Category: San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, center, general manager John Lynch, left, and owner Jed York during an NFL football press conference Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

The recent six year signings of new San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan signals that the 49ers are committed for the long haul to these two newest members of the 49ers. Their giving a six year contract to both of these guys that’s a very rare offer and in the NFL that doesn’t happen too often that kind of just goes to show that this team is in a lot of hurt they need a lot of time to recover. 49ers CEO Jed York is finally showing his patience towards the recovery of the process.

When it comes down to it the 49ers know that they can’t go off ship now they’re stuck with these guys so the 49ers are kind of willing to give time in the process and it’s kind of exciting but there’s no guarantee that there will be a good season for the red and gold this year but whatever they can do it should be interesting. The hiring of Shanahan clearly is one of the best coaches around it was kind of weird what kind of happened in the Super Bowl with that Atlanta Falcons team Shanahan was coaching that fell apart and collapsed.

Joe Lami covers the 49ers for http://www.sportsadioservice.com

KPIX CBS 5 San Francisco still: San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch

By: Joe Lami

SANTA CLARA–The San Francisco 49ers hunt for a new general manager is over. On Sunday, it was reported that they will hire John Lynch. The team confirmed the report on Monday, naming him as the new general manger.

Lynch has never held a front office position in the NFL but does has ties to the Bay Area, playing his college football at Stanford University. The 49ers and CEO, Jed York, don’t view his inexperience as a bad thing, however, as they are willing to take a chance.

Prior to the hiring, Lynch spent his time as a TV Analyst for the NFL on Fox. While at Fox, it was reported that he was one of the most prepared guys in the meeting, something that York later said was beneficial to his hiring.

The search for a new general manager was a long one for the Santa Clara, California-based team as their first round of interviews included nine candidates, none of which were Lynch. After the second round of interviews, candidates, from the Green Bay Packers organization backed out of discussions, due to pay raises. After all this wasted time, the 49ers had to go back to the drawing board and wanted to bring in expected head coach, Kyle Shanahan into the discussion.

Shanahan, who has yet to be named the head coach is still in his role as offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons in this weekend’s Super Bowl.

Without Shanahan being named coach, it seems like he had a lot to do with the hiring of Lynch. Adam Schefter reported that Lynch reached out to Shanahan to claim interest in the position. Apparently, Shanahan thought there was enough of a fit to suggest the hiring of Lynch.

The 49ers wanted to ensure that the new GM and coach got along after York said in a press conference that there was a lack of communication between Trent Baalke and Chip Kelly multiple times last season.

Since the hire, Lynch has made his first move as the general manager by bringing on Adam Peters as the Vice President of Player Personnel. The former Denver Broncos college scouting director is a great hire for a team that has been abysmal at previous drafts.

Joe Lami Covers the 49ers for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

USA Today photo: Kyle Shannon with headset will roam the San Francisco 49ers sidelines next season as the team’s head coach according to multiple sources

By: Joe Lami

SANTA CLARA–Multiple reports are coming out that the San Francisco 49ers have found their new head coach, Kyle Shanahan. Shanahan is the son of long-time NFL coach, Mike and has been flying up the football ranks in his young career.

The 37-year old will be taking on his fifth job since 2008, but his first head coaching job, as he has been the offensive coordinator for the Houston Texans, Washington Redskins, Clevland Browns, and Atlanta Falcons.

Currently, with Atlanta, Shanahan cannot be named the head coach of the 49ers until they are officially eliminated from playoff contention, which could be as soon as Sunday, where the Falcons host the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship. If Atlanta advances to the Super Bowl, San Francisco will need to wait another two weeks to make the announcement.

The decision of Shanahan is a great one, as the young offensive minded coach has enough experience leading to where he has definitely deserved his opportunity. He was the most desired coach available, after Josh McDaniels, who ended up backing out of the 49ers conversation to stay with New England another year.

A lot is going to be expected of Shanahan to turn around this organization that is looking at their fourth coach in four years, but with the right man for the job, the 49ers could finally possibly get something built in Santa Clara, besides their $1 billion stadium.

