Con: New Year, Same Story for the 49ers
Should Chip Kelly leave, 2017 would mark the third consecutive year a new head coach would be needed.
Not a good look.
San Francisco would emulate other teams which have had revolving doors at head coach. Remember the Oakland Raiders of not long ago? How about the Cleveland Browns before Hue Jackson?
Nothing defines laughingstock status more than an ever-changing carousel atop the roster. The 49ers are already wallowing in this reputation. But another coaching change would appear to be more “spinning wheels” rather than moving in the right direction.
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Combine that with the other problems too. What of player development? How would other coaches be drawn to Santa Clara if they knew no one’s job was safe for the long run?
And how would it affect CEO Jed York’s already tainted reputation?
Zero consistency. That’s a bad thing to have at the NFL level. Yet the 49ers are already at this point.
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All this remains to be played out. And the only safe thing to say here is how big the conundrum is for San Francisco moving forward.