The Commanders Hire 49ers Assistant HC Anthony Lynn

The 49ers just lost another assistant coach.

The Washington Commanders have hired 49ers assistant head coach Anthony Lynn to be their run game coordinator, according to Adam Schefter. This news comes a week after the Saints announced they'll hire 49ers pass game coordinator Klint Kubiak as their offensive coordinator.

The 49ers originally hired Lynn in 2022 to be their running backs coach after Bobby Turner stepped away from the team. Lynn immediately recommended the 49ers draft Ty Davis-Price, who was a bust. Midway through the season, Turner returned to the team and took over most of Lynn's responsibilities.

To get Lynn in 2022, the 49ers made him the assistant head coach, and took that title away from former tight ends coach Jon Embree, who then left the 49ers to coach for the Dolphins. Which means hiring Lynn cost the 49ers a good assistant coach they had to replace. Now they have to replace Lynn as well.

In addition, the 49ers could choose to hire a new defensive coordinator this offseason -- Kyle Shanahan was non committal on Tuesday when asked if Steve Wilks would return next season. Wilks is a good coordinator, but he's an outsider who never seemed to win over his players, and that's a problem.

The 49ers need to shake up something this offseason to get over the hump next year and win the Super Bowl, and they don't think they need to shake up their roster -- they think it's the best one in the NFL. And it might be.

So that means they have to shake up their coaching staff. And that's exactly what they're doing.