49ERS DUE FOR REVAMPING?Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. The questions began in the chill of the visitors' locker room. Even as San Francisco 49ers repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl from Saturday's 35-14 playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers. ``I'm sure there's going to be some changes,'' strong safety Tim McDonald Tim McDonald (born January 6, 1965 in Fresno, California) is a former professional American football player who played strong safety in the NFL. Professional career He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the second round (34th pick overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. said. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden coach George Seifert George Seifert (born January 22, 1940 in San Francisco, California) is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers. Seifert joined the 49ers' coaching staff under Bill Walsh in 1980 as defensive backs coach and served as the team's defensive cautioned against overreaction o·ver·re·act intr.v. o·ver·re·act·ed, o·ver·re·act·ing, o·ver·re·acts To react with unnecessary or inappropriate force, emotional display, or violence. by team management, which regards anything less than a return to the Super Bowl as a failure. But he conceded the 49ers (13-5) could be in for an overhaul after the team's worst postseason defeat since a 49-3 loss to the New York Giants
San Francisco faces key decisions on some of its coaches, an aging offensive line, an aging and injury-prone quarterback in Steve Young, a running game that has gone nowhere for two years, and a defensive secondary that was shaky at times. Meanwhile, defensive coordinator Pete Carroll might leave to take a head-coaching job and offensive coordinator Marc Trestman, whose play calls have been criticized at times, could be on his way out, too. Bill Walsh, who returned to the team as a coaching assistant this season, has said he would like to do less coaching and more personnel work next season. San Francisco also must decide whether it can afford to re-sign quarterback Elvis Grbac, who started or relieved an injured Young in nine games this season, including Saturday's loss to the Packers. It was the second straight season Green Bay had eliminated San Francisco from playoff contention. Team vice president Dwight Clark said the 49ers want to keep Young, who is under contract through 1997, and Grbac, and that talks have been ongoing with Grbac's agent, Jim Steiner. ``I'm sure things will accelerate now,'' Clark said. DeBartolo accused of delivering punch: A witness to a fight following the San Francisco-Green Bay game said he saw 49ers owner Edward DeBartolo Jr. punch someone as the team was leaving Lambeau Field. Mark VanRemortel, 29, of Green Bay, told WFRV-TV that he gave police a statement Sunday about DeBartolo. VanRemortel said he was standing in the area where the 49ers were coming out when a gate opened, and he saw a large man give someone a ``pretty severe head butt.'' ``Following this, Mr. DeBartolo came out from kind of like from behind him and more like it was a blind punch and just hit this gentleman,'' VanRemortel said. |
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