49ers Head Coach Kyle Shanahan Thread

Winning heals everything.

Just need to start winning again and we will move on from this.

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by susweel:
Shanny getting ripped on radio for his clock management in ot and not having the option for a tie. They saying of niners miss out on a bye it will be because that poor coaching in ot.

So far shanny has not shown the ability to make correct decisions in big games. Hopefully he can correct this

Nothing inspires a team like a coach showing that he believes so little in his players that he starts waving the white flag.

You win games, you lose games, you always play to win.

I understand that but should have ran it at least once to milk some clock just in case. Just wasn't handled correctly only using 17 seconds. We should have either won or tied, losing shouldn't have been an option.

a 20 second drive when you have a qb like wilson. no matter how many funny names homers call him.. is asking for trouble. of course we should have tried to run it. just giving it right back to wilson. not to mention having no faith in your team to get a half yard on fourth down before we missed the field goal also is not smart. before the game began we said. we can not have 20 second drives and allow wilson to be on the field. well we did and at the worst possible moment. oh but i get it... most nfl teams have clock management issues. most nfl teams have wide outs who can not catch the ball, even rice dropped a few balls in his first six games

This. You can play to win the game, not tie, AND still be smart about it. There's no excuses here, Kyle made a flat out dumb decision not to run more clock considering how much of a big play playground potential SEA has.

Kyle now has a track record of bad decisions in big games.

be gentle with phoenix. he thought getting a new wide out like sanders was a " desperation move" that can ruin a franchise. lol.

Originally posted by PowderdToastMn:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Joecool:

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by susweel:

Originally posted by Phoenix49ers:

Originally posted by susweel:
Shanny getting ripped on radio for his clock management in ot and not having the option for a tie. They saying of niners miss out on a bye it will be because that poor coaching in ot.

So far shanny has not shown the ability to make correct decisions in big games. Hopefully he can correct this

Nothing inspires a team like a coach showing that he believes so little in his players that he starts waving the white flag.

You win games, you lose games, you always play to win.

I understand that but should have ran it at least once to milk some clock just in case. Just wasn't handled correctly only using 17 seconds. We should have either won or tied, losing shouldn't have been an option.

a 20 second drive when you have a qb like wilson. no matter how many funny names homers call him.. is asking for trouble. of course we should have tried to run it. just giving it right back to wilson. not to mention having no faith in your team to get a half yard on fourth down before we missed the field goal also is not smart. before the game began we said. we can not have 20 second drives and allow wilson to be on the field. well we did and at the worst possible moment. oh but i get it... most nfl teams have clock management issues. most nfl teams have wide outs who can not catch the ball, even rice dropped a few balls in his first six games

This. You can play to win the game, not tie, AND still be smart about it. There's no excuses here, Kyle made a flat out dumb decision not to run more clock considering how much of a big play playground potential SEA has.

Kyle now has a track record of bad decisions in big games.

Yup this and the choke job in the superbowl. This is not a good trend.

Should we call up Tomsula or Chip? They had some trends too.

1) If the kicker makes the FG, nobody is talking about any of this.

2) If the refs spot the ball where it should've been, that's a first down, and we're running clock and giving the kicker a better chance. The RB was sitting on the line. There isn't enough attention being paid to that spot, but oh well.

Although I thought we'd have gotten a first with a QB sneak,
I can't blame Shanahan for wanting to end it right there, and trusting McLaughlin. The kid was nails before that kick, But the pressure got him.

nice typical deflection. chip and jt have nothing to do with calling kyle out when we think he deserves it. oh please the refs. where they spotted the ball should have shown kyle. hey. we can get this.

After these first 2-1/2 seasons with Kyle as our head coach, one thing I feel I can believe in is that Kyle will do whatever he can to progress this team. He took a mess of a team (with Lynch) and turned it into the front-running team in the NFC.

Y'all have every right to point out your concerns and play the "what if's" and "we should've's", but at the end of the day, this team is in much better position than it's been in over half a dozen years.

Kyle's job isn't finished and he knows it. For goodness sake he isn't even 40 yet! But, damn, this is the most sullen group I've ever seen with their team at freaking 8-1. Freaking talking heads are making it sound like doomsday as well and no one even picked the 49ers to be this good this year!

