Eberflus Hire Boosts Niners Defense

0:00It's April 6th, welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where football meets AI. The San Francisco 49ers made a bunch of smart all-season moves, but hiring Matt Iberflus raised some eyebrows. He's the guy who got fired as head coach by the Bears and then flopped as defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys after just one mess season. At the NFL Annual Meeting in Arizona, head coach Kyle Shanahan cleared it up, saying Iberflus brings serious value to their defense. Shanahan compared it to what Gus Bradley did last year, bringing in a vet who's called plays and built defenses before. That lets the staff bounce big picture ideas without getting stuck in position, group silos. It's like having extra quality control coaches to sharpen game plans, especially the back of new defensive coordinator Rahim Morris. Players raved about Bradley during pressors, and if Iberflus pulls off the same, this higher looks golden. Shanahan stressed how it keeps the defense from leaning too hard on offense guys for advice,

1:00smoothing out the whole operation. Already Iberflus paid off big, they traded for defensive tackle Osa Odizua from the Cowboys, a dude he coached last year. After missing out on free agent John Franklin Myers, this pivot made perfect sense thanks to Iberflus' connections. As the regular season ramps up, expect Everflus to keep elevating Morris and the D, turning that initial head scratch into a straight win for the Niners.