Originally posted by Marvin49:
I know...lol. Seriously.
That innovative TE frindly offense was one of the freakin' reasons Baalke wanted him in the first place. LOL!
That was one of the factors that was discussed during the frenzied hiring process where it looked like Harbaugh might go to Miami, he even was interviewed by Denver and one of the key points people brought up is that Harbaugh LOVES, LOVES, LOVES his TE's and with the 49ers he would have by far the best TE talent of any of the NFL teams that he was talking to or being potentially pursued by.
Its absolutely insane to think that a guy who focused as much on TE's as Harbaugh did as Stanford would all of the sudden turn around and go back to a conventional 3 WR, 1 TE-base offense, that's absolutely ridiculous, you're asking for a leopard to change his spots. Most college coaches have stuck to their guns and gone with what worked for them in college, a reason why so many have failed perhaps but Harbaugh's system is one that translates quite well to the NFL.
I think its far more likely that he will continue to focus on a TE-heavy offense rather than go to a typical model. He wants what he wants, he likes to have his way, so don't be shocked if this team goes TE early on in this draft, whether it be Fleener or Green or Egnew, people are going to freak out about if it happens, but if you just look at the guy, his philosophy, the type of offense that he wants, its no shock at all.