Originally posted by 305Niner:
49ers defense is hellafied. The talent was always there, the coaching was not. I hated Manusky's defense. Insert Fangio and we got a D beasting like the Steelers and Ravens
Shed Lawson, Clements, Franklin, Spikes....
Replace with Willis Clone (I think Manusky would have liked to have had this years Bowman), Culliver (potential #1), Rogers (Legit #1), Aldon Smith (Highest sack rate in the league per snap with Ware), and move Ray McDonald into the starting lineup with Brooks lining up opposite Haralson... I suspect that all of these moves contributed a lot more than the change from Manusky to Fangio.