Chargers News: Fans React To San Francisco's Decision To Hire Ex-LA HC Brandon Staley

They… don’t love it.

Brandon Staley is the San Francisco 49ers’ problem now.

Staley, your Los Angeles Chargers’ lackluster head coach from 2021-23, has been hired as the Niners’ assistant head coach.

Footbll fans on X/Twitter have weighed in, and let’s just say they are generally not pleased.

I already know in a year or 2 theyll “promote brandon staley from within” when we need a new dc again and hope we just forgot who he was

— moondo (@raymoondo4x2x0) March 2, 2024

That could be grisly. Or maybe it’ll be great? He was an excellent defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams that one year.

49ers hired Brandon Staley as AHC because they need to improve in close games late in the 4th quarter.

— Jesse Kolodkin (@JesseKolodkin) March 3, 2024

Is the implication that Staley’s so bad in late game situations that the Niners made a bad hire OR is the suggestion that, bad as he is, Staley is still better than Shanahan’s San Francisco club, which essentially blew the Super Bowl late. 

I’m not going to lie Brandon Staley was my sleeper pick for United Football League’s defensive coach of the month.

— Rick (@hoganrick1) March 3, 2024

Fair. It’s quite remarkable that Staley has somehow found his way onto a Super Bowl finalist, especially as a close advisor to Kyle Shanahan.

Im not mad at it. Brandon Staley is an agressive coach I hope he can build some blitz packages 🙏🏾

— Vinsanity Ramos (@MonsterNLMTZ) March 3, 2024

An optimist!

It is a weird hire. The Niners got darn close. Maybe staying the course and making some roster tweaks was more the solution than making such drastic, wholesale coaching changes.

The coach still has the yips in big spots and they just hired Brandon Staley…..

— J. Ace (@jayalanace) March 3, 2024

Yip.

Kyle Shanahan at head coach and Brandon Staley as assistant head coach
The blown leads by the 49ers are gonna be magnificent next year

— Robert Suarez Szn (@JakeBoboSzn) March 3, 2024

Obviously, Chargers fans can’t wait. And who can blame them?

LA, meanwhile, has added a former 49ers Super Bowl head coach in bringing on former University of Michigan signal caller Jim Harbaugh. Their fourth quarters should look a lot better quite soon.