49ners 2016 Season Chip Kelly Fired Again
Chip Kelly Named 49ers Head Autobus: Twitter Reacts to San Francisco's Hire
January 14, 2016 
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The San Francisco 49ers announced Thursday that Chip Kelly will exist the historic franchise's 20th head coach.
Kelly has been applauded as an offensive guru, but may have bitten off more he could chew when he took over as personnel chief of the Philadelphia Eagles terminal flavour. He posted a six-9 record and was fired amid his third year at the helm earlier Calendar week 17.
Not quite perceived as the innovative genius he in one case was, Kelly'south hiring in San Francisco was sure to cause a polarizing reaction on Twitter.
Andrew Brandt of Sports Illustrated summarized the overall sentiment rather well in reacting to the news:
Andrew Brandt @ AndrewBrandtWhatever you lot think, the @49ers just became more interesting. #ChipKelly
NFL.com'due south Chris Trapasso was among those intrigued by the impending dynamic betwixt Kelly and 49ers full general managing director Trent Baalke:
Chris Trapasso @ ChrisTrapassoSay what you want most both of them, but I'1000 excited and intrigued to watch Trent Baalke and Chip Kelly piece of work together with the #49ers.
Pro Football Talk represented another skeptical school of thought, suggesting Kelly'southward thirst for ability won't mesh well with his new colleagues:
ProFootballTalk @ ProFootballTalkChip Kelly doesn't want personnel control with the 49ers. And then again, he claimed he didn't accept information technology in Philly, the day before he was fired.
BuzzFeed's Lindsey Adler expressed similar concerns about the Baalke-Kelly human relationship:
Baalke has washed a fine job building the roster on the defensive side, only lost linebackers Chris Borland and Patrick Willis to sudden retirement earlier this past season. Without Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman to guide the criminal offence, the Niners floundered to a v-11 tape in their but twelvemonth under Jim Tomsula.
Poking a fleck of fun at Kelly'south uptempo, relentless style of play, 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith was keen to become going on his conditioning:
Smith is 1 of the more than dangerous deep threats in the league, only wasn't able to evidence that on a regular footing in 2015 due to instability at the quarterback position.
Some may have the perception that Kelly's hiring means talented bespeak-caller Colin Kaepernick is in for a big bounciness-dorsum year. Bleacher Report'south Matt Miller doesn't believe so:
Matt Miller @ nfldraftscoutBlaine Gabbert is a amend fit with Flake Kelly than Colin Kaepernick, based on 2015.
Neb Barnwell of ESPN had a different, more optimistic take on Kaepernick's outlook in San Francisco with Kelly aboard:
Neb Barnwell @ billbarnwellColin Kaepernick is the best pro quarterback Chip Kelly's gotten to coach past a pretty pregnant margin, which is saying something.
The takes on Kaepernick'due south hereafter parallel Kelly's hiring itself as far equally mixed reviews get. Just NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Th Kelly was trying to figure out how he could potentially trade for Kaepernick when mulling his NFL future.
One of the more interesting aspects of Kelly securing the 49ers chore is the fact that the Eagles have notwithstanding to find his successor. ESPN'due south Kevin Negandhi hinted at the vitriol that may stir in Philadelphia equally its team continues its head coaching search:
Kevin Negandhi @ KNegandhiESPNChip Kelly getting a NFL gig before the Eagles hire a head coach. This will play well in Philly.
What would exasperate Eagles fans even more is if the following bold prediction from ESPN's Joe Schad came to fruition:
Joe Schad @ schadjoeWould non be surprised at all if Chip Kelly eventually leads the 49ers to a Super Bowl.
There are withal believers in Kelly's football game savvy both outside of and inside the 49ers facility. He was getting his first shot in the pros with the Eagles and did guide them to a segmentation title in his get-go flavour at the helm.
San Francisco evidently believes Kelly will learn from some of his missteps in Philadelphia and go the long-term leader Tomsula couldn't be following the successful Harbaugh era.
The Niners' quarterback state of affairs will exist closely monitored with Kelly in the fold. One time Harbaugh departed, Kaepernick was a wreck and was benched for former first-round bust Blaine Gabbert.
If Kelly tin can bring Kaepernick out of his funk and get him playing like the QB who nigh guided San Francisco to a Super Bowl win, two of the punchlines of the 2015 season would have sweet redemption.
Only in a tough NFC W division featuring Arizona, Seattle and St. Louis, Kelly and Co. have a ton to prove withal.
Source: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2607885-chip-kelly-named-49ers-head-coach-twitter-reacts-to-san-franciscos-hire