Special teams have been a debacle for the San Francisco 49ers ever since Kyle Shanahan became the head coach.
It has never mattered who the coordinator is. In 2021, Richard Hightower was viewed as a mediocre coach, which led the 49ers to seek the services of Brian Schneider. However, that made little to no difference. The 49ers were still bottom feeders at special teams.
That will never change until Shanahan starts to place a greater emphasis on valuing the unit more. Well, Shanahan took exception to that notion when he was asked about special teams in his exit presser on Wednesday. He gave a long-winded answer to explain his value of it…