Run Game Coordinator Mike McDaniel of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
The big talk of the NFL coaching search was where Robert Saleh, defensive coordinator of the SF 49ers, would end up taking a head coaching job. He was a top candidate for many of the vacancies available in the league.
It was also rumored wherever Saleh went, he would likely take one of the offensive assistants from the Niners with him to be his offensive coordinator. One of either passing-game coordinator Mike LaFleur or run-game coordinator Mike McDaniel would go with Saleh.