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When looking for a new head coach most teams look for someone with experience at the position. Teams will reach to former head coaches and college head coaches first, and only after those options are exhausted will they begin to look at coordinators and assistant coaches. In fact, it's quite rare that an assistant coach who is not an offensive coordinator be looked at for a head coaching opportunity. Perhaps an even more rare occurrence is unfolding this year.The Packers and Lions are both interested in San Francisco 49ers coaches for their head coaching position. In the days of Bill Walsh and George Seifert this would not at all be surprising. One way or another, these coaches bred other head coaches like Holmgren, Hackett, Green, Shanahan, Reid and others. Jets 6 Sanchez Jersey
But the current 49ers coaching staff has only been in place for one season now – and a losing season at that.Offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy interviewed with the Packers. McCarthy has extensive experience as a coordinator with the Saints, but his latest performance with the San Francisco 49ers has not exactly been inspiring. Assistant coach Mike Singletary has his share of experience too. But Singletary, who is being pursued by the Lions, has not yet ascended into a higher ranking coordinator position.It remains surprising that the 49ers coaches are being looked at for assistant roles given their losing season. In all likelihood though, both these coaches will be passed over in favor of some more veteran candidates. These coaches will likely get their chance after going through the interview procedure a few times. One thing is for certain though, the attention the 49ers coaching staff is receiving this off-season, despite the teams record, is an indication that Mike Nolan hired the right people in assembling his staff last off-season.