However, the team will look to have star pass rusher Nick Bosa (concussion) and linebacker Fred Warner (right ankle sprain) back in time, which evens the playing field as well as their chances of winning. The one that doesnt quite fit in, yknow? WebKyle Michael Shanahan (born December 14, 1979) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). WebKyle Shanahan Coaching Tree. Thank you for asking. In the video above from the Falcons 2016 season, you can see how each read develops. And when you remove Reids postseason accomplishments, his assistants have a slightly lower combined winning percentage than Shanahan and McVays assistants at .525. First, to understand the lineage, we need a brief primer from where it all began. Thats just how it is. Shanahans biggest influence is his father, Mike, for whom he worked for four seasons in Washington. Hackett worked with Mikes brother, Matt, in Green Bay. Dan Reeves reached the playoffs nine times! Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. Breaking down the Shanahan coaching tree and offense, Lances QB coach: The 49ers organization has someone who is really special, Quincy Avery took a few minutes to speak with Jordan on Trey Lances progress, work ethic, and why the 49ers have a special quarterback, 49ers QB Brock Purdy is expected to undergo elbow surgery next week. Mike Shanahan, a two-time Super Bowl winner and likely future Hall-of-Famer, was Washington's head coach, with Kyle the offensive coordinator. Kyles got his own tree starting with Mike McDaniel in Miami, Michaels noted. For starters, this opens up a lot of room for their quick backs to rip off massive runs. WebShanahan's success with the 49ers earned him a head coaching spot once more, this time back in Denver with the Broncos beginning in 1995. In 1998, Davis rushed for 2,008 yards, becoming only the 4th running back to surpass 2,000 yards in a season. With the Bengals keying on All-Pro wide receiver Cooper Kupp from the moment Beckham was lost for the game, the Rams decided that enough was enough. Furthermore, I will not be including coaches that came in the second generation of coaching trees. Thats not bad at all. Reid is part of Holmgrens tree, not a part of his own. What set the Shanahan lineage of coaches apart was the addition of the wide/outside-zone running scheme. Gary Kubiak, Art Shell, Anthony Lynn, Matt LaFleur, Mike McDaniel, Sean McVay, Kyle Shanahan. A good chunk of who he is, after all, comes from being part of the gigantic Mike Shanahan coaching tree. Led by both one of the strongest offenses and one of the strongest defenses in the league, the Broncos won the next two Super Bowls. For his expertise in that magical scheme, Shanahan was hired as the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers on February 6, 2017. Shanahan coached the first four games of the 1989 season, but was fired after a 1-3 start. In 1978, behind one of the best running backs in D-II, Eastern Illinois made it to the National Championship game in Longview, Texas, where it met Delaware and emerged victorious with a 10-9 win. Leslie Frazier and Marinelli only lasted a combined six seasons. McVay was a key member of a strong offensive staff assembled by then-Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan. Sure, it works for Belichick. Mike Shanahan and his coaching pedigree are well respected in the NFL and his impact on the game still shows today. Old article on the coaching tree of Mike Shanahan -link. Yes, hes a legendary head coach, but his children didnt do very much with their incredible favor. It's safe to say that those coaches under Mike Shanahan's tutelage ended up having success early on in their head-coaching careers. The next season, Shanahan became the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders, a division foe of the Broncos. Live and die by Bill Belichick. Year three in 2019 saw the 49ers reach new peaks they had not seen since 2012 under Jim Harbaugh. Shanahan went on to play quarterback at Eastern Illinois University. The initial and second stem of the corner post route makes the play look a flood or sail concept to one side of the field. Shanahans tree is the only tree to not have a single coach with a sub-.500 record. 10 mo. However, OConnell is a new branch on this highly sought-after coaching tree. Unfortunately, many of his children could start experiencing darker days as their coaching careers progress. He accepted the position of wide receivers coach in 1984. Thats a travesty. In the clip, you can see Packers free safety Adrian Amos (No. According to Finlay, McVay has gone on the record to say he's a product of Gruden's coaching tree, not Shanahan's. [Schefter] - Former Monday Night Football analyst Brian Griese is leaving ESPN to become the Quarterbacks Coach for the 49ers, sources tell Seth Wickersham and me. Northern Arizona went 8-3 Shanahans first year and 9-3 his second. It appears the swelling in the Purdys elbow has gone down enough to undergo surgery. The Saints may have been prepared to see something like the corner post, and Shanahan still stayed one step ahead by utilizing a different personnel grouping and out of shotgun. Christmas is here, and good ol jolly St. Nick is heading down the chimney with exactly what you asked for. The Gators