"The San Francisco 49ers announced the hiring of new head coach Kyle Shanahan this week and also noted the hires of Mike McDaniel and Mike LaFleur as assistants. As far as offensive brainpower goes, no team in the NFL has a better top three in terms of young up-and-comers.
Shanahan is a brilliant schemer and quarterback developer. He'll adjust his scheme to fit the talent on the roster—look at what he's done with Robert Griffin III, Matt Schaub and Brian Hoyer as very different passers, for example. The yin to his yang is McDaniel. He understands the run game and how to scheme it and coach it and is a big reason for the success of running backs in Shanahan's scheme during their six-year run together.
The addition of Mike LaFleur—brother of new Rams offensive coordinator Matt—only makes this a stronger unit. Labeled as an offensive assistant in Atlanta, LaFleur will coach the wide receivers in San Francisco. Look for the team to favor speed at the position with this new group coming to town.
There hasn't been a ton of reason for optimism in San Francisco lately, but this trio heading up the offense has me excited for the team's future."
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