The 2022 season could mark a turning point in the career of 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Shanahan is already known as an offensive mastermind who helps elevate offenses to a high level even without a top-end quarterback. Now he has a chance to make his mark on the league with one of the athletic, big-armed quarterbacks that have become something of a requirement for Super Bowl contention (word to Tom Brady).
This is the first time Shanahan will go into a year with a quarterback he hand-picked with a top pick in the NFL draft. Trey Lance is inexperienced, but he brings a skill set to the table that none of Shanahan’s past signal callers have. There’s a chance the 2022 season is Year 1 of a long, successful QB-coach marriage.
