The 49ers will bring in current Falcons’ OC Kyle Shanahan for a second interview either tomorrow or Tuesday if Atlanta should lose the NFC Championship Game today, according to Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com (via Twitter). If the Falcons should win, Shanahan’s second interview will take place on Friday. The 37-year-0ld is, of course, considered the runaway favorite to land the team’s head coaching job, and the second interview appears to be more of a formality than anything else.
In the meantime, San Francisco is continuing to plug away with its GM search, but Michael Silver of NFL.com tweets that long-time NFL coach Mike Shanahan (Kyle Shanahan’s father) will not be joining the team in a formal role. Vikings assistant GM George Paton and Cardinals vice president of player personnel Terry McDonough are currently viewed as the leading candidates for the 49ers’ GM position, though Kyle Shanahan has no obvious connection with either man. Per Silver (Twitter link), if team CEO Jed York does not sense a fit between Shanahan and Paton or McDonough, he may reopen the GM search.
Silver adds (Twitter links) that York has not decided whether Shanahan or the new GM will have formal control of the 53-man roster, and that York does not view roster control as a “major issue.” He is putting a larger emphasis on creating a strong partnership between coach and GM.
Silver views Paton as the top choice at the moment, with McDonough running second (Twitter link). Had Mike Shanahan returned to the team as a head coach, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets that McDonough would have been his choice.
Run away Kylie. There’s a reason no one wants to work for them. They’re like the Browns.
I never would have imagined me ever saying this, but I think they’re actually worse than the Browns.
I remember the good ole days when you hired the GM first and the GM hired their coach.
it seems like the franchises that have been run that way haven’t needed to change coaches as often
I know we can cross the bridge once we get to it, but I wonder who they would target if Shanahan turns them down.
I’m sorry but no way are the 49ers anywhere near as bad as franchise as a team like the browns. 2-3 years of not competing do not stack up with decades of irrelevance. The 49ers are one of the most successfully franchises in the sports history. They will turn it around. The only reason we are in this predicament is the entire team retired. We lost the best defense in the league for 2 reasons, one Harbaugh fired (I could care less as Harbaugh inherited the team and then ruined it) and two, The concussion and player safety stuff ramped up big time and our team was filled with hard hitting defenders, the exact people who are having health issues. The 49ers will be back sooner than later, and the Browns will still be garbage 🙂
NINER NATION will rise again
Always faithful
BayAreaSportsFan:
Look-up reality, past tense and leadership. Get-off that “We” horse because you do NOT make any team decisions.
It will take at least three years for this team to get to respectability and contention status.