dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
i'm down to give chip a fair shot (i.e 3 years here) but i can already see jed staying with baalke's non-drafting ass and kicking chip to the curb if there is a "rift"
Jed counts the M's, while the team holds the L's: Official 49ers 2016 Season Thread
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Imma have to watch this, was early or late into his press conference
Tomsula is getting paid, jed is not going to fire chip and pay another coach
I think jeds gonna give trent one more offseason and if we dont compete next year hes gone.
Fade Runner 2049
Veteran
Baalke isn't going anywhere yall buggin
dora_da_destroyer
Master Baker
Tomsula had a two year contract right? Chip could easily get the boot next year...Jed just can't seem to move past baalke (or baalke just seems to be invincible)
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Baalke is done breh Jed knows things are looking ugly with the empty seats and losses piling up. He'll have to make a move to try to appease fans.
Reading between the lines this almost confirms Chip wanted to go with Kap from the start, right?
thatrapsfan
Superstar
Kawakami's analysis on this has been spot on from Day 1. Always been his theory that Chip will play Gabbert to appease Baalke for a few weeks then make the change after Gabbert fails.
I think he had a 3-4 year deal and the contract is guaranteed around 20-25 mil
Chip is here for the long haul
He had no choice but to play gabbert because Kaep wasn't ready
But I agree gabbert was starting no matter what
thatrapsfan
Superstar
1. Go along with general manager Trent Baalke’s wishes and start Gabbert in the rough early few weeks of the regular season, giving Gabbert the first shot to take command.
So far: Two starts, 1-1 record, Gabbert has been ordinary at best, and the 49ers are averaging only 4.4 yards per play, second-to-last in the NFL.
2. Let it play out for a while, don’t pull Gabbert too quickly, and make sure Baalke is relatively placated.
Plus, giving Gabbert several more games (starting with a trip to Seattle this Sunday) means that Kaepernick will have more time to get fully healthy after his three winter surgeries prevented him from weight training and left him well below his regular playing weight.
So far: The blowback over Kaepernick’s national anthem protest seems to have calmed down a bit, Kaepernick has been the backup for the first two games, and Kelly says he’s slowly regaining weight.
3. By slow-playing it, Kelly has the option to switch to Kaepernick possibly without Baalke’s extreme objection, and maybe owner Jed York is already OK with the idea.
Remember, Kaepernick’s $14.5 million salary for 2017 is guaranteed only if he suffers a major injury, so there’s motivation for the 49ers to keep him on the sidelines.
But there’s also motivation for Kelly and the 49ers to get a chance to see what Kaepernick can do at some point this season, and I think that side will win out.
So, Gabbert will start in Seattle and, if he’s still healthy, the next weekend at Levi’s against Dallas, and he’ll probably also get the following Thursday night home game against Arizona due to the short work week.
But after that? If the 49ers’ offense is still in the bottom rung of the league, I think Kaepernick would be a live option as early as Week 6 at Buffalo. If Kelly wants to delay it a bit, then it could happen after the Oct. 30 bye.
Chip Kelly's 49ers plans involve Colin Kaepernick
He wrote this a month ago
