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OnTheClock · 2026-01-20T04:36:37-08:00

There were too many openings, he was as good as gone. At least he went to the AFC. Obvious choice to me for continuity is Jim Schwartz. Raheem Morris if they tweak the system, he'll never get another HC job. Flores is a maybe. He's good but just another guy who could leave quickly. Gus Bradley should only be a last resort and hopefully that's why they brought him in, thinking we'd at least have someone if we made a deeper run and everyone else was gone. I think he johns Saleh if he's not selected.

Feb 1, 2026 at 12:08 PM

#1066

Patton
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Originally posted by zeppfan1:
I don't believe he's available

Originally posted by BYisGod:
It's still not guaranteed he leaves Cleveland. Money cures everything.

Originally posted by ninersrule4:
He's under contract

True, I just mean that no one has decided he was worth getting for the price of getting him out of his contract.

Feb 1, 2026 at 2:04 PM

#1067

NYniner85
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Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:
Reaaaally not liking that Fangio news right now. It reeks of "well Eagles are seeing it Schwartz is available first, and then they'll make Fangio stay one more year if he isn't!"

Maybe Browns are trying to start a bidding war?

Bidding war? For what a DC? Bro no on is trading picks for a coordinator. The Browns are holding out hope that every team signs a DC and Schwartz just accepts that he's there for one more yr.

honestly I'm fine with Morris or Schwartz.

Meh. I'd give up a 2027 7th if we really had to. Browns can save face a little and we show how much we want Schwartz.

RE: Jim Schwartz: #49ers were interested just as many teams are/were.

But didn't get the sense from anyone that he'd shake loose from Cleveland. Too much uncertainty there to ignore a strong, well liked candidate available now.
— Nick Wagoner (@nwagoner) February 1, 2026

Feb 1, 2026 at 2:07 PM

#1068

Kolohe
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Maybe Schwartz sits out the season? Morris gets another shot at a HC gig then boom, Schwartz is 49ers DC!!!

Feb 1, 2026 at 2:17 PM

#1069

tankle104
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Originally posted by blunt_probe:
I'm not that big on Morris, but at least he shouldn't be one and done like Schwartz likely would be.

If he has an awesome year with us, I bet he gets consideration again. Wouldn't surprise me to see him go but I hope he's here for a few years and crushes it.

im not super high on him but I'm optimistic and will give him a chance. Seems like a high character guy.

my question is will be get to run his system or salahs? Will he get to bring any coaches in? Cause I think it's really tough for a coach to run a defense when none of its naturally his. Does Morris run a wide 9?

Feb 1, 2026 at 2:23 PM

#1070

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Originally posted by tankle104:
If he has an awesome year with us, I bet he gets consideration again. Wouldn't surprise me to see him go but I hope he's here for a few years and crushes it.

im not super high on him but I'm optimistic and will give him a chance. Seems like a high character guy.

my question is will be get to run his system or salahs? Will he get to bring any coaches in? Cause I think it's really tough for a coach to run a defense when none of its naturally his. Does Morris run a wide 9?

Not the base wide 9, no. His defense is closer to Vic Fangio's than anything else. I'm going through the Falcons' tape right now, and I'm surprised by how different the scheme looks ran by Jeff Ulbrich, who learned the 49ers' proprietary wide 9 defense under Saleh. Morris was the head coach, and you can tell he had a strong influence on what they did in Atlanta.

If this is any indication of what Morris will do here, we've probably seen the end of the base wide 9, but we've been trending in that direction. Saleh ran a s**t ton of 5-man fronts last season on base downs. Personally, I won't be sad to see the base wide 9 go. I like it as a wrinkle, but not the foundation of everything.

[ Edited by Heroism on Feb 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM ]

Feb 1, 2026 at 2:27 PM

#1071

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The 49ers can bring in the best to ever coach defense but if they don't make some personnel changes it wont matter. Our safeties and second outside corner all blow. None of them can cover. Much
Iike the offensive line Lynch and Shanahan have totally neglected the safety position. Neither Brown nor Muhammed could cover me.

[ Edited by SanFranFanfrmVa on Feb 1, 2026 at 2:28 PM ]

Feb 1, 2026 at 3:15 PM

#1072

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Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:
The 49ers can bring in the best to ever coach defense but if they don't make some personnel changes it wont matter. Our safeties and second outside corner all blow. None of them can cover. Much
Iike the offensive line Lynch and Shanahan have totally neglected the safety position. Neither Brown nor Muhammed could cover me.

Mustafa?

Feb 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM

#1073

BP13
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Stoked in the hire. Also here to eat crow, I was sure it was gonna be Bradley. Great job John and Kyle

Feb 1, 2026 at 3:19 PM

#1074

mitpdub
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Originally posted by GorefullBore:

Originally posted by SanFranFanfrmVa:
The 49ers can bring in the best to ever coach defense but if they don't make some personnel changes it wont matter. Our safeties and second outside corner all blow. None of them can cover. Much
Iike the offensive line Lynch and Shanahan have totally neglected the safety position. Neither Brown nor Muhammed could cover me.

Mustafa?

I think he met the prophet who founded Islam.