No, all of it's personnel.Except their defenses were good overall. They've fallen off a cliff under Sorenson.Yep. Said the same things about Salah and Ryans. Wilks got blasted too.That’s been a shared weakness of every defensive coordinator they’ve had since at least Fangio and maybe further back than that.Brian Baldinger on 49ers DC Nick Sorensen's lack of creativity:
"You gotta have the horses to scheme some of this up, but if you have no horses you better figure out some scheme where you're getting a free hitter, and I don't see any of that. I see Arizona doing that over and over and they just out-scheme their opponents, but I don't see any of that at all. I don't see that type of creativity at all from Nick."
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Some if it is personnel, some is injuries, some is scheme. His job along with Staley is to figure it out.
LOL. Who cares what that clown thinks? It's called clickbaitPFT's Mike Florio:
"I feel Like Shanahan and the 49ers are getting close to the point where they would benefit mutually from a fresh start," Florio said Tuesday morning on the Rich Eisen Show.
"It's been since 2017," Florio commented, referencing Shanahan's tenure with the 49ers. "They've kind of been annually banging their head against the door, trying to break it down. This year just feels kind of weird. It feels like it's coming to an end from the standpoint of the nucleus of players that they've had there. And you never know what's really going on behind the scenes."
It was 10 years ago or so when they had Jim Harbaugh going into what was the fourth year of his tenure there. The first three years had all been very successful. NFC Championship, Super Bowl (appearance), and NFC Championship. And we reported at the time, and it was accurate, and it was confirmed by the Browns in a roundabout way, that the 49ers were close to trading Jim Harbaugh to the Cleveland Browns.
"So, you never know, at the top of the organization, whether or not there's a sense that maybe it's time for a change."
Florio likened Shanahan's situation to that of Andy Reid, who revitalized his coaching career after leaving the Philadelphia Eagles and joining the Kansas City Chiefs.
"After the 49ers lost to the Chiefs (in last years Super Bowl), one of the first things I thought is, at some point, I feel like Kyle Shanahan needs an Andy Reid reset, where I've exhausted every opportunity with the team that I started my coaching career with," Florio noted. "It's time to go to a new place."
Florio emphasized that he has no concrete evidence of friction between Shanahan and the 49ers. He is simply speculating on the possibility.
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Florio speculates on Kyle Shanahan's future with (or without) the 49ers
Speculation surrounding head coach Kyle Shanahan's future with the San Francisco 49ers has intensified during a disappointing 5-7 season. A year that began...www.49erswebzone.com
They are beat up and exhausted right now. The Bears game will be telling; in addition to being a test for Purdy as I posted earlier, we'll see how much fight they have left in them. Purely based on the talent of the healthy players they have right now, they are a well below average team.Am I missing something? They're two games back with five to play, and two division games on the schedule. I admit they aren't as strong without CMC, but they won't play any more games in the snow and Purdy is legit. The Lions almost lost to the Bears at home. Why can't the 49ers beat them in SF?
They aren't favorites for anything, but I don't get all the "time to fold the tent" talk. They happen to be in a division where every team looks beatable. If they win the division and face the Vikings at home, I'd feel pretty good about their chances. Maybe things change this weekend, but right now they have a decent shot at the division. Is this just pessimistic-fan talk?
Man, there's been some useless posts in here, but this one takes the cake. Way to go.Niners downplaying Purdy injury as they did CMC. They are cooked.
I actually think it's pretty accurate.Man, there's been some useless posts in here, but this one takes the cake. Way to go.Niners downplaying Purdy injury as they did CMC. They are cooked.
Nothing as insightful as those "fire Shanahan" posts for sure. Those guys know their stuffAnd another
Oh, sorry, I forgot, your opinion is the only one that matters, and how dare anyone have an opposing view.Nothing as insightful as those "fire Shanahan" posts for sure. Those guys know their stuffAnd another![]()
I've never said they should fire him because I know they won't. Ive said I don't think he will win a SB with SF and I feel his time there has about run its course, and I've went from being a huge supporter to being sick of his BS. He can build a good roster but he's clueless how to bring home a Lombardi. Maybe he will at his next stop like Reid did.@Wingnut - I'm curious what you would like to see happen.
