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The San Francisco 49ers are 1-0 on the season with the once heralded NFC West franchise taking down the lowly Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon. However, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan was still forced to answer some tough questions following his team’s win over the Buccaneers as it was a bit of an ugly […]

Head coach Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers were able to bring in former Atlanta Falcons running back Tevin Coleman as a free agent signing this past offseason. However, Coleman’s tenure on the West Coast did not get started on a high note on Sunday afternoon against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the veteran […]

The San Francisco 49ers release their first depth chart of the season on Tuesday, and some of the positions may surprise you. Among them, the depth chart lists Tevin Coleman behind Matt Breida at running back. The #49ers unofficial depth chart (as compiled by the team’s football communications staff): pic.twitter.com/9HsfPa5GJa — Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoNBCS) September […]

The San Francisco 49ers are entering their third season with Kyle Shanahan as their head coach. The 49ers head coach believes that wide receiver Dante Pettis is going to be a crucial player for their offense this year. Per Eric Branch in the San Francisco Chronicle: “I have been hard on Dante,” Shanahan said. “But […]

Jimmy Garoppolo’s time in San Francisco has been a roller coaster to say the least. From a surprising trade that landed him in the Bay Area and bolstering a 1-10 49ers team to five consecutive wins at the end of the 2017 season, he was a rock star. People were already praising him as the […]

The San Francisco 49ers are looking to be on the rise once again. After having their 2018 season derailed because of significant injuries, they’re seeking to complete the rebuild in the 2019 NFL season that’s been happening since the start of the Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch regime in 2017. It’s going to be a […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is unsure if rookie wide receiver Jalen Hurd will be ready for the team’s Week 1 opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to San Francisco Chronicle’s Eric Branch. Hurd is dealing with a back injury. Hurd sustained the injury before the team’s preseason bout versus the Denver Broncos; he […]

The San Francisco 49ers third preseason game of the year saw wide receiver Dante Pettis playing late into the contest. This surprised a lot of people. Pettis was a second-round pick last year and someone many thought would have a significant role in the offense this year. While that can still definitely happen, it appears […]

The San Francisco 49ers have given Chris Foerster a second chance. After a two year hiatus from the league, following his resignation from the Miami Dolphins for a leaked video of him snorting a white substance — likely cocaine — the former offensive line coach has resurfaced in San Francisco as a consultant, according to […]

Jimmy Garoppolo’s 2019 preseason debut didn’t go as planned against the Denver Broncos. Luckily for Garoppolo, the San Francisco 49ers are planning to give him extensive playing time in their third preseason game. Last week, Garoppolo began the game by throwing an interception to Isaac Yiadom of the Broncos on just his second pass of […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, entering his third season in charge of the team, told reporters on Tuesday he had faith in quarterbacks Nick Mullens and CJ Beathard. Per NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco, Shanahan said, “I believe in both of those guys.” Maiocco also adds that Shanahan would not decide who […]

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 […]