[OutsiderFan]

Anyone who paid attention could see how great a coach in the making Kyle Shanahan was. He was almost winning games with one of the worst rosters in the NFL, and without Jimmy G. They would have been .500 had he not had the ACL tear in 2018. Which is to say that knee injury was the best thing that happened to him and the Niners because it allowed them to lose enough games to get Nick Bosa.

The roster overhaul from the 2013 NFC CG is remarkable, but the coaching and GMing has been sublime. Bringing in Richard Sherman was smart. Trading for Dee Ford was smart. Signing Kwon Alexander was smart. Signing Tevin Coleman was smart. Moving to the Wide 9 was smart. Hiring Chris Korucek as DL coach was smart. And they have made some very good draft choices too. They have made so many good decisions that they have been able to miss on Jerick McKinnon, Reuben Foster, and arguably Solomon Thomas, without really missing a beat.

You watch the offensive schemes and coaching videos and it’s so damn impressive. Brilliant designs and top flight execution with talented players is a tough recipe to beat. But it is clear Lynch and Shanahan also understand the importance of and how to build a winning everyone trusts each other and has fun culture.

The Niners are looking like they are posed to once again be a serious contender. Just wait until they get a pro bowl WR or two and a play making Safety. Wow.

[OutsiderFan]

Anyone who paid attention could see how great a coach in the making Kyle Shanahan was. He was almost winning games with one of the worst rosters in the NFL, and without Jimmy G. They would have been .500 had he not had the ACL tear in 2018. Which is to say that knee injury was the best thing that happened to him and the Niners because it allowed them to lose enough games to get Nick Bosa.

The roster overhaul from the 2013 NFC CG is remarkable, but the coaching and GMing has been sublime. Bringing in Richard Sherman was smart. Trading for Dee Ford was smart. Signing Kwon Alexander was smart. Signing Tevin Coleman was smart. Moving to the Wide 9 was smart. Hiring Chris Korucek as DL coach was smart. And they have made some very good draft choices too. They have made so many good decisions that they have been able to miss on Jerick McKinnon, Reuben Foster, and arguably Solomon Thomas, without really missing a beat.

You watch the offensive schemes and coaching videos and it’s so damn impressive. Brilliant designs and top flight execution with talented players is a tough recipe to beat. But it is clear Lynch and Shanahan also understand the importance of and how to build a winning everyone trusts each other and has fun culture.

The Niners are looking like they are posed to once again be a serious contender. Just wait until they get a pro bowl WR or two and a play making Safety. Wow.