Since tabbing Jim Tomsula to replace departed head coach Jim Harbaugh, the 49ers have been unable to locate a suitable offensive coordinator. That search appears to be nearing an end, as NFL Network's Albert Breer reports the team will promote Geep Chryst into the offensive coordinator's chair.
49ers expected to name Geep Chryst offensive coordinator, per report
San Francisco finally appears to have picked an offensive play caller.
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Chryst previously served as San Francisco’s quarterbacks coach. He joined the 49ers’ staff along with Harbaugh in 2011 after previously working with the now-Michigan head coach during his playing career in San Diego and Chicago. Chryst spent the last four seasons working extensively with the team’s franchise signal caller Colin Kaepernick. It’s perhaps that coach-quarterback continuity that pushed the 49ers to promote Chryst.
That doesn't mean Chryst was the team's first choice, however. The 49ers previously tried to interview Indianapolis Colts assistant and former Cleveland Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski for the position but were denied. San Francisco may have reached out to other candidates as well before settling on Chryst.
Regardless of whether he was Plan B or C, Chryst does have some experience as a play caller. As Niners Nation noted, Chryst called all of the plays during the final drive of the team's playoff tilt against the Saints in 2012, a game the 49ers won in the closing seconds 36-32. Chryst is also believed to have contributed significantly to the week-to-week offensive game plan.
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