49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Thread

Originally posted by CharlieSheen:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by CharlieSheen:
I don't think anybody questions Kyle's scheming, you just have to separate it from his coaching. Still some things that need to be cleaned up, and it's on Kyle if we don't get it figured out imo. 2 min offense still clunky after all these years. The operation is sloppy for some reason and we're rushed at the line too often. Bourne doesn't help, but Kyle is the one that brought him in and has him out there because he's a vet. The guy wasn't even set on the game winner. These are the kind of details Kyle always eventually trips over

He's one of the best coaches in the league. Again folks say this or that regarding his "missteps" yet don't apply that to every other HC in the league.

I don't really ever see a HC call a clean game with perfect operations down to down for 4QRS…..whether ya'll like it or not, the HC is pretty dependent of his players. You think Bourne not lining up properly is a coach thing? Guy has been playing football for most of his life. Players are allowed to be held accountable. Folks in here have been going off on Kyle for years about any sort of penalty, like it's just a coaching thing….one of the least penalized teams in the league, with one of the most movement roster wise. Not a peep about that his yr

I agree he's one of the best. He's just constantly tripping over anything that goes beyond him scheming his offense. Even kicking that extra point that pinero missed was the wrong decision. Should've tried to go up by 6 so that Elliot would have to make the extra point in the wind to win it. Going up by 5 wouldn't have done anything

I've never asked for his firing, I just beg for him to be more of HC than a OC, but it still hasn't happened and we're 10 years in. I'm not saying we can't win with all scheme and a refusal to focus on details like situational strategy, but the lack of coaching seems like a hurdle that will always be there with Kyle, and that's frustrating when we're supposed to have the premier coaching genius according to the media

When I hear he's more of an OC than a HC, I hear Kyle is basically a Norv Turner, a Marty Morhinweg, Mike McDaniel, or even a Norm Chow (remember him)? 9-4 in the postseason, five double digit win seasons, but you think he's more an OC. Then who of the 32 NFL franchises in 2025 has a real HC?

Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:

Kyle Shanahan is now the 2nd longest-tenured head coach in the NFL (9 years with the #49ers — only behind Andy Reid's 13 with the Chiefs)

On a scale of 1–10 (10 = elite):
How would you rate Shanahan as a HC? 👀?? pic.twitter.com/VgWKFwcPP0

— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) January 13, 2026

like football and karma gods, give him one atleast... like wtf

Would rate 8.

Win a Superbowl: 9.

Win multiple Superbowls: 10.

10 should be reserved for very special coaches like Bill Walsh. But I don't think he can be rated lower than 8.

I'd go one point higher. I think if you have 1 super bowl win and multiple conf championship appearances i'd give you a 10 as long as your losses aren't because of your coaching decisions. I say this because there is so much stuff outside your control that is involved in winning a Super Bowl. For instance a kicker shanking a gaming winning kick. A player dropping a game winning TD pass. Bogus penalties that set the other team up for the win. etc

Originally posted by LifelongNiner:
When I hear he's more of an OC than a HC, I hear Kyle is basically a Norv Turner, a Marty Morhinweg, Mike McDaniel, or even a Norm Chow (remember him)? 9-4 in the postseason, five double digit win seasons, but you think he's more an OC. Then who of the 32 NFL franchises in 2025 has a real HC?

It's a b******t backhanded compliment. It's a way to not look like a complete fool and still keep their narrative alive.

No OC is gonna have this roster playing the way it has all year. These people saying that dumb crap need to go listen to actual players that have been around coaches their whole lives, a lot of them say Kyle is #1 or near the top for them.

Originally posted by 9moon:

Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Cherish the win fellas, we don't know what will happen this coming Saturday. So lets enjoy the victory for now and lets go 49ers!

EASIEST WIN of the playoffs for us.. as long as there's no THUNDERSTORM !!

I gotta say your logic is way beyond my comprehension.

Seattle is easily the worst matchup for us out of any team in the playoffs. Both in scheme wise and the fact that they're getting a 2 week rest while we're coming off a short week vs another physical team and don't have one of our key pieces in Kittle.

