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49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Thread
49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Thread
Jan 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
- Young2Owens
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The psychology of anti Shanahan people should be studied. Their logic makes no sense yet they're so prevalent amongst the fanbase
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Jan 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
- genus49
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Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Why is shanahan the Dan Marino of coaches?
We're saying he's the consensus best coach to never win a SB? Are we for real here?
He's a hell of a lot closer to dak Prescott than Dan Marino in my book.
That says more about your book than you think.
Jan 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Originally posted by evil:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by DrEll:
Nah. I don't like or support the Rams. But I do respect them. What McVay has done for that franchise even with a mini rebuild is remarkable. It's a good blueprint to follow. You guys get upset bc he is what we wanted Shanahan to be. So it irks you guys when he's successful while Kyle puts up 3 points in the biggest game if the season.
Cue the excuses in 3….2….1…
McVay has never put up 3 points in the biggest game of the season. Why hes so amazing.
Ell going to answer? Or is he going to continue to avoid/ignore.
Ok let's repeat this slowly. Sean McVay has a Super Bowl ring. He put up 3 points, took the hit, went out and wooed a future HOF QB and went on to win a Super Bowl.
Kyle Shanahan lost a Super Bowl where he was up by 10 points half way through the 4th. He took th hit, went out and traded 3 FIRST ROUND picks for Trey Lance, only to find out he's a bust. Oh, and then he lost another Super Bowl.
See the difference ? Or are you still enamored with Kyle's regular season 10-5 record vs McVay ?
Jan 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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The main difference is one guy coached against Andy Reid and another coached against Zac Taylor.
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Jan 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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Originally posted by Young2Owens:
The psychology of anti Shanahan people should be studied. Their logic makes no sense yet they're so prevalent amongst the fanbase
Kyle Derangement Syndrome
Jan 6, 2026 at 6:54 PM
- Fanaticofnfl
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Originally posted by BP13:
Originally posted by Young2Owens:
The psychology of anti Shanahan people should be studied. Their logic makes no sense yet they're so prevalent amongst the fanbase
Kyle Derangement Syndrome
"Kyle no win Super Bowl. Kyle suck. Oh btw Jed biiiig dumb dumb for firing Harbaugh lmao"
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
- SanDiego49er
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Originally posted by Young2Owens:
The psychology of anti Shanahan people should be studied. Their logic makes no sense yet they're so prevalent amongst the fanbase
They make so many excuses for all the bad draft picks and free agency disasters. Big signings that flop catastrophically too. Like Aiyuk.
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:03 PM
- 90sFortyNiner
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Kyle is Top5 commodity. I like Lynch but he is lower talent. If choice be made.
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Why is shanahan the Dan Marino of coaches?
We're saying he's the consensus best coach to never win a SB? Are we for real here?
He's a hell of a lot closer to dak Prescott than Dan Marino in my book.
That says more about your book than you think.
Marino is a consensus top 10 QB of all time even without a SB win.
Shanahans not even in the same ballpark.
Prescotts an okay game manager QB. You can win games with him with a good stacked roster. He's a franchise QB.
The reality is shanahans basically the same. This year was his best year coaching. He actually won games he shouldn't have because this teams a pretender that should have been like 6-11, however, Saleh pulled out a ton of the wins this year making adjustments in the second half allowing the offense to average like 20 pts a game and win. He gets some credit for bringing him in.
The niners had an easy schedule. The SB niners rosters were stacked. Part of that's just getting bosa. Lately the drafts have been pretty mediocre outside minor bright spots.
There's not much to look forward to going forward though and that's why 9 years in he's just a good but not great coach.
You guys need to understand. The 49ers aren't the Seahawks. There's not going to be a light bulb moment next year with bosa back, mcaffrey a year older, Trent a year older etc... we are more like the warriors. An aging dynasty that keeps trying to hold on thinking these dudes are going to turn back time...
Basically already at the purging point where you have to turn the roster again. Ie rebuild 2-3 years before were SB contenders again. This year was wide open. Injuries ruined it so now we're talking 12-13 years of shanahan before maybe having another SB chance if they draft good.
[ Edited by BoldRedandGold on Jan 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM ]
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:13 PM
- DRCHOWDER
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Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Why is shanahan the Dan Marino of coaches?
We're saying he's the consensus best coach to never win a SB? Are we for real here?
He's a hell of a lot closer to dak Prescott than Dan Marino in my book.
Kyle deserves to be criticize but man this is crazy lol....
