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The 49ers need a spark and so far they haven’t gotten it from Kyle Shanahan or Steve Wilks.
They have lost three games in a row – they need a new attitude and new ideas.
Previously, Shanahan could always rely on McDaniel for creative ideas on offense and Ryans for emotional leadership of the defense and the team.
Now both are gone and Shanahan has to turn this team around himself.
Which former assistant head coach does Shanahan miss the most today: McDaniel or Ryans?
Ryans would solve a lot of the 49ers’ problems, because he’s an extraordinary leader.
He’s essentially the 49ers’ head coach when he’s their defensive coordinator because he runs the team’s best unit and he’s on the sideline like a head coach.
He is at the center of the action.
His players ate away at his enthusiasm, just as they ate away at Robert Saleh’s enthusiasm before him.
Now the 49ers have Steve Wilks, who isn’t sitting on the sideline: he’s in the coach’s chair.
And he’s just as austere as Shanahan.
Wilks is a major downgrade from Ryans.
And yet, the 49ers offense is currently a bigger problem than their defense.
That’s because their offense only scored 17 points in 3 consecutive matches.
This would not have happened if Mike McDaniel was still on the coaching staff.
He is the most creative offensive coach in the league.
He was the one who pushed for Deebo Samuel to return in 2021, when the 49ers were in danger of missing the playoffs.
This idea changed everything for the 49ers that season.
Now the 49ers have Steve Wilks, who isn’t on the sideline: , he’s in the coach’s chair.
And he was as austere as Shanahan.
The Wilks is a major downgrade from the Ryans.
And yet, the 49ers offense is currently a bigger problem than their defense.
That’s because their offense only scored 17 points in 3 consecutive matches.
This would not have happened if Mike McDaniel was still on the coaching staff.
He is the most creative offensive coach in the league.
He was the one who pushed for Deebo Samuel to return in 2021, when the 49ers were in danger of missing the playoffs.
This idea changed everything for the 49ers that season.