went 0-10-1 the year before Shanahan was hired, the worst in school history. WebWhat makes this coaching tree successful? The New York Giants are headed towards their second straight losing season and third straight season without making the playoffs, putting head coach Tom Coughlin firmly on the hot seat. Mike Shanahan played quarterback at East Illinois. I do think that if McVay wants to return to key offensive concepts that he learned he might try to return to people he knows who can teach that system. Kubiak is now the offensive coordinator for the Vikings. In addition to Kyle Shanahan, the 2009 Texans staff featured Matt LaFleur (Packers head coach), John Benton (49ers offensive line coach), Robert Saleh (49ers defensive coordinator), and from 2006-2008, the Mike McDaniel (49ers run game coordinator). Thats damn near untouchable. In week 12 of 2019, the 49ers ran a corner post versus Green Bay for a long touchdown pass to George Kittle. Quarterback Steve Young won both of his league MVP awards with Shanahan as his offensive coordinator. Kyle Shanahan coaching tree: 49ers head coach has budding branches, following in dad's footsteps Joe Rivera 3 min read (Getty Images) The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 10. Shanahan was born on Sunday, August 24, 1952 in Oak Park, Illinois. Before he was a head coach, Shanahan served as an assistant coach for Jon Gruden, Gary Kubiak, Kubiak had worked most of career, both playing and coaching, with Shanahans father Mike during his time with the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. Coaching tree. Landrys tree has also amassed the most seasons coached with only one Super Bowl, and since Super Bowls are the ultimate goal for a head coach, its hard to look past that low figure. While there were a few sour apples on Browns tree, most of the bad ones were gone fairly early. Coming into this past season, the Shanahan/McVay and Reid coaching trees were tied with six head coaches that held jobs in the NFL. Rob Chudzinski also fell victim to the dumpster fire that was the 2010 Cleveland Browns, but each of these stains on Schottenheimers tree didnt last very long. But hes able to get up and sprint to the end zone for the touchdown. Given all the great coaches currently in the NFL who fell from the Reid tree, Id assume most of you believed hed be somewhere in the top 10, but no. They are also returning several players from injury, which can only help against the 49ers. And though the 49ers spent four straight seasons in the cellar of the NFL as one of the worst teams after parting ways with Harbaugh, the 49ers found themselves right back in Super Bowl 54 seven years after a loss to the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl 47. Third, and I shouldnt have to say this, but this list is my preference. All three of these guys went on to become head coaches a few years down the line, and all three will be coaching this weekend in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. Yes, definitely. Had a solid 11-9 postseason record and reached the Super Bowl on four separate occasions between time with the Broncos and Falcons. Skip forward two decades, and Mike Shanahans coaching tree is finally starting to blossom. The 49ers are in 13 personnel (one running back, three tight ends, one receiver). For starters, Im only counting peoples records as head coaches. Rick Forzano, just three. WebMichael Edward "Mike" Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is an American profession football coach., best known as the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2008. We want your feedback, let us know at feedback@pro-football-history.com. Ho ho ho, folks! WebHis coaching tree has combined for a record of 329-262-0 in the regular season and 20-14 in the playoffs during their thirty-seven seasons as head coach after serving on his coaching staffs. Before he was a head coach, Shanahan served as an assistant coach for Jon Gruden, Gary Kubiak, Kubiak had worked most of career, both playing and coaching, with Shanahans father Mike during his time with the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. After his year-long stint with the Sooners, Shanahan moved on to Northern Arizona University as the teams running backs coach. Be the first one to comment on this story. However, the Rams offense stalled for much of the game after losing one of their more critical offensive weapons, Odell Beckham Jr., in the second quarter. Hes the only coach on the list with a sub-.500 winning percentage with a 17-28 record. Gibbs notes in the video above that the offensive linemen from the tight end to the center must get lateral steps toward the sideline, get their head to the outside shoulder of the defender, and lock the defender up with their inside arm and try like hell to keep the defender from spilling back inside. McVay stayed with Washington following the 2014 season and was promoted to be their offensive coordinator for the until 2017. The Packers With all that said, here is our top 10 list of the best coaching trees in NFL history. If both the #1 and #2 reads are outside their blockers, the runner will bend it back up the middle. The team finished 12-2 that season and it remains the only football championship in the schools history. If