San Francisco 49ers Owe $69 million To The Coaches They’ve Fired

[Fish]

Arguably the worst team in the NFL will be shelling out 69 million dollars to former head coaches who of course aren’t even on their staff any longer.

The team fired Jim Tomsula who was brought in to replace Jim Harbaugh, who was fired after bringing the team to a Super Bowl, only to fire Chip Kelly Sunday just a year after hiring Tomsula.

“Tomsula signed a four-year, $14 million deal with the 49ers, so they’re still on the hook for $7 million to him.

Kelly signed a four-year, $24 million deal with the 49ers last year, so he’s still owed three years of that, roughly $18 million.”

Kelly will be paid a bunch of money in 2017 to not coach an NFL team. He’s also due $6.5 million from the Eagles, who fired him following the 2015 season, just two years into his five-year deal.

http://dailysnark.com/san-francisco-...-theyve-fired/

[Rain Man]

I forgot about Tomsula. That was a fun era for 49ers fans, I bet.

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I forgot about Tomsula. That was a fun era for 49ers fans, I bet.

Since when is a year an era?

[CaliforniaChief]

I think it's the best job in the NFL. Get hired, sign a contract, get fired, get paid, relax.

[Chief Northman]

Jed York should just go live on the moon.

For a man/family to be contractually obligated to pay fired employees $69 million is ludicrous. This moron probably wipes his ass with $100 bills. ****ing sickening and wasteful.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

Since when is a year an era?

I bet that's what Tomsula calls it.

(And he only lasted a year? That's unconscionable.)

[BWillie]

Not really a Chip Kelly fan. But kind of silly to can him after year 1 when he has the least talented team in football. At least give him a few years to see what he can do. Especially because he's a system type of coach. He's going to need to get his type of players to succeed.

[Rooster]

In other news: Cost of concessions to rise 33% at Levi Stadium.

[gblowfish]

The scary thing is they can afford it.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

The scary thing is they can afford it.

Yea but...

How does it get to this point?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I bet that's what Tomsula calls it.

(And he only lasted a year? That's unconscionable.)

If you used the word 'unconscionable' in a sentence with Jim Tomsula he'd lock up like one of those 50's era robots in a cheesy sci-fi movie.

"Does not compute".....BOOM!

You'd probably see smoke coming from his ears.

[displacedinMN]

too bad that does not account against the cap

[Chief Northman]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

If you used the word 'unconscionable' in a sentence with Jim Tomsula he'd lock up like one of those 50's era robots in a cheesy sci-fi movie.

"Does not compute".....BOOM!

You'd probably see smoke coming from his ears.

Heh.

I feel bad for Ron Jeremy Jr.
He was in a no-win situation from the get-go, but even just looking at the guy made one think "fail" as far as head coach material goes.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

Heh.

I feel bad for Ron Jeremy Jr.
He was in a no-win situation from the get-go, but even just looking at the guy made one think "fail" as far as head coach material goes.

It's kind of a sad indictment of human nature and first impressions, but we all felt that way, perhaps from that initial bad press conference, but also because he just looked out of his comfort zone.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Chief Northman

Jed York should just go live on the moon.

For a man/family to be contractually obligated to pay fired employees $69 million is ludicrous. This moron probably wipes his ass with $100 bills. ****ing sickening and wasteful.

Yeah, it's really incompetent. But I respect an owner that spends on his team and is quick to admit a mistake. Just like Clark Hunt did a few years ago even though he clearly struggled with the decision.