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There has been a lot of debate this offseason about how many preseason games is the perfect amount, and San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has made his opinion known. Asked by reporters about the preseason debate, Shanahan said he would rather have zero preseason games if the option was between zero and four. “Yeah, […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is taking issue with a lot of the talk surrounding Nick Bosa. It was recently revealed that the second overall pick in April’s draft is dealing with a significant ankle sprain that will sideline him at least for the entire preseason. Since that announcement there’s been a lot […]

The San Francisco 49ers and Kyle Shanahan were ecstatic to get Jerick McKinnon back on the field for the first time since his injury last season. However, after practicing for two days following his activation from the PUP list, McKinnon needs a platelet-rich plasma injection in his surgically repaired knee and will miss at least two […]

The San Francisco 49ers have a very crowded backfield. There is third-year running back Matt Breida, who had a very impressive 2018 campaign in which he rushed for 814 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 5.3 yards per carry. There is free-agent signing Tevin Coleman, who just enjoyed a terrific year with the Atlanta Falcons. […]

The San Francisco 49ers are anxious to see their defense with Dee Ford inserted into it. They may have to wait a bit longer as Ford deals with an injury in training camp. According to Kyle Shanahan, Ford recently received a PRP injection for knee tendinitis. The injury will hold him out of training camp […]

All offseason, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan has had to try and deal with rumors about his relationship with general manager John Lynch. There has been talk the two haven’t seen eye to eye with the direction of the team and it has caused some issues in the front office. A recent article published […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is extremely high on the team’s 2019 first-round pick, defensive end Nick Bosa. Bosa, selected second overall by the franchise, is entering his rookie training camp in the NFL. He has a steep learning curve to handle in order to become an elite defensive player in the league. […]

University of Michigan head coach and former San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh is a big fan of current 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, particularly in the way that he runs the offense. Harbaugh, who coached the Niners from 2011 through 2014, enjoys watching tape of San Francisco. “I can tell you this: I like […]

The San Francisco 49ers kicked off the 2018 season with high expectations for themselves with Jimmy Garoppolo under center. Earlier that offseason, Garoppolo received a lucrative extension and was handed the keys to Kyle Shanahan’s offense. A couple of weeks in though, the 49ers’ season came crashing down after Garoppolo suffered a torn ACL against […]

It’s strange to hear that a player that’s labeled as the franchise quarterback only a year ago is in a make or break situation. Even more unusual when it’s after him coming off of an ACL tear in the third week of last season. But that’s where quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo finds himself in his second […]

Dante Pettis had a very promising rookie season for the San Francisco 49ers in Kyle Shanahan’s offense. The 44th overall pick of last year’s draft, Pettis showed major flashes. In 12 games and seven starts, he turned 27 receptions into 467 yards and five touchdowns. He showed major big-play ability, averaging a whopping 17.3 yards […]

San Francisco 49ers kicker Robbie Gould isn’t attending mandatory minicamp as he looks for the team to trade him. Like any coach, Kyle Shanahan wants all his players at camp, but, most importantly, he hopes Gould shows up before week one. Shanahan knows how good Gould is, and how much he can help the team […]

Jimmy Garoppolo entered the 2018 campaign as a full-time starter under center for the first time in his NFL career, but his dream season did not last very long, as he suffered a torn ACL in Week 3 and was knocked out for the remainder of the year. While Garoppolo isn’t ready to play just […]

30 years after Bill Walsh walked away from the San Francisco 49ers, their offense continues to play in a similar, innovate way. A cavalier of offensive innovation in his time, Walsh was the godfather of the West Coast offense that changed the way the game is played. Now, in 2019, Kyle Shanahan, a partial descendant […]

The San Francisco 49ers were initially primed to make significant strides under the direction of head coach Kyle Shanahan last season. However, a slew of major injuries almost immediately derailed the 2018-19 campaign for the 49ers, who once again found themselves picking toward the top of the first round of the NFL Draft this offseason. […]

Running back Tevin Coleman was reunited with head coach Kyle Shanahan after joining the San Francisco 49ers this offseason. It seems he has already started to notice a difference in his coach after a few years. The pair spent two seasons together with the Atlanta Falcons. According to Matt Maiocco of NBC Bay Area, Tevin […]

After spending a couple of seasons together with the Atlanta Falcons, Tevin Coleman and Kyle Shanahan have been reunited on the San Francisco 49ers. Coleman had a good deal of success under Shanahan, particularly during the 2016 season when the Falcons made it all the way to the Super Bowl. And while Coleman has spent just […]

With the 2019 regular season coming closer and hype from fans, the San Francisco 49ers have a lot to overcome. After a year in which many of their biggest names were dealing with injuries and a 4-12 record after high expectations, the team will need to perform better. The team has plenty to work with […]

The San Francisco 49ers are heading into a pivotal year. The team has underachieved during the first two years of the Kyle Shanahan era, mostly due to injuries. Last season, Jimmy Garoppolo tore his ACL early on, which you can’t hold against Shanahan. But with a fully healthy team in 2019, the pressure will be […]

