Bears Adam Gase OK with not nabbing 49ers job

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When the visit the on Sunday, San Francisco's players will be reunited with their old defensive coordinator in Vic Fangio. They'll also get a firsthand look at the man who almost became their head coach: Adam Gase.The former play-caller and now Chicago's offensive coordinator, Gase says he Shabazz Napier Jersey 's fine knowing that job didn't pan out. Gase said this week, per ESPN.com's Jeff Dickerson. "This is where Russell Westbrook Jersey I wanted to be. I feel like this is where I was meant to be -- working with this group on offense, being with coach John Fox. So this has been a great spot for me."Gase also interviewed with the last January for Fox's vacated seat after to interview with the the previous winter."I don't even know Deni Avdija Jersey (how close I was to getting the Niners job)," said Gase. "It's been such a ... I haven't even thought about it. It's so in the past right now."Just 37, Gase has plenty of time to nab a coaching job down the line, especially after the season he's milked out of . Besides, taking over the Raul Neto Jersey Niners would have come packed with all sorts of challenges after San Francisco saw a rash of key players retire and leave through free agency.It would have been fascinating to Michael Jordan Jersey see Gase work with quarterbacks and , but the young a sistant still ranks high on . With up to a dozen teams set to , Gase is bound to land another interview or two after the season.