The San Francisco 49ers decision to hire Kyle Shanahan meant we saw a change in running backs coaches. Fan favorite and 49ers stalwart Tom Rathman departed as Shanahan had made a promise to his own running backs coach, Bobby Turner to hire him as RB coach when he got a head coach job.
Turner goes way back with both Kyle and Mike Shanahan, and has an impressive record of success. We saw him do crazy things in Denver with late round and UDFA guys like Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson, and of course, Hall of Famer Terrell Davis.