Special teams have been a debacle for the San Francisco 49ers ever since Kyle Shanahan became the head coach. It has never mattered who the coordinator is. In 2021, Richard Hightower was viewed as a mediocre coach,

The 49ers are hoping to keep Sorensen around on Kyle Shanahan's staff in a lesser role, just not as the defensive play-caller. Sorensen has spent the last three years in the organization, holding titles of defensive assistant, defensive passing game coordinator and nickelback coach before being named defensive coordinator prior to last season.

Shanahan has officially entered boom-or-bust territory by tying himself to Brock Purdy. If the team and Purdy fail to bring home the franchise's sixth Lombardi Trophy, his tenure will quickly come to an end.

Kyle Shanahan just finished his fourth double-digit-loss season in eight years. And now Fox Sports 1 Analyst Emmanuel Acho thinks Shanahan is on the hot seat.

The San Francisco 49ers appear prepared to pay Brock Purdy as the quarterback is now eligible for a blockbuster contract extension, with Kyle Shanahan insisting he can lead them back to the Super Bowl

The 49ers seem to have decided that Brock Purdy is their franchise quarterback. To Purdy's credit, he went to the Super Bowl in his first full season as an NFL starting quarterback, but so did Jimmy Garoppolo.