If I'm a Niners fan, no way I want to get rid of Shanahan. People have such short memories these days, its hilarious, but thinking anyone is going to get MORE out of Brock Purdy than KS, I don't know, welcome to watching football I guess. So you keep Shanahan
Yeah I was going to say haha this sounds exactly like Andy Reid circa 2012. I think him finding the OC and having the trust that someone else can call and run his offense will be the major hurdle to get him to where he needs to be. I also think to a degree, he might be lost without that responsibility bc he loves it so much. I'm not sure.I've never said they should fire him because I know they won't. Ive said I don't think he will win a SB with SF and I feel his time there has about run its course, and I've went from being a huge supporter to being sick of his BS. He can build a good roster but he's clueless how to bring home a Lombardi. Maybe he will at his next stop like Reid did.@Wingnut - I'm curious what you would like to see happen.
If I'm a Niners fan, no way I want to get rid of Shanahan. People have such short memories these days, its hilarious, but thinking anyone is going to get MORE out of Brock Purdy than KS, I don't know, welcome to watching football I guess. So you keep Shanahan
What I'd like to see is Kyle get an OC and give up play calling duties, stop making rookies and young guys ride the bench when they could possibly contribute, stop running players like CMC into the ground when you have capable backups that can shoulder the load, spend more time with defense and special teams, build a damn OL to protect your QB, maybe think about switching up the defensive philosophy if you don't have the personnel to execute it, and get back to the creative play designer that he used to be.
I think he's already losing the locker room. Thier effort - or lack thereof - Sunday night told me all I need to know. This team isn't playing very hard for him anymore, and I can't blame them. He had probably the best team he will ever have last season and still couldn't get it done. I'd love for him to find his fastball again, but I'm not sure he has that much left in his tank with this team. It's a shame that this team is gonna end up ringless. A damn shame.
CluelessI've never said they should fire him because I know they won't. Ive said I don't think he will win a SB with SF and I feel his time there has about run its course, and I've went from being a huge supporter to being sick of his BS. He can build a good roster but he's clueless how to bring home a Lombardi. Maybe he will at his next stop like Reid did.@Wingnut - I'm curious what you would like to see happen.
If I'm a Niners fan, no way I want to get rid of Shanahan. People have such short memories these days, its hilarious, but thinking anyone is going to get MORE out of Brock Purdy than KS, I don't know, welcome to watching football I guess. So you keep Shanahan
What I'd like to see is Kyle get an OC and give up play calling duties, stop making rookies and young guys ride the bench when they could possibly contribute, stop running players like CMC into the ground when you have capable backups that can shoulder the load, spend more time with defense and special teams, build a damn OL to protect your QB, maybe think about switching up the defensive philosophy if you don't have the personnel to execute it, and get back to the creative play designer that he used to be.
I think he's already losing the locker room. Thier effort - or lack thereof - Sunday night told me all I need to know. This team isn't playing very hard for him anymore, and I can't blame them. He had probably the best team he will ever have last season and still couldn't get it done. I'd love for him to find his fastball again, but I'm not sure he has that much left in his tank with this team. It's a shame that this team is gonna end up ringless. A damn shame.
CluelessI've never said they should fire him because I know they won't. Ive said I don't think he will win a SB with SF and I feel his time there has about run its course, and I've went from being a huge supporter to being sick of his BS. He can build a good roster but he's clueless how to bring home a Lombardi. Maybe he will at his next stop like Reid did.@Wingnut - I'm curious what you would like to see happen.
If I'm a Niners fan, no way I want to get rid of Shanahan. People have such short memories these days, its hilarious, but thinking anyone is going to get MORE out of Brock Purdy than KS, I don't know, welcome to watching football I guess. So you keep Shanahan
What I'd like to see is Kyle get an OC and give up play calling duties, stop making rookies and young guys ride the bench when they could possibly contribute, stop running players like CMC into the ground when you have capable backups that can shoulder the load, spend more time with defense and special teams, build a damn OL to protect your QB, maybe think about switching up the defensive philosophy if you don't have the personnel to execute it, and get back to the creative play designer that he used to be.
I think he's already losing the locker room. Thier effort - or lack thereof - Sunday night told me all I need to know. This team isn't playing very hard for him anymore, and I can't blame them. He had probably the best team he will ever have last season and still couldn't get it done. I'd love for him to find his fastball again, but I'm not sure he has that much left in his tank with this team. It's a shame that this team is gonna end up ringless. A damn shame.
Spot on, but that doesn't fit the narrative of the "Fire Shanahan" crowd, so instead they state, without any evidence that virtually the entire team has quit.Sometimes getting beat isn't a lack of effort, it's a lack of talent.CI've never said they should fire him because I know they won't. Ive said I don't think he will win a SB with SF and I feel his time there has about run its course, and I've went from being a huge supporter to being sick of his BS. He can build a good roster but he's clueless how to bring home a Lombardi. Maybe he will at his next stop like Reid did.@Wingnut - I'm curious what you would like to see happen.
