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Old 01-03-2016, 10:45 PM   #5897
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Supposedly just be a motivator while everyone else handled the actual coaching stuff which sounds really odd to do for a head coach hiring.

This was the 49ers master plan going into the season:
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Originally Posted by ESPN
Many times this season, though, Tomsula looked overmatched as an in-game strategist. Alas, that was not supposed to be his strength. Rather, as former Niners coach Mike Nolan, who initially hired Tomsula in Santa Clara, told ESPN, that general manager Trent Baalke would put together a strong roster, Tomsula's coordinators would do the "football" things and Tomsula would be the motivator.

In fact, Drew Henson, who played for Tomsula in Europe, said that Tomsula compared favorably to Lloyd Carr, Joe Torre and Bill Parcells as a motivator.
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