The longer the San Francisco 49ers go without hiring an offensive coordinator, the more credence is lent to the notion that they had no true plan in place for top assistants when they announced Jim Tomsula had been promoted to head coach on Jan. 15.
Unless, of course, the 49ers have simply been biding their time, awaiting Indianapolis Colts special assistant Rob Chudzinski’s contract to expire to make a move on him. Chudzinski’s contract reportedly expires this week.
Thing is, the 49ers are not the only team still without an O.C.; the St. Louis Rams also have a vacancy there, and the Colts have denied both teams permission to interview Chudzinski.
In fact, the Rams might be weary of waiting for Chudzinski as the St. Louis Post Dispatch has reported the Rams are scheduled to give former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett a second interview today.
And as far as 49ers tight end Vernon Davis is concerned, he already has his top O.C. candidate in mind as he took to Instagram Monday to post his feelings, along with a mug shot of Chudzinski, writing, "All I want for Christmas…is to meet #robchudzinski #OC."
Christmas, though, was a month and two days ago. Might the 49ers be too late in this chase? Stay tuned.
