[81alum]

I have been an agnostic on this hire before now, but just watched the press conference.  He certainly is loquacious and he says the right things.  There were times when he sounded like Walsh ("it's always been about my bliss and not contracts"), times he sounded like Harbaugh ("love never been seen before"), and he had smooth answers--or smooth non-answers--that showed he is already a better giver of press conferences than the last 4-5 coaches.  Building relationships with the current team and retaining players and recruits does appear to be his first priority, as it should be.  Interesting that he will directly manage the offense and call the plays, but committed to hiring a strong defensive coordinator and "not micromanaging" him.

Time will tell, but not a bad start.

[81alum]

I have been an agnostic on this hire before now, but just watched the press conference.  He certainly is loquacious and he says the right things.  There were times when he sounded like Walsh ("it's always been about my bliss and not contracts"), times he sounded like Harbaugh ("love never been seen before"), and he had smooth answers--or smooth non-answers--that showed he is already a better giver of press conferences than the last 4-5 coaches.  Building relationships with the current team and retaining players and recruits does appear to be his first priority, as it should be.  Interesting that he will directly manage the offense and call the plays, but committed to hiring a strong defensive coordinator and "not micromanaging" him.

Time will tell, but not a bad start.