San Francisco 49ers: Five Strong Head Coach Candidates

“I hear the criticism”, he said. The results this season rest on my shoulders, squarely.

For now, the story is good enough and you suspect there’s a chapter or two still to be written.

The 49ers could use that kind of turnaround in 2016 after limping to a 5-11 finish.

The 49ers announced that Tomsula had been fired shortly after they completed their disappointing 2015 campaign with a 5-11 record.

As for what part of the process broke down in the build-up to Tomsula’s hire – what they missed – and what changed in the lead-up to the firing, there wasn’t much clarity. I think I understand what fans want.

York was to meet with the media Monday morning.

“You don’t go 1-7 and come back and go 6-2 if your team doesn’t believe in your coach”, Stafford said.

But he also made it clear the York family ownership is here to stay. Once again, I’m preparing to be healthy and win the Super Bowl.

Baalke is signed as 49ers general manager through the 2018 season, CSNBayArea.com learned on Monday.

A solid return against the Lions last week, after several weeks consigned to the practice squad, earned him a spot in the starting line-up. He said there is nobody now on the staff that the 49ers are considering for the coaching vacancy. “Trent has the skills to do this and get this done”. “He’s built championship rosters in the past. To get out there and move the way I was moving prior to the injury and receive the respect I’ve received from players throughout the league continued to motivate me and drive me”, Bowman said.

The 49ers will pick seventh in the upcoming NFL Draft in April. So why put faith in Baalke to make a better choice this time?

Other than the rare social-media remark, York has been reclusive since introducing Tomsula a year ago as Harbaugh’s replacement. The problem was a coach who was in over his head and a paper-thin roster. Is it a shot at the 49ers for getting what they deserved by running him out of town, despite three-straight NFC Championship Game appearances? Which means Baalke and York have to find a coach who is okay with their problematic leadership. Then, when we lost half of our good players to early retirement, not-as-early retirement, and free agency, you held the fork right up to your eyeball, but still managed to keep from plunging it in. “You have to learn from mistakes, you have to learn from failures, and we didn’t get this one right”, he said.

“You get humbled by decisions you make that you think are going to work”, Baalke said.

York has avoided most references to Harbaugh since. He saw the banners that were hired to fly above Levi’s Stadium that were critical of him and the franchise this year. This one said: “Jed – Here’s our banner”.