SANTA CLARA -- Ron Wolf's coaching tree is starting to look like a grove.
The former Packers general manager, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year, has mentored five current NFL general managers, three of whom -- the Raiders' Reggie McKenzie, the Chiefs' John Dorsey and the Seahawks' John Schneider -- already have made the playoffs. Two others, Green Bay's Ted Thompson and Washington's Scot McCloughan, also have a chance at the postseason.
Wolf's general manager offshoots could grow to six if the 49ers, as expected, part ways with Trent Baalke next week. Here's a list of possible GM candidates heading into the offseason:
Chris Ballard, Kansas City.