It’s also possible Bradford enjoyed working with them and could want to join the 49ers in free agency.
Advertisement
Kelly was at the 49ers’ facility in Santa Clara on Thursday, as he began the process of putting together his coaching staff.
Two of the reasons Kelly was sacked before the end of the season, according to Lurie, were to give the Eagles a jump on the coaching search and to give Kelly a chance to find an opportunity elsewhere. He won 10 games in each of his first two seasons before going 6-9 in 2015 and being fired with one game remaining.
After a year of misery in San Francisco, the Chip Kelly – Colin Kaepernick marriage just might make the 49ers winners again.
One thing is for certain, though.
Many duck fans are reacting to the news of Chip Kelly’s new position with the San Francisco 49ers.
It seems like only yesterday rumors were popping up regarding the Philadelphia Eagles trading for Colin Kaepernick to make Chip Kelly’s offense hit top speed. That’s because we play three more games than other teams.
York told the media in a press conference on January 4 that he was willing to spend whatever it takes to get the team back to championship caliber, but will spend it wisely. Any evidence of Kelly being successful as purely a team’s head coach could be his 46-7 overall record during his time coaching the Oregon Ducks and Marcus Mariota, whom has the same playing style as Kaepernick.
Kelly won’t have to worry about front office issues in San Francisco.
It was widely believed Kaepernick’s future with the 49ers was in doubt after getting benched midway through the season. Trent Baalke’s gonna handle the draft and Chip’s gonna coach the football team. Which, considering the mess Kelly made when he took control of the Eagles roster, is probably best for both the 49ers and for Kelly’s long-term prospects.
Chip Kelly joins the 49ers after a three-year stint in Philadelphia. Kaepernick had a pair of surgeries earlier this month to fix an injured thumb and knee, following surgery to fix a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder in November.
Advertisement
Kaepernick’s $11.9 million salary for 2016 becomes fully guaranteed for injury come April 1, and there had been belief the team might try to trade him or release him. Defensive coordinators are no longer losing sleep because they need to figure out how to stop him. Now, thanks to the Chip Kelly hire, he is the QB to stay.