So, the Stephen A's, the Kyle Brandt's, the Shannon Sharpe's & Skip Bayless' can keep on their diatribe of "well I don't know... They had an easy time of it up to this point and now they get the 'real tests' coming up..."

I never thought we would be leading the NFC at all this year. I was just hoping to stay healthy and make it interesting. I'm stoked on the 49ers this year. And, it makes me excited what the next few years may be like.

Kyle may still make mistakes moving forward. No coach is perfect. But, can every coach make this many late round draft picks and undrafted players play this well as a team? I'm good with Kyle.

Originally posted by susweel:

Yup this and the choke job in the superbowl. This is not a good trend.

I say we get out ahead of it and just fire him now.

Originally posted by illinois9er:

Originally posted by susweel:
Yup this and the choke job in the superbowl. This is not a good trend.

I say we get out ahead of it and just fire him now.

you are the first and only person here to suggest that,. what i have read is frustration that he did not try to run the ball. get a first down, move it closer for the kicker and not have the series which led to the 20 second drive which lead to wilson getting the ball back and winning the game. sorry but you rightfully give kyle credit for the 8-0 start. then yes.. its ok to question him in a loss.

Originally posted by susweel:

Yup this and the choke job in the superbowl. This is not a good trend.

Keep those fingers crossed it continues

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Niners_D:

I can't disagree. I will say however, that there is no coach in the league that I would rather have for this team from an X's and O's standpoint. Hopefully he learns from this and it has a positive impact in his late-game tactics in the future.

ok. but years with atlanta as a oc . super bowl experience where he was rightfully questioned with his decisions and now three years head coach here,, you would think he would have a better handle on what to do at crunch time. face it, he outcoached himself for whatever reason.. oh i know whats coming... not to compare him with bill walsh but even bill made some boo boos

You're not wrong and I felt he messed up a bit as well. I would have went for it on 4th and 1 instead of the field goal but I get it. The passing 3 in a row was dumb. It's obvious we need to upgrade WR next year. I'm hoping Hurd can play and contribute.

I'm kinda glad this happened. We play some seriously good teams the next few weeks. I see this as a test of our mettle and Kyle is still learning. He admits it and he should grow from this. We should definitely make the playoffs so it's the division and first round bye in question. We will not be an easy win for any team anymore.

Originally posted by 9ers4eva:

Originally posted by susweel:
Yup this and the choke job in the superbowl. This is not a good trend.

Keep those fingers crossed it continues

It is just crazy that people act like you committed a murder if you dare question the coach . i think its ok to like him as your head coach but have the right to shake your head and wonder aloud why in the world did he go in that direction without having a bunch of .. but but.. lets fire him now. do you want chip and jt back. sheesh

Do I need to start to worry about Kyle's choking? Specially in big games. But then again if the Falcons won the Super Bowl, Kyle wouldn't be here. Or is it Dan Quinn's fault? Or maybe it's just a misconception about Kyle that he's a choker? Honestly one Super Bowl loss doesn't define Kyle's coaching ability. And at this point we shouldn't label Kyle on anything. We're front runners to win the NFC,

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Niners_D:
I can't disagree. I will say however, that there is no coach in the league that I would rather have for this team from an X's and O's standpoint. Hopefully he learns from this and it has a positive impact in his late-game tactics in the future.

ok. but years with atlanta as a oc . super bowl experience where he was rightfully questioned with his decisions and now three years head coach here,, you would think he would have a better handle on what to do at crunch time. face it, he outcoached himself for whatever reason.. oh i know whats coming... not to compare him with bill walsh but even bill made some boo boos

You're not wrong and I felt he messed up a bit as well. I would have went for it on 4th and 1 instead of the field goal but I get it. The passing 3 in a row was dumb. It's obvious we need to upgrade WR next year. I'm hoping Hurd can play and contribute.

