We know that the San Francisco 49ers’ special teams unit has been in shambles for several seasons. John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan knew about these problems and have tried various methods to fix them. They’ve used free agency (George Odum and Oren Burks), the draft (Tatum Bethune), and even high draft capital to replace a veteran kicker with a rookie.
The problems worsened in 2022 when Brian Schneider became the special teams coordinator. Then, things didn’t improve in 2023, and they crashed and burned in 2024. Now, Scheider is out, leaving the 49ers needing a replacement.