One of the few bright spots in the Gus Bradley defense for the Jacksonville Jaguars were the linebackers. Telvin Smith and Paul Posluszny often shined in that defense, quickly flying to the ball and ending plays.
Robert Saleh, former Jags linebackers coach, deserves a lot of credit for cultivating a winning linebacker corps despite some truly horrendous defenses on the whole. Saleh followed Bradley to Jacksonville from the Seattle Seahawks and has now done enough to get his first gig as a defensive coordinator.
The San Francisco 49ers named Saleh their new defensive coordinator following the hiring of Kyle Shanahan as head coach.