49ers' Kyle Shanahan: 'Nothing Personal Here Anymore' After Commanders Visit
It's been a decade since San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan worked in Washington under his father Mike.
But he doesn't feel an emotional connection anymore to the team he spent coaching for four years from 2010-13.
“Totally different place here now and different people," Shanahan said. "Nothing's personal here anymore."
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A lot has changed in Washington since Shanahan left. New players, new coaches, new name, another new name, and a revolving door of people shuttling in and out of the organization.
Yet, one thing remains the same since Shanahan left ... no playoff wins.
The Washington Commanders are on the brink of another coaching change when the season ends and another year of being far away from making any noise in the postseason.
Shanahan was part of that 2013 staff that had Mike LaFleur (Green Bay Packers), Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams) and Mike McDaniel (Miami Dolphins), all of whom are now head coaches for teams fighting for a postseason berth this year. Bobby Slowik (Houston Texans) and Raheem Morris (Rams), both of whom were position coaches for the 2013 team, are both coordinators for teams still in the hunt.
Based on the upheaval from the past few years, tradition is all but gone in D.C., and it's about to change once again with likely a completely new coaching staff and front office regime. It's part of the job new owner Josh Harris knew he was signing up for, and sometimes things need to get worse before they get better.
Perhaps the Commanders can find their own Shanahan in the next coaching cycle, someone who can get them back to the playoffs.
