The 49ers’ inability to close out three NFC West games still had Shanahan steaming after the season. They coughed up fourth-quarter leads in losses to the L.A. Rams (Weeks 3 and 15), the Cardinals in Week 5, and the Seahawks on Nov. 17.

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch felt the need to step in and defend head coach Kyle Shanahan after a reporter referenced past comments the coach made about special teams. During the duo’s end-of-season press conference,

Show him the money? Shanahan had a strong quote about Brock Purdy, saying, "I plan on being with Brock here the whole time I'm here,”

The 49ers’ coaching staff is the center of the team’s attention right now, but the coming offseason will include a number of major roster-building decisions. The most significant of those, of course,