Shanahan, 49ers preparing for familiar foes in Week 1 vs. Jets

In just two weeks, the 49ers will welcome the New York Jets to Levi's Stadium to open up the 2024 NFL season and Kyle Shanahan already has been preparing for the familiar foe. Facing Jets head coach and former 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and Jeff Ulbrich, New York's defensive coordinator, will feel like squaring off with old friends. "[Their scheme] is very similar to ours in what they do with Robert being there," Shanahan said on Sunday via conference call. "Same type of front style with their D-Line coach coming from here also and got a lot of familiarity with Brick who is one of my favorite coaches in the league, you know, I was with him in Atlanta. So some very similar stuff defensively." Jets defensive line coach, Aaron Whitecotton, spent the 2020 season with the 49ers as Kris Kocurek's assistant adding another level of familiarity. Shanahan won't necessarily have an advantage in facing the familiar front as they know how his scheme works as well. Shanahan and his staff have watched the Jets' three preseason contests but will focus on what the club put on tape during the 2023 regular season when preparing for Week 1. The wildcard, however, is quarterback Aaron...