When looking at expected points added per rush, the 49ers have only played one defense that is below average in that area. The Seahawks rank first, and the Buccaneers were third. New Orleans ranks sixth, and Arizona ranks ninth, meaning half of their games this season are against top ten run defenses.

That moment was 11 years ago. Posey played six more seasons, retired and became the Giants’ president of baseball operations. Vitello became University of Tennessee’s head coach, turned the Vols into a collegiate powerhouse, and now is making the unprecedented leap from collegiate head coach to major-league manager.

The San Francisco Giants introduced former Tennessee coach Tony Vitello as the first manager to jump directly from college to MLB on Thursday, Oct. 30