IF I WERE THE 49ERS GENERAL MANAGER FOR A DAY

IF I WERE THE 49ERS GENERAL MANAGER FOR A DAY…….. MY “DREAM TEAM “OF COACHING PERSONNEL THAT I NEED TO INTERVIEW:

THE CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED HEAD COACH MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER, MOST RECENTLY WITH THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, IS A PRIME CANDIDATE FOR A HEAD COACHING JOB IN THE NFL THAT THE SF 49ERS SHOULD SERIOUSLY CONSIDER HIRING AT THE END OF THE SEASON. IN MARTY’S 21 YEARS AS A COACH ONLY TWO OF THOSE YEARS WERE BELOW .500. HE IS A PROVEN WINNER AND KNOWS HOW TO BUILD A PLAYOFF WINNING TEAM. HE HAS 8 DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES, 13 DOUBLE DIGIT WINNING SEASONS, NOT TO MENTION THE ABILITY TO HIRE A STAFF OF EXPERIENCED ASSISTANTS TO HELP HIM SUCCEED. HE IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED COACHES OUT THERE BECAUSE THE ONLY ACHIEVEMENT HE IS MISSING IN HIS HALL OF FAME CAREER IS A SUPER BOWL RING. THAT’S THE ONE THING THAT WE WANT SO BADLY EVERY YEAR. HE’S HUNGRY FOR HIS CHANCE TO GET TO THE BIG DANCE AND WON’T STOP TILL HE GETS FED.


ANOTHER COACH THAT’S AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW AND IN MY OPINION, WOULD BE A GREAT PROSPECT FOR THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR POSITION, IS BRIAN BILLICK. HE IS AN OFFENSIVE GENIUS! A BRILLIANT MAN AND CAN GAME PLAN LIKE NO OTHER. HE HAS THE HARDWARE FROM WINNING SUPER BOWL XXXV IN 2000 COACHING THE BALTIMORE RAVENS IN HIS 2ND YEAR COACHING!
MY NEXT POSITION ON MY LIST OF HIRES WOULD BE THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR SPOT. THERE ARE A FEW GUYS I HAVE IN MIND TO INTERVIEW WITH. FIRST WOULD BE CURRENT USC DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR MONTE KIFFIN. MONTE IS MOST KNOWN BY HIS JOB AT TAMPA BAY WHEN HE FORMULATED THE “TAMPA TWO” DEFENSIVE SCHEME IN THE LATE 1990’S. THAT DEFENSE INCLUDED FUTURE HALL OF FAMERS WARREN SAPP AND JOHN LYNCH CRUSHING OPPOSING OFFENSES AROUND THE LEAGUE. WITH MONTE KIFFIN’S POWERFUL DEFENSE, TAMPA ROLLED OVER THE RAIDERS TO WIN SUPER BOWL XXXVII.


MY SECOND OPTION IS CURRENTLY DEF. COORDINATOR FOR THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS, RON RIVERA. HE WAS PART OF THE INFAMOUS 1985 BEARS DEFENSE, AND WAS A DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE CHICAGO BEARS WHEN THEY MADE A SUPER BOWL APPEARANCE, THEN LOST TO THE INDIANAPOLIS COLTS.
SO TO CONCLUDE MY THOUGHTS ON MY FANTASY “DREAM TEAM” COACHING STAFF THAT I WOULD HIRE IF MY WISH CAME TRUE AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE FRONT OFFICE DECISIONS FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS. I DO WANT TO MENTION THE MORE OBVIOUS COACHING CANDIDATES I DID NOT MENTION BUT WOULD BE PLEASED TO EMPLOY: BILL COWHER, AND JON GRUDEN. I FEEL THAT ANY VETERAN COACH THAT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THIS LEAGUE WOULD BE A MAJOR UPGRADE FROM THE CURRENT HEAD COACH MIKE SINGLETARY.

Thank you for letting me dream….. Paris Stephens