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5 Moves the 49ers Need to Make this Offseason

By Robert Smith

Nov 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers fans hold signs referencing general manager Trent Baalke and CEO Jed York before the game against the New Orleans Saints.Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 6, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers fans hold signs referencing general manager Trent Baalke and CEO Jed York before the game against the New Orleans Saints.Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 18, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly on the sideline in the fourth quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 41-13. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 18, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly on the sideline in the fourth quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Falcons won 41-13. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 2: Fire Chip Kelly

Let me start by saying head coach Chip Kelly was not handed a roster capable of winning more than five or six games. Former head coach Jim Tomsula won that many last season with a similarly stocked cupboard.

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    • Therein lies the problem. Tomsula was coaching his first full season in the NFL with no prior head coaching experience, with the exception of a fill-in for a few games following Mike Singletary’s firing back in 2010.

    Kelly was brought in to jumpstart a pathetic offense and bring the Niners some structure and stability. But the truth is, Kelly is simply not an NFL-caliber coach.

    His offensive philosophies are simple and easy to plan against, and this team seems to lack an identity on either side of the ball.

    That said, I am not so sure the team will look to replace him after one season, a year removed from firing another coach after just one year. They also have financial considerations to take into account, as they are still playing Tomsula the $14 million they promised him.

    However, if a change were to occur, New England’s Josh McDaniels, Stanford’s David Shaw, Carolina’s Sean McDermott and/or Mike Shanahan and Kyle Shanahan are names that are rumored to be candidates for multiple franchises this offseason.

    The thought should be to bring in a guy with structure and a pro-ready philosophy and pair him with a football-knowledgeable mind to oversee the franchise.