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InvaderRam wrote:

honestly. i bet all the great ones come off as arrogant.

Not necessarily. Did Vermeil?

InvaderRam wrote:

well. ya know. i take that back. he does come off as edgy at times. when he first dealt with bruce, he was a little bit standoffish. same with faulk if i remember correctly.

but generally no. he doesn’t.

Those were 2 isolated incidents revolving around unique circumstances.

Bruce said the team had quit, and DV took him to task for it. Faulk missed 2 weeks of camp because of contract issues.

Going back to his UCLA days, DV was a players coach, but in the best sense. There are long long testimonials from players from different teams who attested to how well DV related to players.

Those 2 incidents, Bruce and Faulk, do not put a dent in that.

Ancient history aside. You also wrote this:

InvaderRam wrote:

but i’d be lying if i said i wasn’t worried about mcvay’s experience. he’s only ever been at one stop.

Well it’s a legit concern (though I don’t personally share it.) He has to prove it on the field.

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Reports: Niners offering coaching job to Falcons’ Kyle Shanahan

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reports-niners-offering-coaching-job-to-falcons%E2%80%99-kyle-shanahan/ar-AAlY7kI?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp

The 49ers will offer their vacant head coaching position to Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, according to multiple reports.

The Niners will wait out the Falcons’ postseason run and offer whenever Atlanta’s season ends, ESPN reports. He has interest in the job and interviewed with the team in addition to the Broncos and Jaguars, before the latter two filled their jobs.

Shanahan, 37, is the son of longtime NFL head coach Mike Shanahan, and has coached in the league since 2004. He became the league’s youngest coordinator when he became Texans offensive coordinator in 2008. Since then, he’s held the position with the Redskins (under his father), Browns and Falcons dating to 2015.

Atlanta has boasted a potent offense this season behind Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, and the running back duo of Tevin Coleman and Devonta Freeman. The Falcons led the league averaging 33.8 points per game. Shanahan would replace Chip Kelly, who went 2–14 in his lone season as Niners head coach.

Source: Josh McDaniels could have had 49ers’ job ‘if he wanted it’

http://www.sfgate.com/49ers/article/Source-McDaniels-could-have-had-49ers-job-10860853.php

Hello, Plan B.
New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels withdrew his name from consideration Monday from the 49ers’ head-coaching opening, which was “his if he wanted it,” a source told The Chronicle.
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McDaniels’ decision to stay in New England instead of guiding the 49ers’ rebuilding project was heavily informed by family considerations. McDaniels, 40, and his wife, Laura, have four young children who enjoy the area.

“At this time,” McDaniels told reporters Monday on a conference call, “it’s just best for my family and myself to remain here in New England.”
McDaniels’ reluctance to move his family across the country also was influenced by the 49ers’ recent instability. The 49ers have fired their head coach after each of the past three seasons, and have dismissed their head coach in each of their past four non-winning seasons.
McDaniels interviewed with the 49ers, Rams and Jaguars on Jan. 7. He entered those meetings with the 49ers as his top choice. He also thought he was ready to become a head coach for the second time after his 11-17 tenure with the Broncos during the 2009-10 seasons.
However, he had a “change of heart” after going through the interview process, the source said. McDaniels spoke highly Monday of the 49ers’ interview team, which was headlined by CEO Jed York and executives Paraag Marathe and Brian Hampton, the latter of whom leads their analytics department.
“I was really impressed with Jed York and Paraag, and Brian, and people that came for the 49ers’ organization,” McDaniels said. “They did a great job with their presentation.”

McDaniels is in a position to be selective before taking his next job.
He’s young by head-coach standards, is employed by the NFL’s gold-standard franchise and has a close connection with one of the greatest quarterbacks in league history in Tom Brady. McDaniels has spent 13 of his 16 seasons in the NFL with the Patriots, who have won four Super Bowls in his two stints with the team and will host the Steelers in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
On Monday, McDaniels expressed his appreciation for Patriots owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick.
“I’ve always said how grateful I am for this opportunity to work here for Mr. Kraft and his family and coach under Bill, with a lot of great guys on our staff and have the privilege to work with the players we get to work with each day,” McDaniels said. “It’s a great opportunity, very thankful to be here, and very much looking forward to this week against Pittsburgh.”
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