{"id":11147,"date":"2017-02-06T23:12:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T04:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=11147"},"modified":"2017-02-06T23:12:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T04:12:20","slug":"kyle-shanahan-named-san-francisco-49ers-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/02\/06\/kyle-shanahan-named-san-francisco-49ers-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Shanahan Named San Francisco 49ers Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>,Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan has named the next head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. He is the son of former NFL head coach Mike Shanahan.<\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Shanahan Named San Francisco 49ers Head Coach<\/h2>\n<p>The Falcons (lost in the NFC Championship game to the Green Bay Packers, lost the Super Bowl against the (New England Patriots\/Pittsburgh Steelers, won Super Bowl LI). They had one of the best offenses in Shanahan in 2016. The offense was led by (NFL MVP) quarterback <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RyanMa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Ryan<\/a>, star running back <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FreeDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devonta Freeman<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/J\/JoneJu02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Julio Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shanahan is the son of former NFL coach Mike Shanahan. He was the head coach of the Denver Broncos from 1995-2008. Shanahan coached Denver to two consecutive Super Bowl titles in 1997 and 1998. They even went 43-10 over a three year span under him.<\/p>\n<p>Things won&#8217;t be so simple for Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco as they were in Atlanta, however. He will be going from Ryan, Freeman and Jones to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KaepCo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HydeCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Hyde<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SmitTo02.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Torrey Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kaepernick does play well, but he doesn&#8217;t play well enough to win the game. Hyde is always banged up. Smith is not the same receiver he was with the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers should learn from their mistakes, as well. After firing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HarbJi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jim Harbaugh<\/a>, their last two coaches have coached just one year each.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Tomsula coached the 49ers to a 5-11 record in 2015. In 2016, Chip Kelly came to town\u00a0after two successful seasons as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. Surprisingly, the 49ers\u00a0finished 2-14 in his lone season as their coach.<\/p>\n<p>They need to give Shanahan a few years to rebuild this team that went to the Super Bowl in 2013. If given the right players, the offensive-minded coach could make them contenders again. It may not happen in one year, but that&#8217;s okay.<\/p>\n<p>The 49ers need to be patient with Shanahan. 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