that can win 1v1, more on the DC to understand and break pass protection schemes.

Do we have the personnel to play more man? Mooney for sure. I suppose Lenoir would be ok. But we would need another really good corner who can man up. Not sure we would be able to get that.

Originally posted by SFrush:
I hope it's not brandon staley.

Originally posted by 49erohio:

Originally posted by RonnieLott:
James J. Schwartz is going to be available. He only signed a one year deal with Cleveland and he has not been extended. They literally run the exact same scheme as the 49ers just much better.

If this is a real possibility. Make it happen

Originally posted by GoreGoreGore:
I would love Vrabel, but I just don't want to keep going through this revolving door at DC. He will definitely get another HC opp, especially if the defense is great.

Phil Parker makes the most sense to me if we can lure him away from the NCAA, money talks. He's a lifetime DC that doesn't care about being a HC, always has good defenses, adapts well, has evolved his scheme over the years, and he will gain the players respect.

Originally posted by Monsterniner:
My top options:

1-Daniel Bullocks----has been here since 2017
2-Jim Schwartz----wide-9 expert and Kocurek's mentor
3-Mike Vrabel----HC'ing experience but he'd only be here 1 year

Originally posted by RonnieLott:
James J. Schwartz is going to be available. He only signed a one year deal with Cleveland and he has not been extended. They literally run the exact same scheme as the 49ers just much better.

Originally posted by NinerJeff:
I think Bullocks is the obvious choice don't you?

Originally posted by 49erohio:

Originally posted by RonnieLott:

James J. Schwartz is going to be available. He only signed a one year deal with Cleveland and he has not been extended. They literally run the exact same scheme as the 49ers just much better.

If this is a real possibility. Make it happen