49ers might find Kelly a bit brusque
Jan 8, 2016 at 8:33 PM
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Yes, the Eagles were 6-9 when Kelly was canned, but he had a 26-21 overall record and a playoff appearance in his three seasons. After Kelly's firing, offensive lineman Lane Johnson termed him a "dictator" who wasn't "human about things." The divorce, of course, echoes the 49ers' parting with Harbaugh, a grating personality with a great record (44-19-1) in his four-year tenure. A year after Harbaugh's exit, it's fair to wonder whether CEO Jed York and general manager Trent Baalke can co-exist with another strong personality after they failed to make it work with the only 49ers head coach to produce a winning record since 2002. Vermeil, 79, is a former Eagles head coach who still lives in the Philadelphia area after a 15-year NFL head-coaching career that included eight playoff appearances and a Super Bowl title. [...] Nick Foles, whom Kelly traded to the Rams for Sam Bradford in March, threw 40 touchdown passes, 12 interceptions and had a 100.5 passer rating with Kelly. In St. Louis, Foles had seven touchdown passes, 10 interceptions and a 69.0 rating before he was benched. If you hire him to be your head football coach, well, chances are he's going to win. DeFilippo, 37, has been...
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