Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz are joined by Yahoo Sports senior NFL writer Frank Schwab, who makes the case for San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan to win NFL Coach of the Year. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
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Video Transcript
I’ve said this before; I’ll say it again, I’ll keep saying it.
Coach of the Year shouldn’t be just who is the best first-year head coach who turned things around Team.
It should be the best coach in the NFL.
Kyle Shanahan’s the Coach of the Year.
I’m sorry, Like Kyle Shanahan, to get this team to this record and have them at, I think an 88% chance to make the playoffs via DVOA.
Kyle Shanahan is the best coach in football this year.
I, I, I don’t know why hes not getting more respect for what he has accomplished.
With all the injuries the 49ers have had, it’s remarkable they’re in this position.
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Do I think that, at some point, their defense does get exposed by some of these playoff teams?
Yeah, it was a tough call between the Bills and 49ers because Bills have been Disappointing most of the year, but they did play really well against the Steelers.
I probably said more about the Steelers, but still, theres that lingering, The lights still on for Josh Allen, like, maybe The Bills get it together cause they have Superman at quarterback, and they still make a run.
I don’t really think that’s going to happen, but that’s why they’re slightly ahead of the 49ers.
But I have utter respect for what the 49ers have done this year.
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Most teams, with the injuries they’ve had, would be, We’d be talking about them, oh yeah, the 49ers are 4 and 8.
They’re just not that good, but they have overcome that.
They’re probably going to make the playoffs.
And again, Kyle Shanahan isn’t really in the Coach of the Year discussion that much It is an absolute joke.
We’re like, Mike Vrabel took that job, He did this; Ben Johnson took that job over.
I don’t care if Kyle Shanahan has been on that job for a few years.
The amount of coaching he has done with this team to get them to this record with the Injuries they have had: thats your coach of the Year in the NFL this year.
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I think Robert Salah could even get Coach of the Year as a defensive coordinator.
He should be hired, he should be.
Like, he’s going to be a good head coach.
Second job because he’s not gonna have Woody Johnson as his boss.