Borland, Lynch Will Give 49ers’ New Coordinator Some Interesting Options
It's still uncertain who Jim Tomsula's defensive coordinator will be on the 49ers. In fact, many of the assistants on defense are yet to be selected.And the questions he'll face – whoever he is – will be many. What kind of scheme best suits this group? What does Tomsula want to run? Will Justin Smith retire? When will Patrick Willis and NaVorro Bowman be 100 percent? Which cornerbacks will be re-signed?But whoever becomes coordinator also will have two sure things -- young linebackers Aaron Lynch and Chris Borland – to plug into whatever system he decides to run.The two rookie linebackers were among the most pleasant surprises on a disappointing, injury riddled team that slumped to 8-8 in 2014.It's uncertain what roles the two will play in 2015, but both showed they were talented, undervalued pickups in the 2014 draft.Borland, a third-round pick from Wisconsin, had been deemed too small and too slow by many, yet when he was inserted into the lineup because of injuries, he was a tackling machine at inside linebacker.In eight starts he led San Francisco for the season with 107 tackles and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after a 12-tackle,...
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