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[Velo]

Nick Sorensen Explains Brandon Staley's Role in the 49ers Defense

From SI.Com San Francisco 49ers
https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/news/ni...e-01hxj02htq8m



So what exactly is Staley's role?

"It's more holistic," Sorensen reiterated. "He has been helping me overall. He has been involved with pretty much everything. I've been talking him through how we play certain things. Watching stuff throughout the league and what other teams do, some of the things he did, would they fit? Would they not fit in our defense? Some things I was already familiar with from just watching different defenses. He has been more connected with the DBs and the nickels, but he also has experience with D-ends and outside linebackers. It's going to be really helpful that he has done it before and had success and has been a head coach as well."

TRANSLATION: Staley is running the defense. He's mentoring Sorensen, who knows the 49ers system but doesn't know nearly as much about football in general as Staley does. Staley is holding Sorensen's hand when it comes to picking the players, evolving the scheme and building game plans. Seems like Sorensen's main responsibility will be calling plays and communicating with players. Otherwise, Staley is the architect.

The 49ers' defense was really good when Robert Saleh was the DC. Saleh has said he doesn't plan to work for another team this season. But if the 49ers' defense continues to lose games for the team, he could get an offer he can't refuse. If Salah did rejoin the 49ers in some consultancy capacity, he would almost certainly usurp Brandon Staley, who would be relegated to a back-bench role.

[Bolt-O]

Cold business:

[colorado]

Here's another fine mess Rodgers helped get the Jets into.

[wu-dai clan]

So ass wipe Sean Payton was right about Nathaniel Hackett ?

Somebody straighten me out...twisted.

[Riverwalk]

What coach in his right mind would want the Jets HC job and have to deal with Rodgers ?

If they call me, it's a hard pass!

[21&500]

Todd Monken Raven's OC may want the opportunity in 2025.
he's pretty old and this is his best shot at HC.

[dmac_bolt]

Jets fired Robert Saleh

he was a long-running TPB HC-prospect favorite ... lol, I kept pointing to his record but his fans here had a bevy of excuses.

[jamrock]

he was a long-running TPB HC-prospect favorite ... lol, I kept pointing to his record but his fans here had a bevy of excuses.

A guy like Saleh (if he gets another opportunity) needs to mimic what Dan Quinn has done at Atlanta and now Washington and hire the best possible OC. The Jets defense was good enough. The offense sucks. Quinn had Kyle Shanahan in ATL and now Kingsbury in Washington. That combination works

[Topcat]

What coach in his right mind would want the Jets HC job and have to deal with Rodgers ?

If they call me, it's a hard pass!

Staley...he'll even pick up Aaron's helmet if needed...

[CanadianBoltFan]

Staley...he'll even pick up Aaron's helmet if needed...

Lol nice

[dmac_bolt]

What coach in his right mind would want the Jets HC job and have to deal with Rodgers ?

If they call me, it's a hard pass!

$5M/yr, 4 year contract - I’ll take it. You can fire me tomorrow if its not working for ya.

[Riverwalk]

$5M/yr, 4 year contract - I’ll take it. You can fire me tomorrow if its not working for ya.

You got a big ego if you think you'd last until tomorrow.