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Originally posted by genus49:
Originally posted by BoldRedandGold:
Why is shanahan the Dan Marino of coaches?
We're saying he's the consensus best coach to never win a SB? Are we for real here?
He's a hell of a lot closer to dak Prescott than Dan Marino in my book.
That says more about your book than you think.
Marino is a consensus top 10 QB of all time even without a SB win.
Shanahans not even in the same ballpark.
Prescotts an okay game manager QB. You can win games with him with a good stacked roster. He's a franchise QB.
The reality is shanahans basically the same. This year was his best year coaching. He actually won games he shouldn't have because this teams a pretender that should have been like 6-11, however, Saleh pulled out a ton of the wins this year making adjustments in the second half allowing the offense to average like 20 pts a game and win. He gets some credit for bringing him in.
The niners had an easy schedule. The SB niners rosters were stacked. Part of that's just getting bosa. Lately the drafts have been pretty mediocre outside minor bright spots.
There's not much to look forward to going forward though and that's why 9 years in he's just a good but not great coach.
You guys need to understand. The 49ers aren't the Seahawks. There's not going to be a light bulb moment next year with bosa back, mcaffrey a year older, Trent a year older etc... we are more like the warriors. An aging dynasty that keeps trying to hold on thinking these dudes are going to turn back time...
Basically already at the purging point where you have to turn the roster again. Ie rebuild 2-3 years before were SB contenders again. This year was wide open. Injuries ruined it so now we're talking 12-13 years of shanahan before maybe having another SB chance if they draft good.
Dak Prescott has never seen a conference title. If you're going to put so much emphasis on winning then at least be consistent with the analogies.
Kyle Shanahan is in year 9 as a HC.
Dan Marino played for 17 seasons as a QB.
Kyle Shanahan can coach a lot longer than Marino was able to play QB.
If you want to make the QB to HC analogy then accomplishment wise he's a lot close to Marino than Prescott.
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Originally posted by SanDiego49er:
Originally posted by Young2Owens:
The psychology of anti Shanahan people should be studied. Their logic makes no sense yet they're so prevalent amongst the fanbase
They make so many excuses for all the bad draft picks and free agency disasters. Big signings that flop catastrophically too. Like Aiyuk.
That had nothing to do with Kyle. All Lynch. Kyle worked with we he got.
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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Originally posted by genus49:
Dak Prescott has never seen a conference title. If you're going to put so much emphasis on winning then at least be consistent with the analogies.
Kyle Shanahan is in year 9 as a HC.
Dan Marino played for 17 seasons as a QB.
Kyle Shanahan can coach a lot longer than Marino was able to play QB.
If you want to make the QB to HC analogy then accomplishment wise he's a lot close to Marino than Prescott.
Will Shanahan still be considered a great coach if he doesn't win a SB after 17 years?
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Originally posted by DrEll:
That had nothing to do with Kyle. All Lynch. Kyle worked with we he got.
I'm pretty sure Shanahan calls all the shots. There's no way the let Lynch make the decisions.
Jan 6, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Originally posted by DrEll:
Originally posted by evil:
Originally posted by 9ers4eva:
Originally posted by DrEll:
Nah. I don't like or support the Rams. But I do respect them. What McVay has done for that franchise even with a mini rebuild is remarkable. It's a good blueprint to follow. You guys get upset bc he is what we wanted Shanahan to be. So it irks you guys when he's successful while Kyle puts up 3 points in the biggest game if the season.
Cue the excuses in 3….2….1…
McVay has never put up 3 points in the biggest game of the season. Why hes so amazing.
Ell going to answer? Or is he going to continue to avoid/ignore.
Ok let's repeat this slowly. Sean McVay has a Super Bowl ring. He put up 3 points, took the hit, went out and wooed a future HOF QB and went on to win a Super Bowl.
Kyle Shanahan lost a Super Bowl where he was up by 10 points half way through the 4th. He took th hit, went out and traded 3 FIRST ROUND picks for Trey Lance, only to find out he's a bust. Oh, and then he lost another Super Bowl.
See the difference ? Or are you still enamored with Kyle's regular season 10-5 record vs McVay ?
So what you are telling me McVay needed a HOF caliber QB to be able to win a SB.
That McVays offense is incapable of scoring more than 3 points in the biggest of games without a HOF caliber QB.
And McVay has never proven he can win the biggest of games against top tier coaches like Andy Reid and Bill Belichick.
