Even earlier than San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan grew to become the topic of some attention-grabbing commerce rumors throughout this previous common season, some recommended his historical past of postseason heartbreaks confirmed he would by no means lead the franchise to the kind of success the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have loved below Andy Reid.
For a bit printed on Tuesday, an unnamed former Tremendous Bowl-winning New England Patriots assistant spoke with The Athletic’s Jeff Howe about Shanahan’s popularity and whether or not the 49ers ought to contemplate altering instructions sooner somewhat than later.
“Throughout the coaches within the league, nobody thinks any much less of Kyle Shanahan. It’s ludicrous to assume they need to do away with him,” the assistant defined. “Reid had these similar criticisms early in his profession, and now he’s clearly within the dialog for finest coach ever. Kyle Shanahan’s criticisms are that he’s misplaced a few Tremendous Bowls? OK, have you learnt how laborious it’s to get to the Tremendous Bowl?”
Reid famously guided the Philadelphia Eagles to only one Tremendous Bowl look, a sport they misplaced, from 1999 till he was fired following the 2012 marketing campaign. The following offseason, he shortly discovered a job with the Chiefs and has since helped flip the franchise right into a dynasty with three Tremendous Bowl titles.
Kansas Metropolis may quickly turn out to be the primary crew in NFL historical past to three-peat as Tremendous Bowl champions.
In the meantime, the 49ers have lost two Tremendous Bowl video games and a pair of convention title clashes below Shanahan since February 2020. Extra not too long ago, San Francisco couldn’t overcome a noteworthy injury crisis throughout this previous common season, and the membership completed with a report of 6-11.
The 49ers’ window to win a championship could have closed even earlier than the franchise locks quarterback Brock Purdy down through what is going to seemingly be an costly contract extension. Nonetheless, the previous Patriots assistant thinks 49ers followers ought to be thankful for who they’ve working their beloved membership.
“In case you throw rocks at Kyle Shanahan and need him fired, he’s going to have a job in 30 seconds. Reid, it was that he couldn’t win the massive one, and now he’s on the verge of successful three in a row. Kyle goes to be teaching for a very long time,” the assistant continued. “He’s going to have one other chapter in his profession the place he’s going for 3 (Tremendous Bowls) in a row.”
49ers basic supervisor John Lynch essentially scoffed on the thought of presumably buying and selling Shanahan again in December, and Shanahan seems happy to remain put for what may turn out to be not less than considerably of a roster restructuring over the subsequent a number of months. With that mentioned, it is potential Shanahan may discover his choices if the 49ers endure a second-straight shedding season below his watch.