he gets fired, who are the top candidates to take his place? The other five all have records under .400. The naked boot compliments the outside zone well because the defense is flowing laterally toward the sideline instead of vertically north and south. The safety ends up taking a tumble as well as Sanders catches it. He led the Packers to a 13-3 record his first year with the team and became the first Packers coach in history to win 10 games, make the playoffs, and win the NFC North. WebCoaching Tree. [Schefter] - Former Monday Night Football analyst Brian Griese is leaving ESPN to become the Quarterbacks Coach for the 49ers, sources tell Seth Wickersham and me. Yikes! Yes, definitely. Each of the three coaches enters the divisional round of the NFC playoffs with a great chance of getting to the Super Bowl. Web25% of the NFL has a Head Coach that derives from the Mike Shanahan coaching tree. Kyles got his own tree starting with Mike McDaniel in Miami, Michaels noted. The Mike Shanahan era in Washington lasted four seasons and yielded three 10-loss campaigns, zero playoff victoriesand a coaching staff now taking the NFL by storm. Allen, on the other hand, despite consistently failing to meet expectations in the postseason, did work in the regular season department, going 116-47 (.712) across 12 seasons as head coach for the Rams and then-Redskins. The number 11 ranked Gators went on to win the Gator Bowl over number 10 ranked Iowa 14-6. Just look at Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur this season. The next season, the Gators finished 7-5 and 3-3 in the SEC, tied for fourth place at seasons end with a loss to West Virginia in the Peach Bowl. According to Finlay, McVay has gone on the record to say he's a product of Gruden's coaching tree, not Shanahan's. The two clips above in the video are two staple running plays in the Shanahan lineage: the wide zone toss strong, and the wide zone toss weak. In fact, Parcells managed to produce two other elite head coaches Sean Payton and Tom Coughlin. I dont care how great an offensive coordinator or defensive genius these people were. Throughout the 21st Century, the NFLs most popular coaching trees came from either Bill Belichick or Andy Reid. After three seasons, Shanahan returned to Denver for his third stint with the team, this time as head coach. Behind head coach Dan Reeves, the Broncos went 13-3 and claimed the AFC West Division title. Kyle Shanahan and his offensive scheme emerged in 2016 when the Falcons tied for 8th most points in NFL history, a place the 2016 Falcons offense shares with Greatest Show on Turf St. Louis Rams. Sometimes it pays to have a large tree with a lot of longevity. Over his twenty-nine years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 276-186-1. The Mike Shanahan era in Washington lasted four seasons and yielded three 10-loss campaigns, zero playoff victoriesand a coaching staff now taking the NFL by storm. Great head coaches dont always create other great head coaches under their wing. The outside zone is similar to the inside zone, but instead of the offensive line getting vertical in the inside zone, they run their defenders laterally toward the sideline. While Herm Edwards did bring this group down a bit with only 54 wins across eight seasons, it wasnt enough to leave Dungy off the list entirely. His .632 win percentage across 16 seasons is incredible and undoubtedly makes up for Rod Marinellis abysmal 10-38 (.208) record. Throughout the 21st Century, the NFLs most popular coaching trees came from either Bill Belichick or Andy Reid. He came to prominence as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, whose offense in 2016 led the league in points scored and helped the team reach Super Bowl LI.Shanahan became Three of his assistants from his pre-Washington days Art Shell, Gary Kubiak and Anthony Lynn went on to be NFL head coaches. They were not fooled by the jet motion and covered the crossing routes pretty easily. Shanahan became a coaching factory. The Packers will host the 49ers this Saturday night in the NFC Divisional Round at 8:15 PM ET. Despite only having coached for 38 seasons, Shanahans tree has already cemented itself as one of the best on the block. If youre now thinking to yourself, Okay, well why isnt Reid up here then? you clearly didnt read the intro to this whole article. This tree has some very high highs and some very low lows, but the former drastically outweighs the latter. Thats one every eight years 33 percent faster than Parcells tree. Interestingly enough, this group of colleagues has found themselves squaring off against one another in the postseason on four different occasions since 2020. However, Shanahan made a full recovery and entered the world of coaching, something he had wanted to do since he was a boy. Like Shanahan, McVay began his career as a head-coach in 2017. In 1987, Denver returned to the Super Bowl after defeating the Browns in the AFC Championship for the second straight season, but again lost the sports biggest game 42-10 to the Washington Redskins. 