Originally posted by genus49:
I gotta say your logic is way beyond my comprehension.

Seattle is easily the worst matchup for us out of any team in the playoffs. Both in scheme wise and the fact that they're getting a 2 week rest while we're coming off a short week vs another physical team and don't have one of our key pieces in Kittle.

ya there is no doubt they are the more talented team too especially with all our injuries

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Montana:
We did horribly offensively against SEA last time, pretty much everyone agrees with that? Lol I dnt want a repeat of it

Oh I agree, overall not a great gamelan and we needed better qb play on top of it.

can't have any TOs and we're gonna need Brock to use his feet.

if they can beat Seattle in Seattle I don't see why they couldn't win the whole damn thing.

If we manage to beat Seattle have to imagine it's a trip to Levis South which may very well be "last team to hold the ball wins"

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Montana:
We did horribly offensively against SEA last time, pretty much everyone agrees with that? Lol I dnt want a repeat of it

Oh I agree, overall not a great gamelan and we needed better qb play on top of it.

can't have any TOs and we're gonna need Brock to use his feet.

if they can beat Seattle in Seattle I don't see why they couldn't win the whole damn thing.

If we manage to beat Seattle have to imagine it's a trip to Levis South which may very well be "last team to hold the ball wins"

i actually rather play chicago. Cold weather might help stop the offense and i honestly don't like the idea of playing Stafford with our D and lack of pass rush

Originally posted by DrEll:

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by Montana:
I would like us to put up more than three points?

Not a choke if they don't necessarily though. Seattle is really good defensively.

A choke would be the Rams only putting up 3 on Chicago.

It's 2026 and y'all don't know what "choke" means?

Okay here let me help:

A "choke" is when you have a 90%+ chance of winning an important game at any point and then losing.

What y'all are talking about aren't "chokes," they are simply "losses."

So far, the Packers are the only team that have "choked" in these playoffs. You could maybe argue Panthers/Jaguars but I don't think so, those were fairly 50/50 games the whole 4th quarter.

The Eagles choked. Defending champ. Playing at home. Cold and windy. No one thought the 49ers stood a chance with our banged up defense against the best offensive personnel in the league.

One of the rare moments I agree with you.

Also a reminder that it was due to coaching, not talent.

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Montana:
We did horribly offensively against SEA last time, pretty much everyone agrees with that? Lol I dnt want a repeat of it

Oh I agree, overall not a great gamelan and we needed better qb play on top of it.

can't have any TOs and we're gonna need Brock to use his feet.

if they can beat Seattle in Seattle I don't see why they couldn't win the whole damn thing.

If we manage to beat Seattle have to imagine it's a trip to Levis South which may very well be "last team to hold the ball wins"

i actually rather play chicago. Cold weather might help stop the offense and i honestly don't like the idea of playing Stafford with our D and lack of pass rush

Yeah and with Warner potentially back for that game, our defense should help limit Chicago a lot more than before.

Originally posted by Montana:
I wanna see some creative, aggressive s**t vs SEA

I'm not sure there is much room for creative vs that pass rush. We're just going to need our OL to play much better and get our run game going so if they roll out their nickel D, then we need to move the ball on the ground against them.

It's going to have to be decisive and precise and our guys will just need to step the hell up. If we have an opportunity to make a play on a poorly thrown ball - make it. Catch the ball. If we get a batted ball on D and we're there to make a pick - CATCH THE BALL. If a fumble is bouncing in the face of one of our defenders - GET THE BALL.

This is how banged up or less talented teams win football games vs more talented/healthier squads. They have to make those key plays. Hopefully with the possibility of Fred coming back looming and Kittle getting injured giving the team his all it helps our guys step it up to another level.

Winning this game would be so rewarding in many ways. I'm not going to get my hopes up but I also believe we're capable of getting it done.

Originally posted by ritz126:

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Montana:
We did horribly offensively against SEA last time, pretty much everyone agrees with that? Lol I dnt want a repeat of it

Oh I agree, overall not a great gamelan and we needed better qb play on top of it.

can't have any TOs and we're gonna need Brock to use his feet.

if they can beat Seattle in Seattle I don't see why they couldn't win the whole damn thing.

