His record is 32-40. His offenses have ranked 18th or worse in four of his five campaigns. He’s lost 10 or more games in three of his four previous seasons. And he also inherited a 2-14 roster but coached the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in his third year as a head coach.
Kyle Shanahan was considered the darling of the 2017 coaching candidates, much more so than former Washington colleague Sean McVay, despite regularly receiving criticism from the media during his first eight seasons as an NFL offensive coordinator because of the narrative that his career was a clear example of nepotism.