SANTA CLARA
As you sit down and dine next to people with wildly different viewpoints this week, raise a glass to Chip Kelly and Trent Baalke.
When Baalke, the 49ers general manager, hired Kelly in January, the two used every opportunity to declare how like-minded they were. Baalke said they “shared a similar vision” and Kelly agreed.
“I think we see the game the same way,” he said. “I think we have a philosophy that’s similar. Now, we may go about it somewhat differently, but I really do believe we’re on the same page from that standpoint.