If I'm a Niners fan, no way I want to get rid of Shanahan. People have such short memories these days, its hilarious, but thinking anyone is going to get MORE out of Brock Purdy than KS, I don't know, welcome to watching football I guess. So you keep Shanahan
What I'd like to see is Kyle get an OC and give up play calling duties, stop making rookies and young guys ride the bench when they could possibly contribute, stop running players like CMC into the ground when you have capable backups that can shoulder the load, spend more time with defense and special teams, build a damn OL to protect your QB, maybe think about switching up the defensive philosophy if you don't have the personnel to execute it, and get back to the creative play designer that he used to be.
I think he's already losing the locker room. Thier effort - or lack thereof - Sunday night told me all I need to know. This team isn't playing very hard for him anymore, and I can't blame them. He had probably the best team he will ever have last season and still couldn't get it done. I'd love for him to find his fastball again, but I'm not sure he has that much left in his tank with this team. It's a shame that this team is gonna end up ringless. A damn shame.
LOL. Well you're responding to this and have multiple times in the past, so I guess you do think my pointing out the errors of your football analogies does deserve a response.Efactor with his holier than thou bs, throws insults at anyone he disagrees with. Might actually be Kyle with such a staunch defense of him and disdain for anyone (including sports reporters) who talk even moderately poorly of him.
He’s lobbed about 2 dozen insults at me over the last couple of seasons, never really deserved a response nor do I think I ever have.
Which brings up the question whether the Niners pay Brock Purdy. Is Purdy more McNabb-ish than a Mahomes-ish. Tough call for the Niners.And the Reid comparison above is a good one imo. He could never cross the line until he had Mahomes. He’s a good coach (just like KS), but I think there are at least a dozen coaches who could do what he’s doing if they had Mahomes as their QB. He couldn’t do it with McNabb who was a solid QB, he needed the generational talent. KS is a good coach who obviously has his flaws. He had numerous chances to cross the line, couldn’t do it.
I have put this out there previous, but worth repeating.Which brings up the question whether the Niners pay Brock Purdy. Is Purdy more McNabb-ish than a Mahomes-ish. Tough call for the Niners.And the Reid comparison above is a good one imo. He could never cross the line until he had Mahomes. He’s a good coach (just like KS), but I think there are at least a dozen coaches who could do what he’s doing if they had Mahomes as their QB. He couldn’t do it with McNabb who was a solid QB, he needed the generational talent. KS is a good coach who obviously has his flaws. He had numerous chances to cross the line, couldn’t do it.
He's definitively not Mahomes or Allen. Let's put Lamar in a separate bucket because he's unique. I think Purdy is in that next tier of QBs who raises the floor of a team and can easily win a title with the right group around him. The question for me the rest of the season is whether I'm right about that, or if he's more a Kirk Cousins/Trevor Lawrence, slightly better than average guy. And regardless of whether he's in the prime Matt Ryan or Kirk Cousins category, how much can you pay a non-Allen/Mahomes QB and still be competitive.Which brings up the question whether the Niners pay Brock Purdy. Is Purdy more McNabb-ish than a Mahomes-ish. Tough call for the Niners.nAnd the Reid comparison above is a good one imo. He could never cross the line until he had Mahomes. He’s a good coach (just like KS), but I think there are at least a dozen coaches who could do what he’s doing if they had Mahomes as their QB. He couldn’t do it with McNabb who was a solid QB, he needed the generational talent. KS is a good coach who obviously has his flaws. He had numerous chances to cross the line, couldn’t do it.
Yeah. As a father of 3, impossible to imagine losing a child but I can imagine that my focus would not be on my job if something like that happened.Good column on the season in the Athletic this morning. Two players' kids have died and another one got shot in the chest this season. Unbelievably tough calendar year for these guys.
I'd be going through the motions at best, which is what it sounds like Ward is doing.Yeah. As a father of 3, impossible to imagine losing a child but I can imagine that my focus would not be on my job if something like that happened.Good column on the season in the Athletic this morning. Two players' kids have died and another one got shot in the chest this season. Unbelievably tough calendar year for these guys.
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Agree 100%.Efactor with his holier than thou bs, throws insults at anyone he disagrees with. Might actually be Kyle with such a staunch defense of him and disdain for anyone (including sports reporters) who talk even moderately poorly of him.
He’s lobbed about 2 dozen insults at me over the last couple of seasons, never really deserved a response nor do I think I ever have.
