Chip Kelly makes solid first impression with 49ers

This is going to be a lovely marriage. He echoed a similar sentiment to what he shared in his news conference with the Eagles: He does not want the final say on roster decisions. He’s a well-rounded, highly innovative coach with a proven track record of success at every level of competition, including the NFL. “And I’m excited being with guys like Trent and Tom and some of the guys in the personnel department”.

“Until you see [the players] on the field, you really don’t know”.

While the hiring of Kelly was about football, a chunk of the decision from CEO Jed York’s part had to factor in that the 49ers fan base is in need of an excitement boost. “But also, in his credit, he’s played and coached with guys like Ray Lewis”.

Kelly, who transformed the University of OR into one of America’s top college football teams from 2009 to 2012, became hot property in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles pursuing him.

Due to restrictions in the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, Kelly is not allowed to speak with players about football matters until the beginning of the offseason program, which is set to being on April 4. Kelly did acknowledge that he had met with both Kaepernick and Blaine Gabbert at the team facility. Kelly illustrated an understanding throughout the minds of coaches which spoke to this fact, stating, “We rent our locker spaces”. Kelly didn’t address a main criticism of his hurry-up offense, but instead suggested that defensive players will embrace the opportunity to play more.

The one thing we all can look forward to is how the 2016 San Francisco 49ers campaign is going to unfold.

“No, actually I was offered the job last Thursday afternoon”. I just had a pair of sweats. Also, Kelly mentioned that he delayed his press meeting to attend the 87th birthday of his father. He probably should have just led with that.

“I’m really looking for diversity, someone that comes from another system so we can continue to add and make what we do better”, he said.

” Baalke when asked about the Eagles’ reported perception that Kelly lacked “emotional intelligence”: “I’d have to look up the definition of that first”.

As far as this coaching staff, has only committed to keep running back coach Tom Rathman, and said he is now interviewing for the other coaching positions. “You just got to, I think, with him coming in there, no matter how good of a player or lower of a player you are, if you just automatically believe him – no matter if it sounds insane and you’re like, ‘What is he talking about?’ – if you just automatically believe and buy in, I think you’ll be fine”. The Patriots’ championship coach and fellow football guy exchanged notes with Kelly from back when Chip was an assistant at New Hampshire, one of which may have included instruction on how to hold the media in suspicion, if not contempt. Kelly replaced Bellotti in 2009 and took the Ducks to four consecutive bowl games. According to a source of Niners Nation, Kelly and the San Francisco 49ers have reached out to Alabama offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin about joining the new coaching staff in the same capacity.

“Its an unbelievable standard, ” Kelly said.

“No, Trent has control of the 53 and I’m real comfortable with that”, Kelly said. “I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t”. “You have to have belief and conviction in what you’re doing”.