LeotheLion Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 8 minutes ago, Forge said: There was legit chatter that he was going to get canned over the bye week. I mostly feel bad for him because they didn't let him do his thing He's a really nice guy so I do feel bad for him. But this is imo a good move for the 49ers. The optics do look terrible though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamq Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 The defense performed well for a good portion of the Super Bowl, but broke down at the end and was very underwhelming all year long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Shout out to @El Ramster who knew this was a bad hire from the start Credit where credit is due, my guy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotanKing Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Considering the talent on that Niners defense, especially that DLine, they did definitely underperform this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeotheLion Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 11 minutes ago, MaddHatter said: How is he not a good DC? He held Dak and the Boys to 10pts, McVay and Stafford to 23 and 20, Eagles to 19, Love to 21 and Mahomes to 19pts through 4 quarters Speaking for the Rams, 23 points against the 49ers is probably one of our highest output against them in years. And that was without Kupp. And the 2nd game doesn't really count. It was Wentz and all backups for both teams. He definitely coached some good games. I gave him major props for the SB. I thought other than being blitz happy at the end, he did everything great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenos Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 2 minutes ago, Forge said: Shout out to @El Ramster who knew this was a bad hire from the start Credit where credit is due, my guy Brandon Staley is getting another help line 😅 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Defenses mostly make or break based on jimmys and joes, not Xs and Os. The optics aren't great for sure, but Wilks wasn't elevating the Niners defense this year. The roster on that side of the ball is stacked, and they should have been at least as good as they were. I think this is probably a good move in a vacuum, but with it coming this late in the offseason, who is available that is a clear upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_Eaglesfan Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 The biggest issue with doing this now is they pretty much have to promote from within. Brutal time to need coaches as the Eagles found out last year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Just now, minutemancl said: Defenses mostly make or break based on jimmys and joes, not Xs and Os. The optics aren't great for sure, but Wilks wasn't elevating the Niners defense this year. The roster on that side of the ball is stacked, and they should have been at least as good as they were. I think this is probably a good move in a vacuum, but with it coming this late in the offseason, who is available that is a clear upgrade? I'm curious to see if they go internal. This is the first time they went with an external hire like that. Curious to see if it's maybe like Daniel Bullocks? Externally, I don't know who would be a fit for what they do up front (if they want to keep that). I would look for someone in Cleveland maybe, or someone with history with Jim Schwartz. A guy like Ron Rivera or Brandon Staley doesn't appear to a fit. Last year when they talked about bringing in Fangio it was the same thing and I'm pretty sure Staley is from the Fangio tree 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Shanny introducing the new DC to the media: 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Why the jokes? SF regressed defensively with Wilks. Pretty similar roster to last year’s, minus Hufanga’s ACL but + Javon Hargrave and a half a season of Chase Young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknowcool Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 40 minutes ago, MaddHatter said: How is he not a good DC? He held Dak and the Boys to 10pts, McVay and Stafford to 23 and 20, Eagles to 19, Love to 21 and Mahomes to 19pts through 4 quarters I can’t speak on what went wrong in SF but he was a mediocre DC during his time here too. One of many reasons I didn’t want him as HC. Great motivator and position coach but he has some really bad tendencies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tank4Drake Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 1 hour ago, SteelKing728 said: But...why? Sarcasm? Bad hire from the start. Zero creativity and always plays to not lose with a lead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdrawkcab321 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Wilks sucks. One of the worst DCs the browns ever had and we’ve had a lot of bad ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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