Josh McDaniels will NOT accept 49ers job (Edit: Kyle Shanahan expected to become HC in San Fran)

[RobertWeathers]

Where does this sportswriter get off validating a scoop with multiple sources?

Is this an example of jouralistic ethics?

Shocked!

 

[Soul_Survivor88]

Very interesting details on some of the inner workings in the Niner organization

As 49ers candidates fled, Kyle Shanahan won big

 

[Bill Lee]

I think Mike Silver broke the story on Shanny:

Kyle Shanahan almost certain to become 49ers' new head coach

Shows how all these positions are inter-related.

It also shows how quickly the coaching talent moves on.

It's a real disadvantage for candidate coaches whose teams go deep into the playoffs.

So, let's keep going deep into the playoffs!

LaCanforta's write up is pretty good.

Here's why Kyle Shanahan can't lose when it comes to the desperate 49ers

Make no mistake, this football club has been reduced to the vast outskirts of NFL relevance, their GM and coaching openings openly walked away from by varied candidates and their ability to land Shanahan -- one of the few true "it" guys of this hiring cycle -- the only thing preventing them from falling further into a deep spiral. Should Shanahan spurn them next week, when he has agreed to a second interview with the 49ers whether his Falcons win or lose the NFC Championship Game, this will be a complete cluster, an NFL team reduced to restarting a search for coach and general manager in late January during the Senior Bowl.

And:

But that would be ignoring facts like "candidates" like Tom Cable pulling out of contention for their coaching opening, and the perception that the 49ers franchise has become something akin to Chernobyl to the coaching community. Or the problem that the roster has not a single discernible strength at any position group except perhaps defensive line, and that might still be a stretch. It would ignore the leaks and cliques and alliances that have resulted in this franchise's woeful state, save for the first three seasons of Jim Harbaugh's regime, which now looks like the ultimate anomaly in San Francisco.

They say it all comes up roses for Shanahan: if he fails, he can blame the bad roster and wonky ownership, and if he turns the program around he's going to be covered in glory.

The issue is, though, he's never been a head coach, and the roster is really, really bad. If he's just mediocre, he's the next Tomsula.

He might just want to stay in ATL and ride the wave of glory of this season and get out in front of next season's openings.

 

[Bill Lee]

Very interesting details on some of the inner workings in the Niner organization

As 49ers candidates fled, Kyle Shanahan won big

Maybe Josh walked away because:

The impediment to attracting their preferred candidates isn’t owner Jed York; apparently, it’s Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Football Operations Paraag Marathe.

Marathe is, as a practical matter, the Russ Brandon of the 49ers. The only difference is that the 49ers make no secret of Marathe’s influence over the football operations.

From his online bio: “On the team side, Marathe reports directly to 49ers CEO Jed York and has a significant role in major strategic decisions for the club as Chief Strategy Officer. He also continues in his long-respected role as the team’s chief contract negotiator and salary cap architect, while overseeing the team’s football analytics department.”

Put simply, Marathe has influence, along with the ear of ownership. He’s been there for 16 years, and he has transcended the bubble of accountability in which coaches and General Managers reside. And that’s precisely the kind of dynamic coaches and General Managers try to avoid.

Seems like Shanny better find a way to bump this guy off, or he's gonna end up getting kicked to the curb.

Or perhaps Shanny's ego is being stoked so much and he's seeing nothing but dollar signs so he's just gonna roll with it.

 

[RecoveringCowboy]

That the 49ers are the last team to replace a HC suggests they are the most dysfunctional team in the NFL. Six vacancies - why was this one filled last?