2018 NFL Power Rankings: Top 32 Head Coaches in the NFL

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 07: Head coach Ron Rivera of the Carolina Panthers reacts during the second half of the NFC Wild Card playoff game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 7, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – SEPTEMBER 20: Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan looks on during a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 20, 2015 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) /

42. . HC. San Francisco 49ers. Kyle Shanahan . 23. player

People seem eager to jump on the Kyle Shanahan bandwagon. It’s not hard to understand why. He’s the son of a two-time Super Bowl champion coach. He is one of the top offensive minds in football and finished his first season on a five-game win streak. The quarterback he needed also appears to be in place with Jimmy Garoppolo. All things seem to be going in his favor.

Yet it must be remembered. The NFL has a way of humbling people who get too far ahead of themselves. Shanahan has some things going his way but the San Francisco 49ers are far from a completed project. He must continue to develop them properly. If he starts pressing them before they’re ready, it could end up leading to a disaster.

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