New 49ers OC Jimmy Raye Will Lead the Way on the Ground

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Published: May 8, 2009

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... new faces on their coaching staffs.

The San Francisco 49ers are no exception, even though their biggest change took place in the very midst of last season.

That move was the firing of then head coach Mike Nolan, and promotion of Mike Singletary to the position of Interim Head Coach.

Immediately post-2008 season, Singletary lost the ‘interim’ to his Head Coach title. Even with an entire offseason ahead of him, Singletary wasted no time in making a change which could prove to be the most critical one he makes the entire 2009 season.

That change—the hiring of former Jets running backs coach Jimmy Raye to serve as offensive coordinator—will shape the 49ers offense for years to come.

A year ago, the San Francisco 49ers were a team run by ‘Mad’ Mike Martz’s vertical attack, one that often leaves the quarterback open to inju...

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