"So much for Alex Smith's 21-month streak of having the same offensive coordinator ... Three games into a season characterized by an ineffective offense, the 49ers have fired offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, according to a report on NFL.com that has since been confirmed by various other outlets. Raye has overseen the 49ers' unpredictable offense since January 2009. The offense was supposed to be hitting its stride this season, but instead has stumbled in embarrassing fashion. Last year's offense was led at first by quarterback Shaun Hill, and then by Alex Smith. It moved from being a "smashmouth" run offense to one that operated a little more like a passing, spread offense, in an attempt to match Smith's abilities. The new coordinator, or at least the person performing those duties, will be quarterbacks coach Mike Johnson, according to NFL.com. CSN Bay Area's Matt Maiocco, speaking this morning on KNBR, said that Johnson recently spent time studying spread offenses. On Sunday, the 49ers relentlessly, but ineffectively, handed off and dumped passes off to running back Frank Gore. Perhaps with Raye's firing, this approach will be altered, perhaps significantly." http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/ninerinsider/detail?entry_id=73210
Good on him being fired. How can the team start 4-0 in the preseason and end up 0-3 to start the regular season. That's fucked up.
