Niners Notice a Different Vibe With New Leadership
For the first time since the 49ers brought in a new head coach and general manager, the team has come together to begin work toward the 2017 season.And, players noticed there's a difference at the team's practice facility.Running back Carlos Hyde told Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle that he could see and feel the difference on the first day of the team's offseason program."We have a bunch of signs and stuff everywhere with team rules and stuff like that," said Hyde, who's being counted on to be the team's No. 1 running back. "So far, seeing stuff like that is different. Changing the culture here is what I see."Certainly, something has to change.The 49ers have churned through three head coaches in three seasons, parting ways with Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly before signing Kyle Shanahan – the former offensive coordinator of the Falcons – as head coach to team with new general manager John Lynch, who replaces the departed Trent Baalke.Lynch and Shanahan have said they believe changing the culture is what's needed to break the team out of its death spiral. The 49ers were 2-14 in 2016 and have had three straight non-winning seasons.Lynch and Shanahan...
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