Many people believe Kyle Shanahan is the best offensive coach in the NFL and that it's only a matter of time before he wins a Super Bowl. But as of now, he's not a champion, unless conference championships count.
is the best offensive coach in the NFL and that it's only a matter of time before he wins a Super Bowl.
Those things might be true. His offenses have been outstanding for the most part since 2016 when he was the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons. And he has gone to three Super Bowls during that time. It's possible one day we'll look back at this portion of his career as a valuable learning period which he needed to grow and become a champion.
But as of now, he's not a champion, unless conference championships count. And for all of his talent and potential, if his career were to end today, he would not be a Hall of Famer. Instead, his legacy would be his Super Bowl defeats. Not just the fact that he lost three times. The way he lost. Leading by double digits in each one. Abandoning the running game in the second half all three times. Not knowing the postseason overtime rules in the final, most humiliating loss.
And don't forget the NFC Championship game he lost to the Rams after beating them six straight times. All the other accomplishments of Shanahan's career would be mere footnotes compared to those choke jobs. He would be known for squandering one of the most talented teams to never win a Super Bowl.Grant Cohn has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily since 2011. He spent the first nine years of his career with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat where he wrote the Inside the 49ers blog and covered famous coaches and athletes such as Jim Harbaugh, Colin Kaepernick and Patrick Willis.
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