Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

The Saints are still expected to hire Rob Ryan as their defensive coordinator, but they’re also trying to talk to others, as well.

According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Saints asked permission to interview 49ers secondary coach Ed Donatell, but the 49ers refused.

If a position coach is under contract, as Donatell is, teams can refuse permission for coordinator jobs. It’s the trade-off for an extra year of security, which coaches are generally eager to accept.

Whether the Saints are doing anything other than poking at a conference rival while maintaining the illusion of a wide-open job search remains to be seen.


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Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

49ers screwing us again.

Oh well, what goes around...

Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

I bet it was that A-hole Harbaugh who was petty enough to not let a guy pursue better career opportunities with another team.

He is probably still yanking his wrist while watching that 4th down play... ;-)

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Niners wanted to win a bowl in our house. We said no.

Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

Damn if true, I was hoping he would end up with the Saints

Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

I still have the weird feeling that Todd Grantham takes the job tomorrow...

Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

Id be okay with that considering his defensive success, what about you?

Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

Considering what he has done with the Georgia defense, absolutely!

Re: Saints wanted to talk to Donatell, 49ers said no
 

Please stop reporting that Ryan is "expecting to be hired"..

Everyone at TMZSPN needs to take a break from their day jobs.

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Just reading about what he's done, I wouldn't be disappointed.

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Grantham has had a bit of success in college, but his pro record looks like he was one of Spags' mentors. I know, you'll quote me the stats of his first years, but look at what he did the years before he was fired and really? Meh. A guy with only a couple of years of success somewhere makes me ask if it was the coach or the players he was lucky enough to have.

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Dang...........I kinda' liked him for the job.

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Who wants that loser? I want a DC who can create a plan to stop an average qb like Flaccid.

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I remain unimpressed with the list of candidates. Ryan is a blowhard, with no history of winning. He's pumped out some decent defenses, and some bad one's. Nothing great that would suggest he's the man to turn around this train wreck.

Grantham does not have an impressive NFL track record.

Crennel reminds me of Ryan, without the stupidity. His accomplishments have been much overblown, in my opinion. He's ok, all in all, but not what I'm hoping for.

The 49ers have a slew of pro bowlers on defense. I'm not certain it matters who coaches them, and thus I'm not terribly interested in any of their assistants. Some may argue that the coaches turned them into pro bowlers, but I beg to differ. These aren't high schoolers. I'm sure the 9ers DC and his assistants are competent in coaching defense, but it's not all about them.

But these are the guys out there, so I guess it's Crennel or Ryan, and I don't see Romeo passing up the chance to make 3 million from his couch. I'd take any of the other names over Ryan, because of the risk of huge distraction, but I don't get the feeling Payton feels the same way.

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Ryan............the over weight 60's throw back. :roll: