Kyle Shanahan is the gift and the curse. He’s taken the 49ers to two Super Bowls in five years but come up short after blowing 4th quarter leads.
is the gift and the curse. He’s taken the 49ers to two Super Bowls in five years but come up short after blowing 4th quarter leads. Now the team’s Super Bowl window is closing and that’s fed a debate on whether it’s time to move on from Shanahan.If you are a 49ers fan from 1995 or later, you live in the Hip District of The Faithful. Shanahan is the best coach you’ve known. Based on what you’ve experienced he has defined your standard: frequent contention, in the mix.
My advice is to walk around in the shoes of the opposite neighborhood, to understand this from both sides. For Old Town it’s not about hating Shanahan, it’s about not believing in him, they’ve seen far better leadership and decision-making from Bill Walsh. They believe Shanahan has fatal flaws preventing a ring. In my case, that focuses on Shanahan the defacto GM more than the coach.
Shanahan’s success has elevated the profile of the team. The 49ers used to settle for coaches from NFL Europe, they now warrant a visit from the top candidates. Shanahan has ironically made it easier to move on from him. There is truth in both perspectives. The Niners have had some bad luck, the weak OL is a direct result of Shanahan’s decisions and he won’t change. When given the best OL draft in 15 years, he yet again went with weapons in the first round.Shanahan and Walsh
Not doing this to be mean, just proving there is better than Shanahan, particularly at GM. Yes, there’s some risk, but it’s time. Messages and messengers get stale, approaches play out. Don’t wait for the sake of appearances, make the replacement move for the best talent when it’s available.Detroit Offensive Coordinator Ben Johnson is expected to move on to a head coaching job this off-season. He’s similar to Shanahan circa 2017 as a well-respected young offensive mind.
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