I'm kinda glad this happened. We play some seriously good teams the next few weeks. I see this as a test of our mettle and Kyle is still learning. He admits it and he should grow from this. We should definitely make the playoffs so it's the division and first round bye in question. We will not be an easy win for any team anymore.

kyle will never admit it. but there is a reason he got sanders. then when sanders went out. kyle was like.. holy f**k . now what. we are back to where we were but worse cuz now i do not have kittle or sanders but i got these clowns, deebo not included.. well maybe not word for word. we got by without sanders for a bunch of games but now people are going to stack the house against the run. esp if kittle and sanders are out . you are right.. it gets really tough from here. including sunday in my opinion.. yes..dang. i thought jimmy could have ran that left side for a easy first down on third down. then when it was fourth and short.. come on, kyle take a chance. those two quick passes killed us

We're 8-1 with a less than average offense. Some of you guys feed off the doom and gloom way to much. It's getting old. Shanahan lost one game and people are questioning his ability to lead this team.

Originally posted by Aqua_Marine:
Do I need to start to worry about Kyle's choking? Specially in big games. But then again if the Falcons won the Super Bowl, Kyle wouldn't be here. Or is it Dan Quinn's fault? Or maybe it's just a misconception about Kyle that he's a choker? Honestly one Super Bowl loss doesn't define Kyle's coaching ability. And at this point we shouldn't label Kyle on anything. We're front runners to win the NFC,

I would say no, but we if lose like 6 outta the next 7 in close games then yes. If chase hits that fg none of this would be in discussion lol.

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Cisco0623:

Originally posted by cciowa:

Originally posted by Niners_D:

I can't disagree. I will say however, that there is no coach in the league that I would rather have for this team from an X's and O's standpoint. Hopefully he learns from this and it has a positive impact in his late-game tactics in the future.

ok. but years with atlanta as a oc . super bowl experience where he was rightfully questioned with his decisions and now three years head coach here,, you would think he would have a better handle on what to do at crunch time. face it, he outcoached himself for whatever reason.. oh i know whats coming... not to compare him with bill walsh but even bill made some boo boos

You're not wrong and I felt he messed up a bit as well. I would have went for it on 4th and 1 instead of the field goal but I get it. The passing 3 in a row was dumb. It's obvious we need to upgrade WR next year. I'm hoping Hurd can play and contribute.

I'm kinda glad this happened. We play some seriously good teams the next few weeks. I see this as a test of our mettle and Kyle is still learning. He admits it and he should grow from this. We should definitely make the playoffs so it's the division and first round bye in question. We will not be an easy win for any team anymore.

kyle will never admit it. but there is a reason he got sanders. then when sanders went out. kyle was like.. holy f**k . now what. we are back to where we were but worse cuz now i do not have kittle or sanders but i got these clowns, deebo not included.. well maybe not word for word. we got by without sanders for a bunch of games but now people are going to stack the house against the run. esp if kittle and sanders are out . you are right.. it gets really tough from here. including sunday in my opinion.. yes..dang. i thought jimmy could have ran that left side for a easy first down on third down. then when it was fourth and short.. come on, kyle take a chance. those two quick passes killed us

Yes, division games are always tough. Cardinals are no push over imo. I called it two weeks ago.

Kyle can't admit a player sucks publicly as he's not a jerk either lol but yeah I do sense that. He's a great schemer overall, but you need talent. Also he is still learning when to push and when to let off the gas a bit as well.

Good observation about JG. Jimmy is a pure pocket guy imo. He avoids running. I guess were not really used to that, but it works for Brady lol tackles were rusty too so Whatever. It's hard to attack JG for the game imo with what, 7 drops? I always felt a ball off the hands or chest of a WR should be his fumble and not a an pick lol


We need to get and stay healthy. If we get Hurd this year And the offense is fully healthy, our running game and red zone offense will be wicked.

Regardless, this offseason is about securing our good players to long term deals, drafting well for depth and growth- Especially WR.

Originally posted by Aqua_Marine:
Do I need to start to worry about Kyle's choking? Specially in big games. But then again if the Falcons won the Super Bowl, Kyle wouldn't be here. Or is it Dan Quinn's fault? Or maybe it's just a misconception about Kyle that he's a choker? Honestly one Super Bowl loss doesn't define Kyle's coaching ability. And at this point we shouldn't label Kyle on anything. We're front runners to win the NFC,

Kyle had the job before the Super Bowl so he was coming here regardless of if they won or not. I questioned his play calling at the end of the game and then I remembered that the last time I called a football play was in high school in 1987 so I guess I'll defer to him on the game plan. LOL