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Marvin49 · 2016-01-04T11:20:15-08:00

Thank God that's over...and I mean that on a number of levels. 1) Gabbert: Meh. Some good throws, but he's taken to throwing 5 yard passes into the dirt. That's something Kap started doing as well. I like Gabbert much more than I ever expected to, and that's to say I like him enough to be a solid backup. 2) It's over Jimmy: I love Jim Tomsula. The guy is fantastic. He's just badly miscast as a HC. It's not what he's good at. Somebody out there is going to be a great D-Line coach that will be a rock for them. Having said that...and follow me here for a bit, I wonder if his hiring and firing may be the best thing that could have happened long term. The 49ers were going to suck this year. So many retirements, leaving free agents, and players that were just flat old. The Tomsula experiment may have served the team in a number of unintentional ways. First, it provided the team with much better draft position to rebuild. Second, it may (I hope) have shown Jed that coaches are important. You can't just bring in A guy. The need THE guy. Third, and new coach won't have to contend with the ghost of Harbaugh. They'll contend with the ghost of Tomsula. To be clear, I'm not in any way saying it was a good hire. What I'm saying is that the hire may have unintended benefits. 3) Ward: I've said this for a few weeks now, but Jimmie Ward is becoming a nice little player. Really like what I'm seeing from him. Aggressive as all hell. 4) Baalke: I see in the press that its pointless to fire Tomsula without Baalke. I think that's ludicrous. Baalke has become a whipping boy for the Harbaugh debacle and the personnel on this team. Well as Mike Silver reported, most candidates think there is more talent on the roster than is commonly perceived and that's after the rash of injuries, player defections, and aging out players. There is talent here. Young Talent. If read in places that Baalke is among the worst in the NFL, and that's just total BS. IMO, firing Baalke would be akin to throwing out the baby with the bathwater. 5) Armstead: Also liking what I see from Arik. he got pushed past the play a few times, but MAN that guy has power. Hoping he can refine it and start next year. Too bad he won't have Tomsula in his corner to teach him. 6) Assistant Coaches: Hard to say too much without knowing who the next head guy would be, but I think the only absolute keeper is Tom Rathman. Mangini and the D seemed to get better as the season wore on as players started to have more understanding in his more complex system, so I wouldn't be all that averse to keeping him as the DC, but who knows. 7) York: Some media refuses to give him some credit, but he gets a hefty amount from me. He screwed up last year. I don't think anyone would say otherwise. H screwed up bad. He knows it. He's owning up to it. He's eating the coaching contracts from last year. What he does next will be HUGE in regards to how we judge him...but give the guy credit for being humbled a bit and being willing to eat those contracts to make a change. 8) Draft: As annoyed as I was to see them win a meaningless game and drop 2 spots in the draft, at least I don't have to find myself in that awkward position of rooting against the team I love. So...the 7th pick it is. I doubt Goff lasts that long. I doubt he'll make it past pick #2. 9) New Coach: I'm not even gonna lie. I want Sean Payton. I like Hue Jackson as well, but I really want Payton. Who's everyone else got? 10) 2016: I think this might be a fun offseason. ANYTHING has to be better than last year, but this might be a lot of fun. :)

Week 17 2015: Thoughts after the season and the offseason...

Jan 4, 2016 at 2:50 PM

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Marvin49
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Another thing to note...

...Jed was very careful what to say and didn't want to tip his hand in any way on who they were interested in as a coach. He said repeatedly it would be a hotly contested offseason for coaches...and that suggests he's looking for a splash. That suggests he's looking for somebody who would have a number of suitors.

Jan 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM

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Fresh49
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#7 You dont get credit for rectifying the last 2 coaching blunders. Hell no. Knock the next hire out of the park then we are even imo.

[ Edited by VDpwndMjenkins on Jan 4, 2016 at 3:01 PM ]

Jan 4, 2016 at 5:53 PM

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tohara3
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Great post Marvin49 as always! Ready to get on with this coaching search & off-season! Go 49ers

Jan 4, 2016 at 6:40 PM

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scottym
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Jed is fighting to get back in the good graces of the fans.It was a calculated risk to mention the banners to allow the fans the satisfaction of thinking they were recognized and a source of his shame.Or maybe he was being sincere.

Originally posted by Marvin49:
Still think it was a waste.

The Banners didn't get Tomsula fired. 5-11 did.

Jan 4, 2016 at 6:53 PM

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cortana49
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Originally posted by mojave45:
Originally posted by cortana49:
Payton!

OK... in light of the Coughlin news:

Holmgren!

You going to have 49ers logo put on his Depends??

Hey, bodies go before minds.

I'm all about his mind which probably has more football knowledge than 75% of current HC in this league.

But, now that I've had time to think about it, I think I would rather go toward Jackson or even McDaniels. I've heard the opinion more than once today that it's possible that Holmgren is only targeting the Niners for nostalgic/sentimental reasons and that just sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I'll pass on that possibility alone.

Of course, my first choice is still Payton.

[ Edited by cortana49 on Jan 4, 2016 at 6:56 PM ]

Jan 4, 2016 at 8:48 PM

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reasonable1
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#9. Does anyone see this as the year someone gets Kirk Ferentz away from Iowa? Could the 49ers be that team?

Just a name to toss out there.

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