Robert Saleh cannot personally create turnovers, rush the passer or stop the run. His return as the 49ers’ D-coordinator is no guarantee of success.

and Steve Wilks and Nick Sorensen were each replaced after one season the past two years. Saleh was hired as Shanahan's first ...

DeMeco Ryans, who replaced Saleh in 2021, left to become head coach in Houston following the 2022 season, and Steve Wilks and Nick ... drafted defensive end Nick Bosa in 2019 and implemented ...