wco81 wrote:If they don't win in the next two seasons, what then?
Keep trying?
I believe the upcoming season will be Kyle's 8th.
The 49ers are considered a contender until they have to blow up their payroll in a couple of seasons.
Or until we find out that some up and coming teams can beat them this season.
Trying to remember, has there ever been a HC who lasted a decade without winning a SB?
In any event a lot of people may be happy with being a high-level treadmill team. Supposedly York would not be happy but we'll see in the next couple of seasons.
Dude, your bias against Kyle is forcing you to be incredibly simple minded with this topic.
You are holding Kyle to literally the highest possible standard and demand he meet that standard or else he's a complete failure in your eyes. You are allowing exactly ZERO context to enter the equation.
To answer your question, Andy Reid immediately comes to mind. Reid was in Philly for 14 years, only making 1 Super Bowl appearance which he didn't win. Then it took it until his 7th season in KC to finally win a Lombardi at age 61. I think maybe, Patrick Mahomes, may just have a little bit to say on why Reid is now being considered an all time great despite it taking 20 years for him to get his 1st ring.
Bill Cowher didn't win a championship until his 14th year in Pittsburgh at age 48. He had one other SB appearance in his 4th year.
John Fox also comes to mind. Dude spend 9 years in Carolina making 1 Super Bowl appearance in his 2nd season which he didn't win. Then went on to Denver and won a Lombardi in his 3rd year there at age 58. I think maybe Peyton Manning and an all time caliber defense had a little something to do with that.
Tony Dungy was in Tampa for 6 years and only had 2 total playoff wins, then goes to Indy and despite having prime Peyton Manning the entire time, it took 5 more years to win a Lombardi there at age 51. In Dungy's 7 years in Indy, they only got past the 1st round of the playoffs 1 other time.
a 38 year old, first time head coach, Kyle inherited a 2-14 team that was all but devoid of talent, including NOTHING at QB. Dude got that 2-14 team to a Super Bowl in his 3rd season. Also got to the Super Bowl with 2 different QB's, both of which were highly unheralded. So yeah, I would be fine with Kyle should a rebuilding situation arise.
So you are considering a legitimate perennial Super Bowl contender to be a "high level treadmill team?" Its quite obvious you don't realize how hard it is to win in the NFL, let alone do it consistently.
As for me personally, yes I'm pretty happy when going into a season my team is firmly among the select few that have realistic/legitimate chances of bringing home the Lombardi. Let alone holding that position despite not having a truly elite QB. And Kyle Shanahan is a very big reason why 49er fans have been able to go into the last 4 seasons with those aspirations, and will do so again next season for the 5th consecutive year.
Go ask a Jets fan how they would feel about fielding your version of a "high level treadmill team."