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Montalban
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....and the parade of quality coaches turning the 49ers HC position down continues. Surely no one is surprised.
....and the parade of quality coaches turning the 49ers HC position down continues. Surely no one is surprised.
That parade is going to get very long before they find a quality coach who will take the job. My guess is they are going to resort to some boob who is all they can get and they'll put on a big show saying "This is the guy we wanted all along".
That parade is going to get very long before they find a quality coach who will take the job. My guess is they are going to resort to some boob who is all they can get and they'll put on a big show saying "This is the guy we wanted all along".
Shanahan does not excite me at all. Cable would be an absolute disaster.The Front Office has put itself in a difficult situation. They interviewed a couple of others earlier but have taken the risky strategy of waiting through the playoffs for one of the coaches. All of the other teams with vacancies decided not to wait and hired coaches who were available right away. If the 49ers get Shanahan, then their strategy paid off, if not then they are in trouble. They are currently paying off two head coaches and a GM who is no longer on the team so whoever they decide to hire is going to be on the team for at least a couple of years. They have to do everything possible to get Shanahan now. Cable would be a disaster. It is obvious just from fan reaction that Cable would be very unpopular with the fanbase. Add to that Cable has assault issues in his past which be a PR mess. They probably would have to open this whole process up and there isn't much of a pool to pull from at this date.
I think Shanahan is as good as anyone out there. I don't see anyone out there who they could realistically get who is any better. I would probably take Shanahan over Josh McDaniels. I have more question marks with himShanahan does not excite me at all. Cable would be an absolute disaster.
Jed York and the organization put itself behind the 8-ball with this hire, and they had to. There was no way he could sell guys like Anthony Lynn or Vance Joseph to this fanbase, as the self-inflicted damage probably has zero chance in healing (unless one of these guys is the next Walsh in hiding or something)
He needs a guy with credibility and the two biggest fish in the pond by far were Shanahan and McDaniels, and in doing so, he had to roll the dice and hope that at least one will be available/want to come to SF while the minnows were picked off left and right. York did the right thing, and it still may cost him simply because of recent history.
the question we have to ask ourselves is this...........if i were Jed, would i have already hired someone by now? If your answer is yes, please post the name just for my own interest?
If your answer is no, then you shouldn't be laying it on Jed now.
My answer is no because i'd be making my best effort to get the best HC i can. I can't control how long they remain in the play-offs, and i can't control McDaniel's reasons for remaining. I would NOT panic and sign a HC, only because i need to please anxious fans. I did not feel these other guys were the best candidates, so i didn't rush to sign.
Next, i also want a GM who will work WELL with that HC, so again you can't rush to sign a HC without getting a good GM on board. So on one hand you take your best shot and possibly lose your best combo's; but on the other you can't rush to sign someone you didn't like in the first place, AND then end up with a lesser combo.
Yes, this may well turn out bad, but i'm not faulting Jed for targeting the best candidates. You clear the slate so the best can start clean, not replace them with the next best guys.
Jed York and the organization put itself behind the 8-ball with this hire, and they had to. There was no way he could sell guys like Anthony Lynn or Vance Joseph to this fanbase, as the self-inflicted damage probably has zero chance in healing (unless one of these guys is the next Walsh in hiding or something)
He needs a guy with credibility and the two biggest fish in the pond by far were Shanahan and McDaniels, and in doing so, he had to roll the dice and hope that at least one will be available/want to come to SF while the minnows were picked off left and right. York did the right thing, and it still may cost him simply because of recent history.
The question is can and will Jed do enough to land these people? Not going to be easy because it is pretty apparent by now there are front office issues that haven't been addressed with multiple reports coming out about candidate's reluctance to work for the 49ers
yes, he is doing the right thing by going after the best. It is harder to do after combining the simultaneous GM search, but you still go after the best. It may well end up bad but i'd rather he go after the best vice 'settling' for another "Tomsula".
1 coach left and is he says no 49ers are back at square 1. LOL We might have to hire Shanahan father as a back up plan is his son turns it downs.