Whenever a team performs as poorly as the San Francisco 49ers have this season, fans begin to question the job security of everyone involved. Even at 1-7, those in charge of the 49ers rebuild, head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch, are likely safe.
It doesn't hurt that the two received the security of six-year contracts when signing with San Francisco last year. Shanahan also reportedly has no offset clause in his contract, which means that even if he were fired and hired by another team, 49ers CEO Jed York would still owe him the entirety of his deal.
While the Cleveland Browns parted ways with head coach Hue Jackson on Monday, Shanahan isn't likely to be in any danger no matter how the remainder of the season unfolds.
NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport joined KNBR on Monday morning and discussed Shanahan and Lynch's job security.
"They are definitely good through this year, obviously through next year," Rapoport said on the "Murph & Mac" show. "Beyond that, I don't know. I would imagine that they are safe also beyond that.
"I think one thing that has happened is clearly the organization, the talent is getting better, but obviously it's not there yet. This year, if they had a quarterback that could have raised their level a little bit. Maybe they could have been a wildcard team, maybe. 8-8, 7-9, 9-7, something like that, that's probably where they are.
"Next year, with Jimmy (Garoppolo) coming off the ACL, (Jerick) McKinnon coming off the ACL, with a very top draft pick that they don't need to make on a quarterback, they should be a lot better.
"If they don't win next year, I would imagine there will be some questions being asked, as would be the case in every league, but I don't get the sense that anyone here is in trouble. I do get the sense there's an understanding of like, 'Wow, everything just came together to be the worst this season and, hopefully, it's not like that next season.'"
You can listen to the entire conversation with Rapoport below.
