Eric Mangini’s job as 49ers defensive coordinator has gotten progressively tougher since he took the job on the reconfigured coaching staff earlier this year.
The team saw Patrick Willis, Chris Borland and Justin Smith retire over the course of the offseason and they released Aldon Smith last week after his arrest in Santa Clara for DUI, hit and run and vandalism. There have been other, less dramatic departures as well and Mangini’s comments about Aldon Smith’s departure could probably be extended to others on the list of players no longer with the organization.
“He’s not a guy you can just replace; he’s got a unique skill set,” Mangini said, via the San Francisco Chronicle.