Earlier this week, a report surfaced that claimed that friction between San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch was beginning to occur, with Shanahan becoming distrustful of Lynch’s decision making and ability to draft and sign players to the team. Now, the coach is speaking out against such claims. Responding […]

When the San Francisco 49ers hired away Kyle Shanahan from the Atlanta Falcons, many thought it would usher in a new era of dominance for the legendary franchise. While that still may be, the first two seasons for Shanahan have been anything but great, and according to many, friction is beginning to build between the […]

Robbie Gould does not want to be in San Francisco much longer, but he will, at the very least, have to spend one more season as the 49ers’ kicker, as Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan says the team will not grant his trade request. “We understand that he doesn’t want to live here long-term and […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is no stranger to what it takes to building a successful NFL team, and has his 49ers prepare for the upcoming NFL Draft, he seems to have just the type of players he’d like already in mind. Speaking to ESPN ahead of the draft, Shanahan and the 49ers […]

The San Francisco 49ers are one of few teams in the NFL that has an assistant coach that is female. Katie Sowers is an offensive assistant for the 49ers and she describes a day in the life of an NFL assistant. Sowers went on “The Football Girl Podcast” hosted by Melissa Jacobs and talked about […]

Finally, more and more NFL teams are hiring female coaches to full-time positions. Recently, Katie Sowers, an offensive assistant for the San Francisco 49ers, spoke about a few various topics. Sowers talked about these topics on “The Football Girl Podcast” that is hosted by Melissa Jacobs. The full-time assistant spoke about how diversity in a […]

Kyle Shanahan is entering just his third season as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, and while he has not had much success thus far, he brings a whole lot of knowledge to the table. 49ers offensive assistant Katie Sowers raved about Shanahan’s methods of leading, which helped lead her to becoming only the […]

The San Francisco 49ers made a big addition to their budding offense this offseason, signing former Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman. Coleman is coming off of an impressive 2018 campaign in which he rushed for 800 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 4.8 yards per carry. In addition, he hauled in 32 receptions for […]

Having a legendary coach for a father definitely has it’s benefits. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan used that to his advantage when it came to quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Interesting #49ers anecdote: During the month of December, Jimmy Garoppolo spent time watching film with Mike Shanahan. It was a way for Jimmy to get […]

The San Francisco 49ers have fallen on hard times in recent years, as they have not made the playoffs since the 2013-14 campaign and are coming off of a 2018 season in which they won just four games. However, 49ers owner Jed York is still confident in head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John […]

The San Francisco 49ers, coached by Kyle Shanahan, have been one of football’s most active teams this offseason. Despite missing on some of the biggest fish available, the team has already made significant additions to a defense which struggled last year. Specifically, the 49ers brought in linebacker Kwon Alexander and edge rusher Dee Ford. The […]

In the last two seasons Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers have been bottom-dwellers in the league. In fact, they have accumulated only 10 wins. Per Kirk Larrabee of 247 Sports, Shanahan is still ranked as the 15th best coach in the NFL. Those two facts do not seem to line up that well, […]

The San Francisco 49ers are considered by many to be one of the top potential landing spots for disgruntled Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown, but 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that the 49ers have not even reached out to the Steelers, according to Eric Branch of The San Francisco Chronicle. However, Shanahan did […]

The 2018 season did not go the way the 49ers were expecting. Aspirations were sky-high after the way they finished the 2017 season. After inserting Jimmy Garoppolo as their starter, the team rattled off five straight wins to close the year. Paired with head coach and offensive guru Kyle Shanahan, they were supposed to spearhead […]

San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle isn’t satisfied with a breakout season in which be broke the record for receiving yards by a tight end. Instead, he is already thinking of ways he can improve over the offseason, a mindset that coach Kyle Shanahan found a clever way of exploiting. “Coach Shanahan said that out […]

San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan doesn’t like to lose, especially when it’s Jon Gruden on the opposite sideline. "I want to beat Gruden always." – @49ers' Kyle Shanahan 👀 (via @TomPelissero) 📺: @seniorbowl LIVE on NFL Network pic.twitter.com/RfOxgXklte — NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 26, 2019 The two coaches’ relationship goes back to 2004, when […]

Since tearing his ACL back in late September, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has continued to make progress in his recovery from the injury that has him on track to be back on the field next season. There has been more encouraging development to emerge on this front as head coach Kyle Shanahan voiced […]

The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 26-23 in overtime on Sunday, snapping a nine-game losing skid against their NFC West division rivals. Afterward, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was thrilled to end the hex, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com: “It means a ton,” Shanahan said. “Not all of […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan thinks that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ skills are best comparable to Denver Broncos legend John Elway. Mahomes has burst onto the scene this season after taking over for Alex Smith, and the former Texas Tech star has emerged as the frontrunner for NFL MVP. Of course, he […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan had a humorous reaction when asked about George Kittle falling short of the single-game record for most receiving yards by a tight end. Kittle couldn’t be stopped in Sunday’s 20-14 win over the Denver Broncos, with the second-year pro racking up seven receptions for 210 yards and a […]