Jim Harbaugh lands in San Francisco

The decision has been made Jim Harbaugh will be the next Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers. He gets a five year, 25 million dollar contract to help fix the woes of the 49er team. Things could be worse; this is a talent rich team that has a few major issues to resolve. The first being is who will be this team’s QB? Harbaugh may just be the flavor of the month, and the hottest name in coaching circles this year. However he does not have a proven track record in the pros and that should scare some people.

Of course he does have an excellent track record coaching at the collegiate level, and he was a fine player in his day. 49er fans have to hope he has a hunger to win the ring that he never earned as a player. Sometimes guys with a little chip of their shoulder do very well. Tom Brady never got over being a sixth round draft pick, and Randy Moss wanted to prove to a lot of teams they were wrong for passing on him. If Harbaugh has that chip he may be a very good NFL head coach.

Now the Niners have the 7th pick in the coming NFL draft and Harbaugh likely will want a fresh, young QB to lead his new team. Ryan Mallet may be that guy. In fact I think we can go ahead and pencil Mallet’s name in this slot for now. He is a very good QB that still has some growing to do. Harbaugh has done a magnificent job helping Andrew Luck mature as a QB, and I think he could do the same for Mallet.

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