Another Coaching Reboot

First impressions good for Shanahan’s revamped staff

- Craig Massei

The 49ers have massive change amongst their coaching staff for the third consecutive year, and the new group that has taken over this time around have personified the were-all-in-this-together message of head coach Kyle Shanahan.

Only four of the 22 assistants now working for the 49ers are holdovers from last year, and the veteran players who survived the team’s complete offseason overhaul have noticed a change with the youthful, fresh and energetic staff assembled by Shanahan.

“I’ve been in this game a little while now,” fifth year veteran safety Eric Reid said, “and (coaches) sometimes want to assert themselves, want to make themselves known, like, ‘this is my area, this is what I like to do.’ I don’t get that sense with these coaches. The way these guys interact, they don’t have egos. They work together well and the goal is to win games.”

The deposed coaching staffs of Jim Tomsula (2015) and Chip Kelly (2016) combined to help the 49ers produce just seven victories over the past two seasons. But five-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Joe Staley — another veteran who has been through it all — senses it will be different moving forward with Shanahan’s staff as the 49ers begin the long haul upward from rock bottom.

“I’ve been incredibly impressed with the way our coaching staff works and how they speak with us and what they expect from us,” Staley said. “It’s been very clear from Day 1 about what the mindset should be for every player. Now it’s up to us to go and build on that.”

As the 49ers begin building their new foundation during 2017 training camp, here’s a look at each member of Shanahan’s staff that will be responsible for a lot of the heavy lifting.

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