The 49ers for the first time since 2017 may need to make significant changes to their coaching staff. There’s one familiar name now available who could make a return to Santa Clara.
Former 49ers quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello spent last season with the Eagles as a senior offensive assistant, but won’t return to the club according to Eagles reporter Geoff Mosher and NFL insider Adam Caplan.
With 49ers running game coordinator Mike McDaniel and passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur both potential offensive coordinator candidates for newly-hired head coaches, San Francisco could be in need of some new members of their offensive staff.
Scangarello spent time with Kyle Shanahan in 2015 when he was an offensive quality control coach and Shanahan was the offensive coordinator. He reunited with Shanahan as the 49ers’ quarterbacks coach in 2017, but left the club after the 2018 season to be the Denver Broncos offensive coordinator. Scangarello held his position in Denver for only one year before making his way to Philadelphia.
When Scangarello left for Denver, Shanahan told reporters it was tough to lose his quarterbacks coach, but also noted he brought him to San Francisco because of his work with quarterbacks.
“I started with Rich in Atlanta, where he worked mainly in the run (game) and helping out our offensive line coach,” Shanahan said via the Denver Post. “But he was always a quarterback guy and that’s why I wanted to bring him to San Francisco.”
It’s worth noting the 49ers could undergo major changes in their quarterback room this offseason.
Perhaps Shanahan will look for new voices should he need to make additions to his offensive staff. If he’s aiming for someone more familiar with his offense though, Scangarello would make a lot of sense.