Matt Maiocco wasted no time coming back with another podcast. This time it’s one with a guy we can’t get enough of: 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. As usual, there’s a bit of a conversation with Mindi Bach in the beginning.
Shanahan comes in at the 12:45 mark and with it, his thoughts on the 49ers squad, becoming a head coach, and the hurdles he’s had to make in the transition.
As always, you can listen to the full podcast here.
12:52 – On what the head coaching position encompasses
15:00 – On growing up in the household of a head coach
17:45 – What he delegates and what he sticks to as head coach
19:21 – On what gives out a competitive and what doesn’t.
21:38 – On who his favorite athlete was as a child.
23:15 – Evaluations; what warrants bumping someone up/down
25:05 – What does ‘Protect the Team’ mean as a rule
26:35 – How does he envision the running back position?
28:00 – Will Carlos Hyde be on the team?
28:45 – On how Brian Hoyer translates his good practices to the field
30:36 – On Marquise Goodwin
32:45 – What he looks at in final cuts
34:00 – Thoughts on the current 49ers offense assembled
35:09 – On what the feel has been since becoming a head coach