If we manage to beat Seattle have to imagine it's a trip to Levis South which may very well be "last team to hold the ball wins"

i actually rather play chicago. Cold weather might help stop the offense and i honestly don't like the idea of playing Stafford with our D and lack of pass rush

Oh I would 100% rather play Chicago. I just don't see them beating the Rams. I want no part of Stafford if I'm being honest.

Though IF by some miracle we were able to beat Philly, Seattle and LA on the way to playing in the SB at Levis well that would add a good decade to my life lol. Sprinkle in beating the Pats in the SB so I can talk sh*t to my friends and family(most are Pats fans who only root for the 49ers cuz of me) that would be just amazing.

But after getting a huge smack to the face week 18, I'm refusing to get my hopes up. Team has already exceeded my expectations for this season by a long shot with all the injuries. But man...would that be amazing!

Originally posted by genus49:

Originally posted by NYniner85:

Originally posted by Montana:
We did horribly offensively against SEA last time, pretty much everyone agrees with that? Lol I dnt want a repeat of it

Oh I agree, overall not a great gamelan and we needed better qb play on top of it.

can't have any TOs and we're gonna need Brock to use his feet.

if they can beat Seattle in Seattle I don't see why they couldn't win the whole damn thing.

If we manage to beat Seattle have to imagine it's a trip to Levis South which may very well be "last team to hold the ball wins"

I think we can surmise that last time Pearsall practiced and we game planned for him to be playing and it was a short week. All of a sudden at game time he can't go and thus we hit the field with a game plan centered around him being there and when he wasn't with no Trent the deck was stacked against us

This time we will know more definitely whether he can or cannot go and we got Trent back to boot

Originally posted by Pillbusta:
I think we can surmise that last time Pearsall practiced and we game planned for him to be playing and it was a short week. All of a sudden at game time he can't go and thus we hit the field with a game plan centered around him being there and when he wasn't with no Trent the deck was stacked against us

This time we will know more definitely whether he can or cannot go and we got Trent back to boot

Here's hoping.

Obviously Seattle has proven to be a real problem on defense but Stafford and the Rams did light them up. We gotta find those cracks but Puka had a huge deal to do with that.

We need Ricky and/or Cowing to come in and help get some juice to the WR position. I'm not even picky...i'll take ref help to hopefully help if Seattle gets too handsy in their coverage(I felt like the refs in week 18 definitely let them get away with a bunch)

Originally posted by genus49:
Oh I would 100% rather play Chicago. I just don't see them beating the Rams. I want no part of Stafford if I'm being honest.

Though IF by some miracle we were able to beat Philly, Seattle and LA on the way to playing in the SB at Levis well that would add a good decade to my life lol. Sprinkle in beating the Pats in the SB so I can talk sh*t to my friends and family(most are Pats fans who only root for the 49ers cuz of me) that would be just amazing.

But after getting a huge smack to the face week 18, I'm refusing to get my hopes up. Team has already exceeded my expectations for this season by a long shot with all the injuries. But man...would that be amazing!

Caleb Williams is more dangerous in a playoff but as we have no pass rush we still match up better vs CHI. Thing is tough I actually think CHI is gonna beat LA because of Caleb. He's gonna shred the Rams

SEA matches up better vs CHI than anyone but LA going there is a bad matchup for them because of Caleb. Dude is a freakshow

Originally posted by Pillbusta:
I think we can surmise that last time Pearsall practiced and we game planned for him to be playing and it was a short week. All of a sudden at game time he can't go and thus we hit the field with a game plan centered around him being there and when he wasn't with no Trent the deck was stacked against us

This time we will know more definitely whether he can or cannot go and we got Trent back to boot

Feel like we've played against a similar defensive scheme a couple weeks in a row now, which might help.

I will say, I think Philly is more talented at every level on their D compared to seattle. They were basically coming off a bye too.

Seattle is better offense, but overall not by much. Sam doesn't scary me. As wild as it sounds our LBer group is better this time than the last time we played Seattle. That will help contain that run game.

no Kittle is huge though.