49ers interested in Bengals’ Washington and James

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

While defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is likely to garner much of the media attention as other NFL teams look to fill head-coaching vacancies, the San Francisco 49ers could suffer other losses. Personnel from the team's front office could be plucked away this offseason. NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported on Sunday that the Carolina Panthers were expected to request an interview with 49ers VP of player personnel, Adam Peters, for the team's general manager job. Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reports that the request is in, and the interview is scheduled for Wednesday. Breer also notes that the 49ers' other VP of player personnel, Martin Mayhew, is

Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports that the Washington Football Team has requested to interview San Francisco 49ers VP of player personnel Martin Mayhew for its general manager opening. The Washington Football Team has requested to interview 49ers VP of player personnel Martin Mayhew for its GM job, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) January 12,