Additions on defense have been the recent theme for the 49ers as they continue it with the hiring of former Seahawks linebacker K.J. Wright.
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00:00 The 49ers are hiring kj right as a defensive quality control coach
00:05 They were going to give this job to me, but I gracious I was like, you know what i'm already doing a great job on my own
00:11 Why don't you go get kj right? He's really no it was my idea
00:14 I'm thinking nick sorensen brought him in nick sorensen was with the seahawks for about eight years. They worked well
00:19 He coached him sort of kind of he's a db coach. What do you think of the niners bringing in kj, right?
00:24 I think it's a smart hire and like when you look at it, it's like he's never coached before but
00:30 Linebackers have a a tendency to understand the way offenses want to call plays against them what they should be in
00:36 I think it's a good hire
00:38 He's the one who knows the system probably the best out of all the defensive coaches
00:41 Um outside of daniel bullock probably um, the other ones haven't been there that long
00:46 um, i'm interested to see how he
00:49 Does because he's the linebacker assistant linebackers coach but quality control
00:52 Like you normally see players come in as just a quality coaching status quality control
00:58 And then you start getting bumped up and right away. He said assistant linebackers coach
01:01 That's interesting because I don't think johnny holland needs assistance when it comes to coaching the linebackers
01:07 But I think it's just because he played linebacker. That's why he's getting that role
01:10 Um interesting and interested to see how they actually utilize him
01:14 Yeah, i'm looking at domico ryan's because he was they brought him in as a defensive quality control coach in 2017 the niners
01:21 That was his only job and then in 2018. He became inside linebackers coach
01:26 2021 he became the defensive coordinator. So seems like kj writes on a similar
01:31 Trajectory perhaps or starting at a similar spot
01:35 I'm, not saying he's going to be the niners defensive coordinator in three years
01:38 But i'm not saying he won't either and like you said the linebacker spot is a great
01:42 I don't know preparation. That's not the right word for being a defensive coordinator because you're involved in pressure schemes
01:50 You're involved in run fits and you're involved in coverage. So you're pretty much involved in a little bit of everything on defense
01:57 Um, and look it worked with domico
01:59 Jim harbaugh just brought down navarro bowman to be the linebacker coach with the chargers. It seems like
02:03 A smart thing to do and it seems like people who've worked with kj right think he's a really smart player
02:08 guy
02:10 and I think when you look at it to like nick sorensen the issue with steve wilks, right was
02:15 He couldn't come he couldn't pair the front front four and the front seven with the back end
02:21 Right and kyle mentioned that john lynch mentioned that multiple times or like when your d-line is doing stuff and your back end is doing
02:27 Something else it's never gonna work. You have to marry him together
02:30 well
02:32 Kj right played that linebacker role so he could he could help
02:35 make that a good marriage in the sense of
02:38 Nick, sorensen is the safety's coach even the back guy
02:41 Where front seven comes from kj right kind of thing like hey, let me have more input on this
02:47 This is how us linebackers in this system want to have things going
02:51 I think it's a good voice to have as a linebacker who's been in the system rather than just hiring a
02:57 Defensive coach who could coach the linebackers it gives you more intel on how fred's thinking when he's on the field
03:04 Obviously nick sorensen isn't talking to fred the entire play so kj right could be that voice for fred on the sideline to nick sorensen
03:12 Also kj right is linked to sala
03:15 Sala was with the seahawks back when kj right was there
03:17 It's interesting how kyle standing and keeps kind of coming back to that
03:20 The seattle seahawks roots for this defense. They evolved away from it a little bit with that wide nine, but still
03:25 That's what they want to be
03:28 Zone a zone defense essentially and it seems like the linebackers coverage and zone is really freaking important for this whole thing to work
03:34 Yeah, it's interesting because you would think kyle shenningham would want to go away from
03:39 That scheme the defensive. I mean see I don't want away from it like kyle lights it up every time he plays exactly
03:46 But then every team in the league's running kyle's system at like some form of kyle's system
03:51 But he still wants that to be his defense like that doesn't to me that doesn't make sense
03:55 Like if you're lighting that defense up, they mean this what not a good scheme
03:59 I would agree. Um that being said
04:02 you hire who you know nick sorensen knows kj right and um
04:06 I mean look look at robert sally. He brought in jeff. Olbrecht another linebacker. So it seems like it could work
04:13 you know, I thought was interesting grant is jeff olbrecht there was a report that
04:17 There was he wanted to become the niners dc
04:20 Really? Like yeah, like the the report came out and it was like yeah, he wants to he wanted to be the niners dc
04:26 They were really interested in them, but there was no way new york was gonna let him leave
04:30 I thought that was very interesting because like okay. Well you wanted that guy to be your one and he's obviously their 1a
04:35 We don't know who 1b was if there was a 1b
04:39 They wanted spagnolo. That would be that would have been a coup. That would have been a great hire. Yeah
04:43 Is this a one-year deal for sorensen and this group because if they don't put up what they can I believe
04:51 New york is in their fourth year there. They might get fired. You might have a new defensive coordinator
04:58 That's interesting to me. I thought that was a very interesting
05:01 Like nugget I got from that report. Yeah, let's delve into that a little bit deeper a little later. That's a great call. Um
05:08 I'm with you on that slick niner says who is adam peters replacement?
05:11 they were they uh
05:14 promoted tariq ahmad to uh to director of college scouting no from director of college scouting to director of player personnel and they
05:21 Promoted rj gillen to director of player personnel as well. Do you know about these guys?
05:26 Uh, two good scouts from what i've kind of watched them. Um, they've been scouts from their whole like
05:32 Upbringing unlike john lynch where you come in as a player and you go straight to gm
05:36 I think that's the way to do it if you're gonna like for example adam peters
05:39 I think why adam peters is so successful is he learned how to scout he learned how to do all the
05:43 Dirty work for general managers people don't realize how much scouts and player personnel do for the organization
05:50 They're pretty much at the backbone. They do all the hard work. So excited
05:54 absolutely, yeah, I didn't see them get their opportunity, but
05:59 Cool good question
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