AP

The 49ers formally introduced Chip Kelly as their new head coach at a Wednesday press conference that wasn’t short on references to Kelly’s former job with the Eagles.

In his opening remarks, Kelly said that he was looking forward to working with “a football guy” in General Manager Trent Baalke. Kelly and Eagles exec Howie Roseman did not get along well in Philadelphia with Roseman, who has more of a business background than a football one, losing his G.M. title before the 2015 season as Kelly took over the personnel reins.

That won’t be the case with the Niners, which Kelly said was fine with him on Wednesday by declaring that “I just want to coach football.”

“Trent has control of the 53, and I’m real comfortable with that,” Kelly said. “I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t. I think the way this personnel department is set up and how they structure things, I’m excited to be a part of it.”

Baalke and Kelly were both asked about Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie’s comments about “emotional intelligence” at the press conference following Kelly’s ouster in Philadelphia. Kelly said he took more from the conversations he had with players while Baalke said he didn’t know how to define emotional intelligence before saying that “there’s a big difference” between perception and reality.

The 49ers obviously believe the reality of Kelly’s second head coaching gig will be smoother sailing than he experienced with the Eagles.