Taking Stock of the 49ers Coaching Staff
Is the 49ers coaching staff getting better or worse?
Let's take stock?
Kyle Shanahan
If the 49ers had won the Super Bowl this season, lots of people would have said that they were one of the best teams of all time and that Shanahan is one of the greatest coaches ever. Halfway through the season, people already were comparing the team to the 1994 49ers that won the Super Bowl and asking whether the 2023 49ers were even better. Then they lost the Super Bowl after leading by 10 points. Which begs the question, if Shanahan can't win a Super Bowl with a team that could have been in the running for the greatest team ever, will he ever win a Super Bowl? Or is he incapable of winning the biggest game. Right now, he seems incapable.
Stock down.
Defensive Coordinator
It's Sunday, Feb. 25, and the 49ers still don't have one, which is kind of amazing. There's lots of speculation that the 49ers will promote someone internally, in which case, why the wait? It's hard to imagine the next defensive coordinator will be better than Wilks, but maybe the players will buy in and play hard, which would be a big change from last season.
Stock up?
Brian Schneider
He's the special teams coordinator, and the special teams were awful in the Super Bowl. First, Jake Moody missed another kick under pressure, this time a critical extra point. Remember, Schneider said he worked out Moody before the draft and determined the young kicker is outstanding under pressure. Whoops. Next, Schneider apparently didn't emphasize strongly enough to punt returner Ray Ray McCloud that he should fall on a loose ball rather than try to scoop it and run with it, and this error cost the 49ers seven points in the Super Bowl. The 49ers need a new special teams coordinator.
Stock down.
