San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan faced a wave of criticism and calls for him to be fired after the team went 6-11 this year and failed to make it back to the playoffs, but it sounds like many around the NFL are giving him the benefit of the doubt.
Despite failing to get the 49ers a championship in two career trips to the Super Bowl and the down year in 2024, Shanahan's perception has not taken a hit among his peers.
"Within the coaches in the league, no one thinks any less of Kyle Shanahan," a former Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots assistant told Jeff Howe of The Athletic.