This weekend brings some interesting playoff matchups that will impact the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers coaching and GM search is left with a handful of candidates for each position, and several of them are on currently active playoff teams. Decisions on them will have to wait until playoff resolution.
The 49ers current candidates for head coach and general manager are as follows:
George Paton, Vikings (GM)
Jimmy Raye III, Colts (GM)
Brandon Beane, Panthers (GM)
Louis Riddick, ESPN (GM)
Terry McDonough, Cardinals (GM
Trent Kirchner, Seahawks (GM
Scott Fitterer, Seahawks (GM)
A team cannot technically agree to terms with a new head coach until his team has been eliminated from the playoffs, or has won the Super Bowl.