.Now, while the 49ers have reportedly found their man in Shanahan, they still seek out his boss, the general manager. Once again, York isn’t sticking to his promise of not leading football operations by making this strange move of hiring the coach before the GM, but with the terrible relationship between Trent Baalke and Chip Kelly, he must view this as the only solution.

foxsports.com photo: San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York addresses the media on Monday morning at Levis Stadium

Joe Lami podcasting from Levi Stadium press conference on Monday Jan 2

SANTA CLARA–A press conference on Monday morning called by San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York addressed questions as to why he fired general manager Trent Baalke and head coach Chip Kelly. York also was asking the media during last season’s ending “State of the Regret” speech about accountability and he asked the media to give him a chance to prove he was accountable but this time he was grilled with questions including why doesn’t he step down after the team finished with a dismal 2-14 record. York himself was asked why not hire someone that knows how to run a football team.

It appears that he’s backing up from any accountability and the media tried to press him on bringing in a new director of operations that would be a good idea and he flat out said that you can’t fire the owner which he is. It seems like the system in place is not a good one. It won’t change because Jed York doesn’t want to lose what control he has. The problem is he’s not a football guy, he doesn’t want to make football decisions but yet he is by being involved in the hiring of the head coach and the general manager.

Joe has much more from the Jed York press conference take a listen on the podcast below at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Chip Kelly head coach of the  San Francisco 49ers addresses the media after the loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Levis Stadium in Santa Clara, January 1, 2017. (AP Foto/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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By: Joe Lami

SANTA CLARA, CALIF.–A day after both Chip Kelly and Trent Baalke were relieved of their duties of the San Francisco 49ers, owner Jed York met with the local media. He made it evident that a 2-14 season is not acceptable to anyone in an organization that is so used to winning. He wants to bring back that winning culture, and he plans to be the man to do it.

In the same press conference, York has completely contradicted himself. He noted that he was not involved in any part of the football operations, but also commented he would be the one making the decision of who the next GM or head coach may be. This puts Jed at the very top of football operations, in a role that would be more suited for a President of Football Operations, but he’s not making any football decisions.

The quote of the day was when he stated, and the biggest slap in the face to fans was, “I am own this football team. You don’t dismiss owners”. That may be true Jed, but the point is most owners don’t have the control over the team like you do. They are smart enough or don’t let their egos get bruised if they admit that they don’t know what they’re doing, so they bring in the right people to run the ship.

Everyday Jed York is reminding me more and more of what Al Davis did to the Oakland Raiders in the early 2000s. He had a little bit of success early on and even lost a Super Bowl. But, his downfall came to his ego, believing he knew more about football and how to run a team than anybody else.

Jed York has admitted that he shouldn’t be the one making football decisions, yet doesn’t do anything about it. He will turn to his advisors, who he refused to name drop, yet gave hints as to who they were on this ugly process. But as long as York has the wheel of the ship, the 49ers will not be successful.

It’s time to become the bigger man, step down, and admit you have no clue what you’re doing before your fan base completely abandons you like they should.

espn.com photo: San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly and general manager Trent Baalke are expected to be relieved of their duties right after Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks at Levis Stadium

By: Joe Lami

The San Francisco 49ers kick off their final game of the horrendous 2016 campaign on Sunday against their division foes, the Seattle Seahawks. It will most likely be the last game where Trent Baalke is the GM of San Francisco, who’s expected to be fired after his drafts have put together a record of 7-24 over the past two season.

Colin Kaepernick is also expected to play his final game in the red and gold. Due to a restructure in his contract, he has the ability to opt out during the offseason to go elsewhere. All indications show that to be the case, as his $3 million San Jose home being put up for sale being the nail in the coffin.

While most of the chatter has been on what might possibly occur on New Years’ Day with the front office, the team still has a game to try and win.

Seattle has already wrapped up the NFC West and are playing for seeding in the playoffs. This means that they won’t hold back against the team that destroyed the San Francisco 37-18 in week three. If Seattle wins and Atlanta is knocked off, the Seahawks will receive a first-round bye. However, if the Niners can pull off the upset, Seattle will drop to the fourth seed.

When Chip Kelly was asked about playing the spoiler role, he said that his team doesn’t look at it that way. They should look at the guys on the other sideline and be pumped up about the competition they’re going against.

The 49ers will be extremely shorthanded once again, as hitting the injury bug has added injury to the insult of this 2016 season. Carlos Hyde, Vance McDonald, Torrey Smith, and Andrew Tiller are all out, with Joe Staley and Rashard Robinson being questionable.

The good news for Niner fans is Sunday will be the end of misery and the team could look forward to their highest draft pick since the 2005 NFL Draft. Once again, the need for the quarterback position is the highest.