The Atlanta Falcons remain alive on the Road to Houston, but their talented offensive coordinator might wind up somewhere else.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Kyle Shanahan has emerged as the favorite for San Francisco's head coaching job, per sources informed of the team's thinking.
The 49ers have made that known privately, per Rapoport, but now must wait until Shanahan's season is over before offering him the job. If anyone understands this sequence of events, it's Falcons coach Dan Quinn, the former Seahawks defensive coordinator who wasn't hired by Atlanta until after Seattle's loss to New England in Super Bowl XLIX.