Jim Tomsula is charged with keeping the in contention in a deep NFC West despite ma sive overhauls within the organization. The biggest change could be considered the coach himself, who takes over for the departed Jim Harbaugh. CEO Jed York chose Terrell Owens Jersey an analogy that hits close to home when discu sing the move from the highly succe sful Harbaugh to the inexperienced Tomsula. "Culture is huge. That's the difference between a championship-caliber team and a championship team," York told . "You look at the Golden State Warriors. They were the dumbest team in the NBA for letting Mark Jackson go, who won the most games in the franchise's history. How could you be so dumb? They bring in Steve Kerr, who Arryn Siposs Jersey has been around the game for a long period of time but has never coached before. Kerr changes the culture, comes in with a different perspective, and look what happens." On a certain level that comparison works when considering the previous regime's relationship to management; on others, it falls apart. Tomsula has some head coaching experience -- certainly more than Quez Watkins Jersey Kerr -- from his days in NFL Europe and a stint as the ' interim head coach in 2010. The bigger difference could be considered the ability to communicate, where Kerr Michael Vick Jersey shined due to a stint working in the media. Tomsula's first brush with the recorder-brandishing mob . One thing is certain from Kaplan's exhaustive piece: The players uniformly love their new coach. As we sit one week before training camps open, we still have doubts whether or not Tomsula can overcome the talent drain on the field, with Justin Smith, Patrick Willis Michael Walker Jersey , Chris Borland and Anthony Davis retiring and , and leaving in free agency. Kerr certainly didn't have to deal with lo ses like that in his first season. *The latest Podcast heading into the season. *