re: 49ers Fire DC Steve Wilks after one season

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8th in total defense
14th in pass defense
3rd in rush defense
3rd in scoring defense

So does someone within the organization just randomly hate this dude or something? Seems like he'll get a job pretty quickly with those numbers.

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You’re missing a key metric - 1st in defensive talent

He’s not being fired for the Super Bowl, so all of this scapegoat stuff is nonsense. He’s being fired because the defense under this regime has never been more talented and they still took a sizable step back from Saleh and Ryans. The number of games in which he was drastically outschemed and outadjusted were far too many and it got worse as the season went on as people figured him out. They got by on absurd talent. The Detroit gameplan and effort (he’s supposed to be a motivator) was a firable offense on its own. Plus his own position group (DBs) have been a huge liability all year

I was pleased with the defensive gameplan and most of the execution with 2 weeks to prepare against a limited offense. But the Niners were not going to remain a top 5 D with him running it. It’s a bold move on paper but this is a big relief for Niner fans