Originally posted by jcs:
Ryan was an MVP caliber player before Kyle got there. He didn't develop the guy. Kyle's scheme did maximize the talent and speed when he was there and Matt did win an MVP with him but Kyle in a huge part cost them the SB and Ryan was never the same dominate player after that year, He was still putting up numbers but he was never a threat in the playoffs for the remainder of his career.
Jimmy was better in 2017 than any other year here IMO....he was explosive and he did it on instinct with a roster that should have only won 2 games max..and most importantly he was outside of Kyle's system...he was good enough to land a $100 million dollar contract. He was never that great since after learning the playbook and while he won A lot here he was never the same explosive passer.
Kyle was Manzeils rookie season OC...developed well.
Kyle was Lances Rookie HC/OC...developed him well.
The best case is RG3 who still blames the Shannahans for destroying his career by running him into the ground, "literally"
All of this is laughable, but most especially the Matt Ryan argument. He had multiple successful seasons before and after Kyle coached him, yet Kyle put him in position to have his most successful season and a season that was arguably the most efficient for any QB in history. He even had a somewhat similar, but worse, statistical season two-three years after Kyle left.
Schaub had arguably his best year under Kyle and then multiple similar, but worse, seasons after Kyle left.
Jimmy G had arguably his best stretch of games as a 49er in 2022, well after the 5 game stretch in 2017 where he showed a big upgrade over two QB3s on a team that would have been much better with an adequate starter (which was ultimately shown through Jimmy G)
You didn't list a single piece of their game that got worse. You made generic arguments where anybody paying attention would note the opposite conclusion: Kyle has consistently made QB's look better than they are. Pretty much every single one of them, including Brock Purdy.