(12-29-2020, 11:11 AM)Upper Wrote:

(12-29-2020, 12:55 AM)Eric1 Wrote: Saleh comes from the Pete Carroll/Gus Bradley tree just like Wash. I think he's definitely a better coach than Wash is, but we'd still likely be running that same Defensive scheme that they all run. The same scheme that so many people around here hate and want to change.

Saleh has kept the Niners defense at a near elite level despite more injuries to key players than I've ever seen. It's a miracle what he has done with them. Just listen to anyone who has ever played for him, I don't recall hearing anyone get such love and respect from his players. I get the Bradley/Wash concerns but he just doesn't seem comparable once you dig past the surface.

That said, I still want an offensive guys first.

Oh I get it, I've seen a lot of the praises he has gotten. He clearly knows what he's doing. They lost a crazy amount of talent on that Defense, especially on the DL. Tons of 1st round picks on IR.

I'm not saying no to him, just saying that I think there would be a lot of people here that wouldn't like it because they badly want a Defensive scheme change. As well as Bradley tree etc etc.. The scheme they run can definitely work and Bradley is still a good DC, despite his HC failure here. 

Wash's biggest problem is that he can't adapt/adjust mid game until it's too late. The good ones see what the opposing Offense is doing and adjusts right away. He doesn't adjust until hes seen it 5 times, but by then we're already getting throttled and it doesn't matter. He isn't anywhere close to the coaches that Bradley/Saleh are. 

Everybody loved Saleh when he was the LB coach for us with Bradley. Never heard/read anything but good things about him even back then.

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