If Charlotte’s football capability is anything like its new head coach’s personality, then 49er fans are in for a wild, wild ride this season.
63-year-old Francis Xavier “Biff” Poggi attended his first AAC Media Days last week in exactly the fashion you would expect from the idiosyncratic coach – pinstripe suit draping his imposing frame, cigar casually dangling from his mouth, eyes keenly observing the room. He kept mostly to himself, his passion bridled by a devil-may-care exterior that cracked only when media didn’t ask enough questions during his platform time, prompting the prickly coach to pound the podium in protest of the perceived disrespect.