JGfromtheNW":1fy0yz6r said:
I honestly can't believe you're still in disbelief about Shanahan taking the 9ers job. Yeah, the ownership's recent track record is piss poor, but the chance to build your own legacy with one of the most "prestigious" or "accomplished" organizations in the entire league is waaaaay too big to pass up.
Take off the rose-tinted glasses and actually think about it. Kyle has been with you guys for two years, it hasn't been his life's work and it hasn't even been his longest stint with a team. To think that he should be SO DEDICATED to your Falcons and stop himself from taking the biggest promotion of his life is actually pretty laughable.
It's not really about dedication... it's more about taking the worst head coaching job available.
Gus Bradley took the job in Jacksonville... and it was quite similar. No QB... no roster... 4 years later he's out the door at 14-48.
That's all I'm saying.
Dan Quinn took the Falcons job 2 years ago with a QB and a somewhat decent roster... throw in a couple good drafts and FA signings and here we are on the doorsteps of the Super Bowl. The Falcons were never really in a rebuilding mode... we just had a bad 2013-2014 under Mike Smith before the change was made.
Sure he's got a chance to build his legacy with the 49ers franchise... and he's also got a chance to fall flat on his face coaching a team with no QB and horrible ownership.
We can revisit this thread in a few years assuming he takes the job... I'd bet we see a few more 2-14 and 3-13 seasons before the 49ers even sniff the playoffs.
P.S.
No rose-tinted glasses here either... I appreciate the job Shanahan has done in leading the Falcons offense to a record breaking season... and I'm still confident whoever is OC next season will have the team competitive. Let's not forget something though... he's previously been the OC of?
Texans
Redskins
Browns
He never got a head coaching opportunity until he took the Falcons job with a QB in place.... not the garbage QBs that those 3 teams have been running.
But now he's gonna perform miracles in SF with no QB?
Good luck Kyle. You went from babysitting Manziel to Matt Ryan... who's the QB in SF anyway? LOL