Report: 49ers wanted Gase to keep Tomsula as defensive coordinator

In mid-January, the 49ers tabbed Jim Tomsula to replace Jim Harbaugh as head coach. However, they reportedly also envisioned a scenario in which Tomsula would be defensive coordinator, with then-Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase the head coach. According to Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News, the Niners insisted upon Gase making Tomsula the…