This
time last year Jim Tomsula was a member of the San Francisco 49ers coaching
staff, coaching a stout defensive line that would be amongst the NFL’s best.
Great lineman like Justin Smith and Glen Dorsey were able to contribute to what
was overall an effective season. Now the man that used to work one on one with
them on Coach Harbaughs staff, is their head coach. There are a lot on the team
that wondered how we got to this point. The 49ers had won 44 games in the last
3 years and it made no sense to blow up the staff that had just achieved 3
straight trips to the NFC Championship Games, 2 Division Titles and 4
consecutive non losing seasons. Alas that is what York and Balke did, they
first let go of Coach Harbaugh and then over looked the obvious candidate in DC
Vic Fangio and promoting long time staffer Tomsula. This upset Fangio and
rightfully so as even I think that he deserved it, instead he is now leading
the Chicago Bears defense. On the other side of the ball I liked the release of
Greg Roman, he wasn’t a bad coordinator I just think that he would be better
suited elsewhere after that debacle of a season. He landed on his feet in
Buffalo on Rex Ryan’s staff and I wish him all the best….
Now
the 49ers have a new staff a new group of guys that have some very big shoes to
fill. Despite going 8-8 last season this team was a lot better than its record
showed, with a lot of the pieces from that team returning. Tomsula inherited a
good and competent team. Let’s look at who is going to coach underneath him,
first on the defensive side of it they promoted Eric Mangini a former head
coach with a defensive mind. Now with the same toys that Fangio had and some
new ones (via the NFL Draft), I think that Mangini will be a good coach and
will keep this 49ers defense relevant in the coming years. And on the offensive
side of the ball they promoted Geep Chryst to the OC position. To be honest
with you I know nothing about this guy and don’t know what to expect from him.
What I hope for is that him and QB Colin Kapernick will work to put together an
offense that will highlight Kapernick’s strengths and minimize his mistakes. This
would be the best thing for all involved to secure Chryst and Tomsula some job
security. In the next coming years this staff will be tested and will have to
look over their shoulders because we know that the management is willing to “mutually
part ways” with anyone who they feel they don’t want there….
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