Howard Balzer in St. Louis is reporting that the St. Louis Rams, a division rival of the San Francisco 49ers, are one of the teams that has cornerback Carlos Rogers in their sights for free agency.
Rogers, who played extremely well for the 49ers in 2011, is scheduled to become a free agent at 1 PM today.
Matt Maiocco of CSN Bay Area mentions that Greg Williams drafted him and that Rogers said he liked playing for Williams. However, he also questions if Williams will even be coaching this year (see Saints bounty troubles).
The San Francisco 49ers may fall victim to the effect of running what many consider to be a successful and innovative scheme — the poaching of talent. Despite the six-win season, the team is just a year removed from a Super Bowl appearance, and head coach Kyle Shanahan remains one of the most highly-respected offensive minds in the league.
NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah points out that one of the subplots within the coach-interviewing flurry across the league is that multiple top candidates plan on running the scheme that Shanahan runs in San Francisco (h/t to Patrick Tulini). That could mean a run on assistants familiar with the system, and the 49ers have an abundance of
