Friday, January 14, 2011

Harbuagh adds two DCs

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As you've read on Twitter, the 49ers have finally secured Stanford defensive coordinator Vic Fangio to run their 3-4 defense (first reported by Matt Maiocco on CSNBA, and needlessly confirmed by my team sources).

Fangio is a fourth-time NFL defensive coordinator, but he isn't alone in that experience department.

The 49ers have also landed Broncos assistant Ed Donatell to coach their secondary, according to a league source. He was a defensive coordinator in Green Bay (2000-03) and Atlanta (2004-06) and was the secondary coach in Denver's Super Bowl repeat in the 90s.

Consider Donatell the first step, and a major step at that, toward addressing the NFL's 24th-ranked defense. Read More 'Harbuagh adds two DCs' »

Posted By: David White (Email, Twitter) | Jan 14 at 03:11 PM

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Roman makes the jump

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New 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh just lured his first prized assistant from Stanford over to Santa Clara, hiring Greg Roman as his offensive coordinator.

The hire was first reported by the San Jose Mercury News and, though not yet announced by the team, has been confirmed by a team source.

So when does Stanford defensive coordinator Vic Fangio make the jump?

A team source confirmed what everyone has suspected and reported all along. "In all likelihood, he is the guy," the source said. But, Fangio has not agreed to terms on a contract, so we'll just have to hold our horses on that one.

It would seem to be a matter of time before Harbaugh fills his top-two staff positions with coaches who have a combined 36 years of NFL coaching experience.

Instead of repeating their credentials, here is what I wrote about them a few days ago when I first reported Roman had emerged as an offensive coordinator candidate.

Posted By: David White (Email, Twitter) | Jan 14 at 09:20 AM

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