SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If there's one thing Eric Reid knows well after four years in the NFL as a safety for the San Francisco 49ers, it's reading the first impression from a new coach.
After playing his first two seasons under Jim Harbaugh, Reid has watched Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly take over for failed one-year tenures. Now as Reid gets ready to play for his fourth coach in his career after the hiring of Kyle Shanahan and new general manager John Lynch, he sees reasons for optimism that the Niners might finally have the leadership team in place to revive the struggling franchise.