49ers Press Conferences & Conference Calls, NFL mock draft database 2016 - 49ers picks across the Internet, 2016 NFL calendar: League year, free agency, draft, salary cap deadlines. Good. But with Matt Nagys dismissal in Chicago, plus the addition of OConnell and McDaniel as head coaches next season, that means theres a new sheriff in town. Coming into this past season, the Shanahan/McVay and Reid coaching trees were tied with six head coaches that held jobs in the NFL. Sean McVay gave the ball to his best player and thats why theyre champs.pic.twitter.com/08hLaaxjRv, DJ Sixsmith (@DJ_Sixsmith) February 14, 2022. While its true he has a multitude of great disciples John Harbaugh, Sean McDermott, Ron Rivera, Doug Pederson who are still making an impact in the NFL today, hes also created a multitude of duds. The NFL head coaching landscape continues to shift towards younger leaders who help build player-driven cultures. During this stretch of time, the 49ers went 37-11, with one Super Bowl victory (1994) and two more appearances in the NFC championship game. Nobody knew how to win like Paul Browns tree in the playoffs (I counted AFL/NFL championship games as postseason games because why not). The second seed in the NFC also has a Mike Shanahan tree member or more realistically a Shanahan branch since Kyle brought this coach with him to Washington from Houston with Matt LaFleur. It can get confusing at points. For example, while Andy Reid can be traced back to Bill Walsh, he only ever worked under Bill Walshs disciple Mike Holmgren. Alex Gibbs is widely considered the father of the outside zone running scheme. As the offensive coordinator for the 49ers Steve Young won AP Offensive Player of the Year and Most Valuable Player (2) and Jerry Rice won AP Offensive Player of the Year. Thankfully for Dungy, all of his subpar disciples didnt last too long as head coaches. Because at the end of the day, Belichick has just a single postseason victory (1994 Cleveland Browns) to his name without Tom Brady as his quarterback. The Los Angeles Rams are coached by Sean McVay, who was Mike Shanahans tight ends coach in Washington. Its the best tree the NFL has ever seen, perhaps the greatest the league will ever see. Conversely, nobody really drags this tree down. 644. r/49ers. Throughout the 21st Century, the NFLs most popular coaching trees came from either Bill Belichick or Andy Reid. The only coaches with worse than a .500 record who managed to stick around for more than five seasons were Lindy Infante and Herm Edwards, and even Edwards still managed to reach the postseason in half of his seasons as a head coach. Despite the three Lombardi trophies to this particular coaching trees name, they have a middling .533 winning percentage in the postseason. In order to effectively lead a locker room of men from all different walks of life, you have to prioritize a player-driven culture that relies on building genuine relationships throughout the building. That said, if Belichick was the only successful Parcells pupil, Parcells wouldnt be so far up this list. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers. All in all, Paul Browns tree may not have been around the longest, but they made the most of what they were given, and always came out on top when games mattered most. The Green Bay coach is also San Fran ('17) LA Rams ('17) Green Bay ('19) Cincinnati ('19) NY Jets ('21) LA Chargers ('21) Miami ('22) Minnesota ('22)#Skol, Rob Searles (@RobBob17) February 14, 2022. That .156 win percentage is tied for the third-worst of any coach on any tree in this list with Chris Palmer, ahead of only Bill Conkright (1-8; .111) and Cam Cameron (1-15; .063). Gambling problem? The lack of longevity is what keeps them out of the top two though. Shanahan worked with head coach Joe Salem for the Lumberjacks for the 1976 and 1977 seasons. The play is designed to look like a three-level flood concept to the boundary with outside zone run action opposite, with Kittle on the corner-post route. The offenses these coaches employ are heavily inspired by former Denver and Washington head coach Mike Shanahan. Im looking for direct descendants from each of these coaches only. WebKyle Michael Shanahan (born December 14, 1979) is an American football coach who is the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). Whether old-school football fans who grew up on Bud Grant, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, or even Mike Zimmer want to admit it, the results of the Shanahan/McVay and Belichick coaching trees speak for themselves. As the head coach for the Broncos Terrell Davis won AP Offensive Player of the Year (2) and Most Valuable Player, Clinton Portis won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Mike Anderson won AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. He couldnt win a single Super Bowl. The coaches that run the Shanahan scheme all use zone runs and play action passes that look identical to their run plays. The Washington Commanders took Cousins in the []. Maybe its luck. Taking over the Giants for Howell was likely a very daunting task, yet Sherman took a 6-4-2 squad in Howells last year to a combined 33-8-1 record over the next three years. In 2005, Mike McDaniel served as an offensive assistant under Mike Shanahan with the Denver Broncos. Before he was a head coach, Shanahan served as an assistant coach for Dan Reeves and George Seifert. Shanahans top protg, Mike McDaniel, brings arguably the leagues best offense