49ers staffer Jeff Spicoli

Originally posted by boast:
for the people asking why Sorensen wasn't promoted last year…one year in an organization likely wasn't enough. after two years in the organization, he would have a better grasp on what needs to be done.

i don't see Sorensen not getting the job last year as a negative. quite the contrary actually.

The thing is he was promoted last year. He went from Defensive assistant to Defensive pass game specialist and Nickels coach, so this is two years in a row that he received a promotion. He is clearly someone that the team has recognized as an ascending coach.

Originally posted by mrbusinessman499:
This makes no damn sense

Let me help you out. He was always the first choice. So good that we skipped over him last year to bring in a guy with a different philosophy. So good that we waited 3 weeks to hire him, even though he was sitting right there in the office next door. Based on some of the comments on the zone, the delay was either because he was on a 3 week vacation and we didn't want to disturb him or we wanted to satisfy the Rooney rule so we picked 2 random coaches to interview for kicks. But regardless, he was always the first choice.

Originally posted by JR80Forever:

Originally posted by Wrathman:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
It was reported that Sorensen and Kyle were the guys game planning the defense for the SB (not Wilks).

I heard it was Kyle and another coach, I just didn't know it was Sorensen.

Have a link?

I believe it was a pod I listen to shortly after the Super Bowl. Cant remember which one

Originally posted by 49ers808:

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Uninspired by these hirings but, it is what it is. Now with Sorenson already being on the defense and seeing the lack of pass rush and poor run defense, I'm curious to see what he's gonna do different?

I dont remember the Saleh and Ryan's hirings being to exciting either.

I was excited about the Ryan's hire

Rregardless.....excitement is not a required criteria for a successful hire.

I would say the biggest question in the hirings would be how does Staley fit into the defensive strategy.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by thl408:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by NYniner85:
It was reported that Sorensen and Kyle were the guys game planning the defense for the SB (not Wilks).

Exactly. I think adding a good veteran defensive coach mind with play calling experience to go along with Nick is possibly a really good strategy.

Hope it works out.

Added plus is this gets Staley more exposure to our system and some different ideas on what we can do with it.

NYNiner, where do you see this reported?

If I recall, it might have been Ryan Hensley on twitter saying he heard from someone inside the building this was the case. There may have been one other person corroborating but it had been pretty hush hush from everywhere else.

who the hell is Ryan Hensley? I looked up his twitter profile and he's just some dude. Anyone one of us can put "NFL Analyst" in our twitter profile.

edit: this guy?
https://twitter.com/ryanhensley24?lang=en

Never mind, wasn't him. I searched his post and nothing there. For the life of me can't remember who said it.

That's because nobody said it and NY is lying through his teeth.

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by 49ers808:

Originally posted by TD49ers:

Originally posted by Kolohe:
Uninspired by these hirings but, it is what it is. Now with Sorenson already being on the defense and seeing the lack of pass rush and poor run defense, I'm curious to see what he's gonna do different?

I dont remember the Saleh and Ryan's hirings being to exciting either.

I was excited about the Ryan's hire

Rregardless.....excitement is not a required criteria for a successful hire.

Then why did YOU bring that up?

Originally posted by JR80Forever:
That's because nobody said it and NY is lying through his teeth.

It was said, but I think it would fall more into the unsubstantiated rumor department. I don't remember reading it from a a highly credible source. No corroboration. It's rare to get insight into gameplanning details in terms of who contributed what.

I'll see if I can find where I saw it.

Originally posted by boast:

Originally posted by DrEll:
Can't believe they had a chance at someone who has 5 SBs and knows how to call defenses that stopped us in the SB twice AND stopped the undefeated Patriots. Kyle is such an insecure clown couldn't take the heat from that interview last week and decided to take his ball home and hire his little buddy instead.

what a joke.

you have no idea if Merritt is competent enough to be a coordinator. how come after 4 Super Bowls wins, he never got a DC job?

He was offered the NY Giants DC job and declined it.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Yess!!

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Never mind, wasn't him. I searched his post and nothing there. For the life of me can't remember who said it.

Originally posted by JR80Forever:
That's because nobody said it and NY is lying through his teeth.

For the record, I think this guy is an idiot and I 100 percent would not put weight behind a comment based on his 'source(s).'

I do think it's reasonable to assume the possibility Kyle had more impact on the Super Bowl gameplan considering he was clearly out on Wilks and you have extra time to prep for the game.

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by bassmanr:
Agree he needs some new ideas and assistance with game planning like McDaniels. He gets stuck in groves and it costs him against great defenses.

We call that the offensive line. Most of their offensive struggles in the past few years all come down to the same thing, struggles with the OL and inability to hold blocks when they really need them.

That's the biggest area I'm looking to see some sort of evolution in approach from Shanahan. They largely lost two SB's because they couldn't block Chris Jones. I want to see a greater commitment to building the OL now that they have a QB that they actually seem to trust and the gameplan doesn't have to be geared towards "protect the QB from himself" the way it was in previous years.

Me too I've been posting on the Oline thread for two years about the need to fix the right side. I can't wait to see how Purdy looks with just a little more time to read defenses. He is going to be our next great QB IMHO. Your right about the line costing us especially this year. That blown line assignment with Chris Jones coming in un blocked is like watching a car crash, still have nightmares 😳 The other superbowl was protecting our QB from himself as you said. I just want one more superbowl win.....

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Never mind, wasn't him. I searched his post and nothing there. For the life of me can't remember who said it.

Originally posted by JR80Forever:
That's because nobody said it and NY is lying through his teeth.

Was told he was on a short leash in the Super Bowl. Kyle created defensive game plan and Kyle and another coach overruled play calling when needed. #fallguy https://t.co/2r4G5Afurr

— Ryan G Hensley (@ryanghensley) February 13, 2024

For the record, I think this guy is an idiot and I 100 percent would not put weight behind a comment based on his 'source(s).'

I do think it's reasonable to assume the possibility Kyle had more impact on the Super Bowl gameplan considering he was clearly out on Wilks and you have extra time to prep for the game.

This is all made up as a story due to that time out call when the D was up. Reported that Kyle didn't like the call. It spinned from the one time out to the Kyle and another created the entire plan.

Sounds Steven King to me.

Originally posted by 9erson3:
This is all made up as a story due to that time out call when the D was up. Reported that Kyle didn't like the call. It spinned from the one time out to the Kyle and another created the entire plan.

Sounds Steven King to me.

That could well be true. As I mentioned (in other words)… RGH has no credibility as far as I'm concerned.

Originally posted by SmokeyJoe:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:
Never mind, wasn't him. I searched his post and nothing there. For the life of me can't remember who said it.

Originally posted by JR80Forever:
That's because nobody said it and NY is lying through his teeth.

Was told he was on a short leash in the Super Bowl. Kyle created defensive game plan and Kyle and another coach overruled play calling when needed. #fallguy https://t.co/2r4G5Afurr

— Ryan G Hensley (@ryanghensley) February 13, 2024

For the record, I think this guy is an idiot and I 100 percent would not put weight behind a comment based on his 'source(s).'

I do think it's reasonable to assume the possibility Kyle had more impact on the Super Bowl gameplan considering he was clearly out on Wilks and you have extra time to prep for the game.

JR80 can S a D for calling me a liar…I got no reason to makeup anything. I'm not some Sorensen truther. I remember hearing it on a pod. I can't remember which one because I listen to a f**k ton and it was right after Wilks was fired.