But personally, I enjoy Wingnut’s posts. He usually has some interesting off the beaten path (but meaningful) numbers in there. He posts something inconsequential about KS, and in comes running Kyle’s jockstrap.
I stated the window was closed at the end of last season. That’s shifting towards consensus now. I saw the collapse coming at the moment it happened. My bet of the week (and I rarely post wagers) was GB -19.5. I’d like to think I have the slightest bit of credibility when it comes to seeing the larger picture.
And the Reid comparison above is a good one imo. He could never cross the line until he had Mahomes. He’s a good coach (just like KS), but I think there are at least a dozen coaches who could do what he’s doing if they had Mahomes as their QB. He couldn’t do it with McNabb who was a solid QB, he needed the generational talent. KS is a good coach who obviously has his flaws. He had numerous chances to cross the line, couldn’t do it.
Lost in the shuffle, I stated earlier I think Jim Harbaugh wins a SB before KS, I stand by that.
Agree 100%.Efactor with his holier than thou bs, throws insults at anyone he disagrees with. Might actually be Kyle with such a staunch defense of him and disdain for anyone (including sports reporters) who talk even moderately poorly of him.
He’s lobbed about 2 dozen insults at me over the last couple of seasons, never really deserved a response nor do I think I ever have.
But personally, I enjoy Wingnut’s posts. He usually has some interesting off the beaten path (but meaningful) numbers in there. He posts something inconsequential about KS, and in comes running Kyle’s jockstrap.
I stated the window was closed at the end of last season. That’s shifting towards consensus now. I saw the collapse coming at the moment it happened. My bet of the week (and I rarely post wagers) was GB -19.5. I’d like to think I have the slightest bit of credibility when it comes to seeing the larger picture.
And the Reid comparison above is a good one imo. He could never cross the line until he had Mahomes. He’s a good coach (just like KS), but I think there are at least a dozen coaches who could do what he’s doing if they had Mahomes as their QB. He couldn’t do it with McNabb who was a solid QB, he needed the generational talent. KS is a good coach who obviously has his flaws. He had numerous chances to cross the line, couldn’t do it.
Lost in the shuffle, I stated earlier I think Jim Harbaugh wins a SB before KS, I stand by that.
And I don't sweat the trolls, that's what the ignore feature is for. I'm done arguing with them, they're not worth my time.
Back on topic - Anyone wanna bet Shanahan doesn't try anything new or different this week? He seems content to do the same things every week and expect different results. It's maddening.
I said it earlier on Trent, I’d be happy for him if he retired. He’s given this franchise so much at the highest level. I love him and he’ll be extremely missed on the field and in the locker room, but life is bigger than football and he’sGood column on the season in the Athletic this morning. Two players' kids have died and another one got shot in the chest this season. Unbelievably tough calendar year for these guys.
Decent article, but pretty sure Rodgers, Cousins or Stafford isn't the answer for next year. WTF are these guys talking about? None of these guys would be better than Purdy for next season and all would be massively more expensive, assuming no contract extension. Brady was a totally different situation. Was still playing at a high level and the 49er QB situation at he time wasn't great.
Agrred!Don't throw in the towel just yet...gonna need you guys to win a game in a couple weeks.
RB depth chartAgrred!Don't throw in the towel just yet...gonna need you guys to win a game in a couple weeks.
Also homers who is the 2nd RB to have, hearing anything?
Efactor with his holier than thou bs, throws insults at anyone he disagrees with. Might actually be Kyle with such a staunch defense of him and disdain for anyone (including sports reporters) who talk even moderately poorly of him.
He’s lobbed about 2 dozen insults at me over the last couple of seasons, never really deserved a response nor do I think I ever have.
But personally, I enjoy Wingnut’s posts. He usually has some interesting off the beaten path (but meaningful) numbers in there. He posts something inconsequential about KS, and in comes running Kyle’s jockstrap.
I stated the window was closed at the end of last season. That’s shifting towards consensus now. I saw the collapse coming at the moment it happened. My bet of the week (and I rarely post wagers) was GB -19.5. I’d like to think I have the slightest bit of credibility when it comes to seeing the larger picture.
And the Reid comparison above is a good one imo. He could never cross the line until he had Mahomes. He’s a good coach (just like KS), but I think there are at least a dozen coaches who could do what he’s doing if they had Mahomes as their QB. He couldn’t do it with McNabb who was a solid QB, he needed the generational talent. KS is a good coach who obviously has his flaws. He had numerous chances to cross the line, couldn’t do it.
Lost in the shuffle, I stated earlier I think Jim Harbaugh wins a SB before KS, I stand by that.