featuring a host of former 49ers to town on Sunday in what figures to be an extremely entertaining matchup. Longevity? All three will be coaching in the divisional round and have a chance at winning a Lombardi Trophy this season. How he held onto his job for so long, I dont know. It was the first of two collegiate national titles for Shanahan. Much like Dungy was carried by Mike Tomlin, Holmgrens tree is carried by Andy Reid. However, OConnell is a new branch on this highly sought-after coaching tree. Kyles got his own tree starting with Mike McDaniel in Miami, Michaels noted. Couple that fact with their four Super Bowl wins and its easy to understand why this tree ranks so high. Furthermore, although Walshs disciples won three Super Bowls, two of them were from George Seifert, who didnt really have to do much. It was a big play for Kyle Shanahans Falcons in 2015 and 2016 and has been a staple since taking over the 49ers. pic.twitter.com/vwWRUsMekn, Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) February 14, 2022. He decorates the entire damn house. In 2017, the 49ers and Rams hired Kyle Shanahan and McVay, respectively, as head coaches. With the Shanahans departure from Washington, son Kyle and assistant Mike McDaniel would land in Cleveland for the 2014 season. Six years in to Kyle Shanahans tenure, his coaching tree is already legion. Every family has to have their odd man out, right? Mike Shanahan was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1984 to 2013, finishing his career as the head coach of the Washington Redskins. Shanahans three seasons as the 49ers offensive coordinator were very successful. Building on the foundation of the run game, the play action pass off of outside zone is the other knockout punch this offense is capable of delivering and they can either naked boot the quarterback out to the backside or run a more traditional drop back play action. The Los Angeles Rams put themselves in cap and draft pick hell in order to win a Super Bowl win McVay. 10) Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M Head Coach Secondly, everybody under each tree had to serve at least one season on the main head coachs staff. McDaniel worked under Shanahan, McVay, and Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur during their time together in Washington from 2011-13. Despite producing 14 different head coaches (most of any tree on this list), Parcells only produced one that was dreadfully bad: Chris Palmer (5-27; .156). Three of his assistants from his pre-Washington days Art Shell, Gary Kubiak and Anthony Lynn went on to be NFL head coaches. Personal Information Coming into this past season, the Shanahan/McVay and Reid coaching trees were tied with six head coaches that held jobs in the NFL. Odds & lines subject to change. Mike Sherman and Steve Mariucci were both reliable coaches you could bank on reaching the postseason, but neither did much in the playoffs, going a combined 5-8 in the games that mattered most. In 1980, Shanahan, as the offensive coordinator, helped the team to an 8-4 record and a fourth-place finish in the SEC. Yes, Jon Gruden also adds a title to Holmgrens tree, but six playoff appearances across 15 seasons as a head coach isnt as great as youd like your second-best disciple to be. Bill Cowher, Tony Dungy, Bruce Arians, and Mike McCarthy make up everything great about this tree. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. That doesnt necessarily mean as an offensive or defensive coordinator. Former Northern Arizona head coach Joe Salem was recently hired by the Golden Gophers. If #1 is outside the tight end, but #2 has worked back inside, hell bang between them. If the #1 read is inside the tight end, the runner will bounce it outside. Throughout the 21st Century, the NFLs most popular coaching trees came from either Bill Belichick or Andy Reid. It stopped his heart for 30 seconds and a priest performed his Last Rites. The offenses these coaches employ are heavily inspired by former Denver and Washington head coach Mike Shanahan. Gillmans tree checks every box it possibly could except for postseason appearances, which is difficult considering the fact that prior to the Super Bowl era, there wasnt really a postseason at all. pic.twitter.com/trrttdTIAw, Doug Rush (@TheDougRush) February 14, 2022. The San Francisco 49ers are led by Kyle Shanahan, who, at one point, was just a twinkle in Mike Shanahans eye. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers. I do think that if McVay wants to return to key offensive concepts that he learned he might try to return to people he knows who can teach that system. Thats good enough for seventh on this list, but I cant help but think itd be much lower if Seifert wasnt handed the incredible roster Walsh built for him. Kyle Shanahan, San Francisco 49ers. If this list were based entirely on totals, Parcells would be at the top, but on a per-season basis, he falls flat in comparison to the best tree. In his five seasons with the Rams, McVay has amassed a 55-26 record while only missing the playoffs once (2019.). Sheesh! The lineage continued to pick up coaches along the way, with Mike Shanahan taking his son with him to be the head coach and offensive coordinator, respectively, for the Washington Football Team.