Welcome to the NFL postseason; things always start with “black monday”. Here, teams announce layoffs and resignations of head coaches, assistant coaches and administrative staff. The current Sunday night hours are:
Falcons news came late Sunday night when they decided to part ways with Arthur Smith.
Ron Rivera was released by the Washington Chiefs early Monday morning. They are hiring former Warriors head coach Bob Myers to help with the search for a new head coach.
In previous years, we brainstormed a bit about who should/should be fired, but this year it was delayed. We’ll do an autopsy of sorts later this week.
Yes, this is the San Francisco 49ers website, but Black Monday is important because teams are interested in Kyle Shanahan’s coaching tree. The 49ers have already lost two defensive coordinators and one offensive coordinator to head coaching vacancies and could lose at least one or two assistants.
Although this year may be tame. Steve Wilks is in his first year as defensive coordinator and Kyle Shanahan is the 49ers offensive coordinator himself.
This gives the 49ers a chance to make a play. First, if an offensive coordinator spot opens up elsewhere in the league, the 49ers can block it and promote anyone the league cares about in-house. So if someone goes after, say, quarterback Brian Griese, the 49ers have a chance to do just that. It doesn’t guarantee they will. sprout is just one of the cards they could play.
For a defensive coordinator it’s a little more complicated. No doubt 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks will get an interview or two. If that happens and he is hired, the 49ers will get a compensatory pick to hire a minority head coach. Then they can promote someone in the house like they did with the insult.
This is all speculation. As the days go by, we hear more and more rumors about how Kyle Shanahan’s staff may be involved this offseason.
From a league standpoint, there are rumors of a couple of openings. The New England Patriots and Bill Belichick dominate the headlines and may appear after writing.
The NFC West should be interesting to watch, just like what happens in Seattle. There haven’t been many (if any) hints that the Seahawks are moving on from Pete Carroll, but some analysts have suggested that things have “worked out.“.
