The game of football is the quintessential team sport. It takes collaboration on so many different levels for a team to be successful. It’s not just the 11 guys on the field, it’s an entire organization. And in the short time that I’ve been here, I’ve just been struck by the synergy that goes through this (49ers) building. ...
– Chip Kelly, new 49ers coach, last week, as the knife wound in his back slowly healed.
Howie’s back … but, you know what?
He never really went away.
Maybe that’s why Chip Kelly sounds so happy to be in San Francisco.