Archives for January 14, 2015

‘Roman worked on coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff for the past four years in San Francisco before Harbaugh left after the 49ers’ 8-8 finish in 2014 to accept to head coaching job at Michigan. The Bills and Roman were in negotiations for two days to work out a deal.’

‘The reason, according to the source, was due to differing defensive philosophies.’

‘ The Bills wanted Schwartz to stay and Schwartz did speak with Ryan before making up his mind to go elsewhere.’

‘Including playoffs, the 49ers had an overall record of 49-22-1 during Roman’s four seasons with the team-the third best mark in the league over that time span. The 49ers also excelled at protecting the ball under Roman, only committing 66 turnovers from 2011 to 2014 which tied with the New England Patriots for the least in the NFL.’

‘Ryan said, “I have the utmost respect for Jim and what he has been able to accomplish throughout his career and I know he feels the same about me. Jim’s defenses are always tough and ranked near the top of the league standings. I wanted to give Jim the opportunity to pursue other opportunities and so we have terminated his contract. He did a terrific job with the Bills defense this past year and our plan is for our defense to continue to play well and be a dominating force.”‘

‘Prior to joining the 49ers, Roman gained NFL experience as a member of the coaching staffs of the Carolina Panthers (1995-2001), Houston Texans (2002-03) and Baltimore Ravens (2006-07). He also spent two seasons (2009-10) on Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff at Stanford.’

‘Over the four seasons in which Roman was in charge of San Francisco’s offense the 49ers attack ranks second in total rushing yards (8,912), second in rushing yards per game (139.3), third in rushing attempts (1,965) and third in rushes of 10 yards or more (267). They also rank sixth in yards per carry average (4.54).’