Well, the 49ers OC search is well under way.
So far, the three candidates are former Rams head coach Scott Linehan, Colts receivers coach Clyde Christensen, and the most recent interviewee, former Browns offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski.
Wait, who? We fired Martz and are talking to a failed head coach who drove our best receiver (Isaac Bruce) out of St. Louis, a wide receivers coach, and an OC who just got fired after failing to score a touchdown in his final 6 games of 2008.
I'm glad the team has heeded my advice of making sure, if we fire Martz, to bring in someone measurably better. None of these candidates seem to fit that mold.
The most interesting candidate thus far is Chudzinski. While he had a down year this year, after watching some Browns games on the NFL Sunday Ticket, it didn't seem like play calling was the issue - the Browns seemed to fail more to a lack of effort by their star players. Braylon Edwards dropped alot of passes, and Derek Anderson seemed sluggish.
Plus, Chudzinski has a history of working well with tight ends - he was the TE coach in San Diego when Antonio Gates decided to get SILLY, and he was the offensive coordinator last year when the Browns were a high powered offense that went 10-6. From what I've seen, he seems like the best candidate since he's had recent success, and he just got fired, so his chances of bolting for a head coaching vacancy in a year or two are slim.
Matt Maiocco had some things to say about Chudzinski and his work with tight ends, and how it could affect perennial dissapointment Vernon Davis:
http://blog.pressdemocrat.com/49ers/2009/01/chudzinski-meets-with-singletary-mccloughan.html
I'll be interested to hear what other coaches come in to interview, as it appears chemistry with head coach Mike Singletary will be a huge deciding factor in who becomes the next OC.
Matt Barrows of the Sac Bee seems to think Linehan is the favorite in the clubhouse, and also has some thoughts on this incoming off season:
Interesting Nuggets: The possibility of drafting USC's Rey Maualuga or Florida's Percy Harvin. Both address needs, and while niether adress the team's biggest holes (RT, Safety, Pass Rushing OLB, QB) , they are both excellent college players who would be solid additions to the team, as well as present the best possible value at pick #10. I would be happy to see either on the team, depending on who else is on the board, of course
Barrows also dropped a sick Harvin highlight film on us:
And I have to applaud Barrows for his take on Tim Tebow. I personally wuoldn't mind drafting Tebow and SLOWLY trying to develope him into an NFL QB - but I have long agreed that he gets so much man-love from the press that it is rediculous.
Here is what Barrows had to say:
"I know this won't win over any readers in the Sunshine State, but if I hear another word about what a great guy Tim Tebow is, I'm going to hurl my body out of a third-story window. I've never heard two grown men gush over another man like announcers Thom Brennaman and Charles Davis did Thursday night. To paraphrase Brennaman: To spend just 15 minutes with Tebow is to improve your life. What?!!? Are you freakin' schoolgirls? It sounded like those two had joined a Tim Tebow cult, and by the end of the broadcast I was urging them to drink the Kool-aid. Oklahoma fans must have tuned in and thought they were getting the Gainesville, Fla. broadcast. They hardly said anything about the Sooners quarterback, who, you know, actually won the Heismann this year. The icing on the cake came in the end when, after hours of listening to The Amazing Tales of Tebow, the golden boy was slapped with a taunting penalty. Doh!"
BURN! That being said, I have no problem nabbing Tebow in the third round or later...
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