Players echo Jed York: 49ers’ culture was an issue
Jan 2, 2017 at 2:45 PM
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A day after the 49ers CEO fired head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke after a 2-14 season, he expressed the need to "establish a championship culture" in his brief opening statement. York invoked "culture" on 16 occasions and said his next head coach needed to possess the ability to "set a culture." The 49ers went 5-11 in 2015, and arguably had less talent with Kelly before 20 players landed on injured reserve. [...] I think, again, if you're going to reestablish a culture and you're going to have everybody held accountable in the locker room, players accountable to each other. When he was fired by the Eagles 368 days ago, owner Jeffrey Lurie said he was seeking a replacement with "emotional intelligence," and some players celebrated his exit. [...] the ping-pong table in the middle of the locker room was in constant use during the season, as the losses mounted. Backup quarterback Christian Ponder spelled it out even more clearly when asked about a possible lack of professionalism. On Sunday, after a 25-23 loss to Seattle in their season finale, left tackle Joe Staley invoked the topic unprompted. In the past, Staley, 32, has said he would remain a...
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