Dolphins hire 49ers OL coach Chris Foerster

Some fans are a bit too quick to write off defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw, feeling that he is yet another first-round misstep by the San Francisco 49ers. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan still believes in him and feels the defender's injury setbacks can still be overcome. Kinlaw entered the draft as a raw but physically gifted prospect that could develop into a force along the defensive line. That development has been stalled as the 49ers do what they can to manage the second-year player's injury. Kinlaw sustained a knee injury on December 20, 2020, against the Dallas Cowboys, forcing him to miss the season's final two games. He underwent a procedure after the 2020 season and then had what was described as a minor procedure to reduce swelling in the knee later in

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch won a Super Bowl on a Jon Gruden-coached team — the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Having played for Gruden, Lynch was shocked by the comments that led to the coach's departure from the Las Vegas Raiders. Emails from Gruden, some up to 10 years old, revealed racist, misogynistic, and anti-gay language directed at NFL personnel. On October 11, Gruden resigned as the Raiders' coach. Lynch joined KNBR this morning. The general manager shared his thoughts on Gruden's comments and the end of his career with the Raiders. "First of all, I'll always be grateful to Jon," Lynch said on the Murph & Mac show. "We won a Super Bowl together. So, thankful and grateful for that. Someone asked me if I was

Six games into the 2021 season, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan says he has still yet to have a game where he's truly found a groove from a play-calling perspective. The 49ers have had their inconsistencies on offense throughout the season, with their 30-18 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 7 being the latest example. The offense got off to a strong start against the Colts with a touchdown on the opening drive followed by two field goals before the end of the first quarter, but from there they went into a funk that saw them put together seven failed possessions before finding the end zone one more time in the fourth quarter. Shanahan was asked in his postgame press conference if he felt he's gotten into a play-calling rhythm for an entire game at any point

The fans are turning on Kyle Shanahan. Many more than usual, at least. Even the head coach acknowledges that he is deserving of the scrutiny after the San Francisco 49ers' 2-4 start. "Yeah, you lose four games in a row, I'm the head coach of this team, I expect [the criticism], and I deserve it," Shanahan told reporters after Sunday night's embarrassing 30-18 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Losing is a fast way to get a fanbase to turn on you. Once considered one of the brightest young minds in football, Shanahan may be running out of excuses. Yes, he took the Niners to a Super Bowl during the 2019 season, but that is starting to look like the outlier rather than any of his three previous losing seasons — including last year's injury-plagued