According to one source for Cam Inman of the Mercury News, neither the 49ers nor Kelly reached out to him during the coaching search. Still, hiring Kelly has a chance to work out well for the 49ers.
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Of the 49ers’ six coaches prior to Kelly, only Mariucci received an extension from his original contract, and that came two years into his tenure, when he had his salary doubled on a five-year, $8 million extension. “Players excel when you let them naturally be who they are, and in my experience that hasn’t been important to him”.
Takeaways: As there is plenty of interest in what the 49ers will do under center in 2016, this story includes a look at Kelly as a quarterbacks coach. Kaepernick’s status for next season is in limbo although team officials have said repeatedly that speculation that he will be cut or traded is premature. Kelly’s fast-paced offense seems tailor-made for Kaepernick, a guy with a rocket arm and fantastic running ability and elusiveness.
“What does it mean for Colin Kaepernick?”.
Part of Kelly’s fallout in Philadelphia stemmed from his quest to gain more power.
If Kaepernick is still on the roster April 1, his $11.9 million contract becomes guaranteed. Kaepernick, for all his inconsistencies, remains one of the 49ers’ most risky weapons and Kelly knows it. There are fewer progressions for Kaepernick to go through. He got benched at midseason and is recovering from three surgeries over the past two months.
“I like it [Kelly’s hiring] because they system is exactly like the West Coast”. Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur and running backs coach Duce Staley were also up for their vacant coaching position. (Jaquiski) Tartt, (Eli) Harold, Bell, you go right down the line, the punter, they got a lot of guys via this draft and they do every year. “Excited for Coach McAdoo”, Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara said in a text. Kelly had a disappointing season with the Eagles.
What bodes well for Kelly is that he will have former Eagles executive Tom Gamble working 49ers general manager Trent Baalke.
But after being given total control of player personnel last season, Kelly struggled and was sacked before the Eagles’ final game of the season.
The 49ers hired the former Eagles coach Thursday, finding the leader CEO Jed York is counting on to turn things around for his once-proud franchise. “In this case with Chip I think there were some very good reasons to be bold about what he wanted to be able to accomplish and do”. Because neither one of them will suffer any fools. We believe strongly that he is the right man to get this team back to competing for championships.
More important and more hard for Kelly will be his ability to coach a team with a defense capable of going deep into the playoffs.
“He does a great job of giving you that spark, that initial boom”, Niners left guard Alex Boone said of Harbaugh last spring for the HBO “Real Sports” cameras.
Kelly’s up-tempo offense isn’t embraced by all, including ESPN analyst Mark Schlereth, a former Denver and Washington lineman.
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In a radio appearance on 95.7 The Game on Jan 6, appearance, Craig said: “I kind of like Chip Kelly”.
