49ers players react to Chip Kelly hiring on Twitter

Let's say you just bought an NFL franchise. Who would you want to hire as your organization's head coach if you could pick anyone from around the league? In fact, what if you could choose from anyone in the pros or college? That's the question that the FS1 host of The Herd, Colin Cowherd, contemplated on Wednesday while creating his top-10 list. Although, his choices had to meet the following criteria. Age does matter Easy to work with The less controversy, the better Innovative thinker Relates to players Looking at that list, San Francisco 49ers fans have to immediately think about their favorite team's head coach, Kyle Shanahan, who checks all of Cowherd's boxes. That's why the 49ers coach

San Francisco 49ers special teams coordinator Richard Hightower may have lost one of his unit's aces with the emergence of running back Raheem Mostert on offense, but he's gained an example for the team's younger players. Mostert joined the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He spent time with six teams before landing with the 49ers the next year. Even then, the running back mostly contributed on special teams. That is, after all, where so many NFL players have to prove themselves upon entering the league. Mostert burst onto the scene last season, and the NFL took notice when he rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game. "I would feel bad if I didn't say how proud I am of

It's Super Bowl or bust for the San Francisco 49ers, as it probably should be. That's what the team's head coach, Kyle Shanahan, is thinking. That's what his players are thinking. Shanahan recently spoke with team radio voice Greg Papa for the 49ers' State of the Franchise event and shared exactly what his expectations are for the upcoming season. "I know we were good enough to win that Super Bowl, and we didn't," Shanahan said. "And that's something we've got to live with. And that's why the state of the franchise, right now, is we've got to get right back to that moment (in the Super Bowl). We've got to get right back to that fourth quarter, and get to have a lead, and we've got to finish the job." Those comments irked Mike Florio of Pro Football