2015 NFL Coaching Changes: San Francisco 49ers

San Francisco 49ers

Head Coach – Jim Tomsula (1^st Year)

Offensive Coordinator – Geep Chryst (1^st Year)

Defensive Coordinator – Eric Mangini (1^st Year)

Offensive System: New offensive coordinator Geep Chryst is expected to keep a base west coast offense in San Francisco. His history suggests that the 49ers will throw the ball a lot more than they have over the past few years with Greg Roman calling the plays. The front office has requested Colin Kaepernick run the football more going forward but it is unclear how exactly they plan on doing that. The read-option seems like a natural fit for Kaepernick and I am sure that there will be elements of it in the 49ers playbook this season. But Chryst has an awful history of developing QB’s. His QB tree reads like a who’s who of miserable failures including Jake Plummer, Jimmy Clausen and Ryan Leaf. Colin Kaepernick strongly endorsed the promotion of Chryst but most people believe this combination has been a significant part of the problem and not anything resembling a solution.

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Players That Fit The System: Anquan Boldin, Carlos Hyde, Blaine Gabbert

Defensive System: Eric Mangini is one of the most disliked coaches in the NFL. Just about everybody who has ever played for him or coached beside him tells stories of crazed psychoanalysis, constant backstabbing and a downright sluggish locker room atmosphere. Mangini has spent the last two seasons coaching TE’s in San Francisco and hasn’t been on the defensive side of the ball since he left New England in 2005. Mangini will keep the 49ers 3-4 base defense in tact and try to continue on the success they have had over the past few years. That is going to be a very difficult task without Patrick Willis and quite possibly Justin Smith.

Players That Fit The System: Aldon Smith, NaVorro Bowman

Summary: It’s absolutely laughable at what has become of the San Francisco 49ers. Sure Jim Harbaugh was and is a selfish, arrogant monster of a human being but they did little else to clean a culture that has been tainted for years. There is little doubt that Jim Tomsula double-crossed Harbaugh every chance he got and Eric Mangini has an impressive history of back stabbing as well. Geep Chryst could be one of the lamest hires of the 21^st century to this point and that is very sad news for Colin Kaepernick. When you combine this atrocious coaching staff with a significant loss in talent this offseason, you have a recipe for last place in a very tough NFC West in 2015.