Sports Night: Will new coach Kelly fast-track 49ers’ success?
Voisin: 49ers hiring Chip Kelly a bold move
Jed York has spine. He hired and fired the mostly successful Jim Harbaugh and, after a dismal one-year experiment with Jim Tomsula, dispenses with the warm-and-fuzzies and goes with the most innovative, controversial and demanding candidate interviewed.
49ers: Kelly hired as head coach
Put on your track shoes and make sure you’re hydrated. The 49ers on Thursday hired Chip Kelly, the controversial and mostly successful architect of football’s fastest-paced offense, as their head coach.
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To quote Jim Mora from his famous news conference: “Playoffs?!? Don’t talk about playoffs.” But the Kings have been. And lately, it’s been mere lip service. Against the Jazz in Utah on Thursday, though, they seize the chance to gain in the standings, as Rudy Gay’s midrange jumper beats the buzzer to give the Kings a 103-101 win.
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This story was originally published January 14, 2016 at 10:44 PM with the headline "Sports Night: Will new coach Kelly fast-track 49ers’ success?."