Despite the San Francisco 49ers' season being over, the team suffered another loss on Wednesday as the Green Bay Packers chose 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy to be their future coach. McCarthy who joined the 49ers staff after working with Saints is known for his ability to develop quarterbacks 6 Super Bowl Champions jersey
and has worked wonders in the past in developing successful offenses.The hiring of McCarthy is further proof that 49ers head coach Mike Nolan did an excellent job of assembling his staff last season. The loss of McCarthy from the 49ers though, leaves a glaring hole in the coaching staff. McCarthy's strength in quarterback development will also be missed as the team tries to groom Alex Smith into the future star at quarterback for San Francisco. McCarthy had worked with quarterbacks like Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Rich Gannon, Elvis Grbac, Jake Delhomme, Marc Bulger, and Aaron Brooks among others. His experience with these players was expected to be a huge asset for the 49ers as they groom their quarterback of the future. Now the team must find a successor at offensive coordinator, and may look for further assistance at quarterback coach where Jim Hostler is currently in place. Although Hostler was involved in the development of Chad Pennington he is greatly inexperienced compared to McCarthy and other quarterback coaches the 49ers have had in the past.My gut feeling is that the San Francisco 49ers will examine the possibility of returning Tom Rathman to their coaching staff as an offensive coordinator. Rathman was highly coveted by Nolan last off-season but due to contract stipulation could not leave Detroit where Rathman moved with Steve Mariucci prior to the Dennis Erickson era in San Francisco. It is feasible that Rathman, who is now available and not tied to the Lions, could return to the 49ers – and at this point could move to the offensive coordinator position.There are of course two risks associated with such a move. First, Rathman who is a very strong running backs coach - as well as a very intense and passionate individual - has zero experience as an offensive coordinator. Naturally this means adding Rathman to the staff could upset the synergy on the team that Nolan had worked very hard to develop. It may also stifle some of the continuity that really good teams manage to develop over time. The second issue is that Rathman would not bring an experienced quarterback developer to the 49ers – although depending on who else the team considers, they may not be able to 6 Super Bowl Champions jersey black jersey
bring in a quarterback developer of this magnitude this season.It will be very interesting to see how the 49ers address the holes left by McCarthy's departure. Unfortunately for the 49ers, his sole departure seems to have left two openings in the coaching staff. Of course, I wish McCarthy the best in his new position; I just wish he could have stuck around with the team a little longer.For all the latest news and resources about the 49ers please visit 49ersparadise.com - you can also contact Bryan Hersh from there.
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