When Kyle Shanahan finished his fifth year as the 49ers’ head coach, he joined some elite company. In the 76-year history of the franchise, only five other men had ever served as head coach for at least five seasons. On today’s Oh, Hey There! Podcast Jason Aponte and Leo Luna compared the first five seasons of the last two people ever to do it: Shanahan and Steve Mariucci.
First, some context.
When Steve Mariucci took over the 49ers, they inherited a silver spoon. San Francisco had won at least 10 games for 14 straight seasons.