Golden Nuggets: Is Shanahan finally hitting his stride?

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San Francisco 49ers links for Saturday October 12, 2019

When Kyle Shanahan took over as the head coach of the 49ers in February of 2017, he had already established himself as a premier play caller and offensive coordinator in the NFL. Having been successful in that capacity with the Texans, the Redskins, the Falcons, and even the Browns, the expectation was that he would hit the ground running in San Francisco.

Unfortunately for Niners fans, that wasn’t the case. He struggled out of the gate, largely due to lack of talent on the roster and an inexperienced defensive coordinator and GM.

But Shanahan himself has had his ups and downs as a head coach, with game management, personnel decisions, and even with play calling which is his area of expertise. To be fair, his early struggles were understandable. It’s one thing to manage an offense and call plays in game when that is your only responsibility. But add in the challenge of managing all aspects of the game and it can be a bit overwhelming.

Luckily for 49ers fans, Shanahan seems to have finally pulled it all together in 2019, as evidenced by his predicting George Kittle’s TD pre-snap based solely on Cleveland’s defensive formation on Monday night, which prompted Joe Staley to say of his HC, “What a bada$$!!”

What a bada$$ indeed. And after two long years, this bada$$ is finally hitting his stride.

And now onto the links:

49ers-Rams injury reports: George Kittle questionable with groin issue (Matt Maiocco, NBC Sports)

Kyle Shanahan credits 49ers pass rush, violent mentality for defense’s improvement (David Bonilla, 49ers WebZone)

49ers’ Arik Armstead focused on what he can control, not his contract status (David Bonilla, 49ers WebZone)

49ers vs. Rams: 3 players Niners have to worry about in Week 6 (Peter Panacy, NinerNoise)

Week 6 is time for 49ers Kyle Shanahan to show NFL how good he is (Jeremy Wohlfart, NinerNoise)

49ers vs. Rams earns non-local coverage on FOX broadcast map (Kyle Madson, NinersWire)

49ers winners of 3rd-most lopsided NFL trade of all-time (Kyle Madson, NinersWire)

Two 49ers Ranked in Pro Football Focus’ Top 25 Cornerbacks Through Week 5 (Matthew Asher, 49ers.com)

How the 49ers can overcome the loss of their starting offensive tackles vs. Rams (Jose Luis Sanchez III, SI.com)

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