I don't know.. how much of this is Saleh, how much of this is Ryans, how much of this is the talent?
Seems like there wasn't much drop off after Saleh left.

With Saleh, he inherited a really bad defense, then last year they were the worst defense in the NFL. Then this year, they are the 4th best.
So maybe it is coaching?

It's all good though, anything that takes away from the Niners is a good thing.