Sherman doubts Wilks could lose 49ers call-up duties First appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area After the 49ers lost their third straight game Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, there was a lot of blame for one The team seems to have come back to earth.
following their hot start to the 2023 NFL season.
Former 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman knows there are some issues currently plaguing San Francisco, but he thinks it’s “certain” that coaching Coach Kyle Shanahan will be looking at a major change after the team’s defensive struggles under new defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.
“It’s certainly possible,” Sherman said Monday on FS1’s “Undisputed” when Skip Bayless asked if Shanahan would relieve Wilks of his defensive duties.
“I just don’t know where it’s going at this point.
I don’t know who [Shanahan] is going to give it to.
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But he had to make an adjustment.
You have to go back to what they did well, because you change things in a way that puts these people in a lot of bad situations.
” Over the past three games, San Francisco’s defense hasn’t looked like the unchanged force it’s known for with All-Pros Fred Warner, Nick Bosa and Talanoa Hufanga leading the way.
consecutive weeks by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins and Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow, and in a game against the Cleveland Browns, his failure to stop the Cleveland Browns’ backup quarterback, P.J.
Walker, starting a losing streak.
“You wonder what Steve Wilks does in some of these situations,” Sherman said.
“Why aren’t Fred Warner and Dre Greenlaw getting hammered in the A-hole like they were three years ago under [former 49ers DC] DeMeco Ryans and Robert Saleh?
“You wonder what he’s doing because the plan is there that.
” The 49ers hired Wilks this offseason after Ryans left San Francisco to become head coach of the Houston Texans.
Last week Wilks admitted that after 17 years as coach, he’s still adjusting to do things differently in Santa Clara and Sherman looks to Shanahan to make changes going forward.
“Kyle Shanahan will obviously sit in on these meetings and tell him: ‘Hey, I understand that you come here with your own identity, the way you do things,” Sherman said.
“We’re going back to basics.
We’re going to go back to using these people the way we use them best, and rightfully so.
Just drive the car we have here.
” After Sunday’s loss to the Bengals at Levi’s Stadium, which ended an 11-game home winning streak, several 49ers defenders and Shanahan himself said the team needs to put in a better effort if San Francisco wants to back on track.
And while that’s certainly true, it’s clear that Sherman thinks the play should be Shanahan’s first stop.
