Shanahan emphasized the importance of NFL coaches being able to adapt. Originally published NBC Sports Bay Area
People who share his opinion. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan His offense should continue to develop and adjust to what suits him.
His name is Kyle Shanahan.
Shanahan said Friday that the essence of coaching is finding a way to constantly adapt and get the most out of your personnel.
Some adjustments are worth noting. Others are more subtle. But, rarely, things don’t change from game to game, Shanahan said.
“That’s what you try to do every single week,” Shanahan said before the 49ers travel to face the Miami Dolphins for their Week 16 game. “That’s what you always try to do.
“You don’t just say, ‘Hey, today I’m going to try to run a wishbone offense and stuff.’ What players do you have? And what gives them the best chance to succeed?”
The 49ers have been forced to do different things on offense this season. He went most of the season without playing. Running back Christian McCaffrey.the 2023 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and their top receiver, Brandon Aiyuk.
The 49ers are eighth in the NFL at 365.1 total offensive yards per game, while 16th at 22.4 points per game.
Shanahan pointed out that offensive philosophy changes were made to open the 2022 season when Trey Lance opened the regular season as the starter. The 49ers transitioned to an offense that emphasized a quarterback-driven run game.
“When he got out there, you saw a different offense,” Shanahan said. “You see different things. You have to adjust to your players.
Shanahan said he was unable to embrace the offense he ran more than a decade ago with the Houston Texans as Robert Griffin III’s quarterback in Washington.
“I had to do something I’d never done before,” he said. “Not because you’re just reinventing yourself or trying to change the league but because you’re trying to figure out what you can do to help guys succeed.
“And it can change all the time depending on the skill of the player. But I would say as a coach, if you want to make it in this league and you want to have some success in this league, you have to adjust anything. You will be able to or you will only succeed when you have the perfect conditions.”
