Kyle Shanahan took over the reins of the 49ers in 2017, when the team was still struggling to rebuild the road after the loss in Super Bowl XLVII.
Two years later, San Francisco regained prominence in the NFC and reached the NFL title game;
However, for the coach it represented his second fiasco in that instance, just three years after delivering a 25-point difference against the Patriots as the Falcons' offensive coordinator.
Given this,
Shanahan must show that 2019 was the beginning of years of bonanza for the 'Niners' and not a one hit wonder.
The challenge will not be easy.
Offensively, they lost two of their protagonists in the passing game with the departure of Marquise Goodwin and Emmanuel Sanders.
Deebo Samuel and first-round rookie Brandon Ayiuk will have to command the receiving corps - although the South Carolina product won't be ready for Week 1 and the Arizona State graduate is dealing with hamstring problems.
Also, on the offensive line they will not have Joe Staley, who has retired.
To cover the position they took over Trent Williams in a trade with the WFT.
With a solid drive,
Raheem Mostert, who renegotiated his deal this offseason, will have to look like the second half of 2019.
On defense there were also important changes.
They
got rid of tackle DeForest Buckner on
the line
in a trade with the Colts
and rookie Javon Kinlaw will have to cover him immediately.
On the other hand, they
acquired Dee Ford in a trade with the Chiefs.
The situation is complicated for Shanahan because they
play in the NFC West, a division that in 2019 had three teams with a winning record (49ers, Seahawks and Rams) and with some Cardinals
that promise to be a headache on offense thanks to Kyler Murray , DeAndre Hopkins and Larry Fitzgerald.
Although the problems are also outside the home.
In 2020 they will face rivals such as the Patriots, Packers, Saints or Cowboys.
In fact,
the 49ers' schedule aims to be the fourth toughest in the league,
behind only New England, Jets and Dolphins.
The real question hanging over San Francisco is whether we can see for the second year in a row
Jimmy Garoppolo's
dominant
offense
- the second highest scoring and fourth most productive
offense -
and the second defense in the league -
allowing 4,509 yards in Total, or the 'Niners' will have more opposition in their quest to endorse the NFC crown.
San Francisco 49ers NFC West Division
2019
record
:
13-3
Stadium:
Levi's Stadium
Super Bowl titles:
5 (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV and XXIX)
Head coach:
Kyle Shanahan
Offensive Coordinator:
Mike McDaniel
Defensive coordinator:
Robert Saleh
2020 calendar
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
vs. Cardinals | in Jets | in Giants | vs. Eagles | vs. Dolphins |
Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
vs. Rams | in Patriots | in Seahawks | vs. Packers | in Saints |
Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 |
BYE | in Rams | vs. Bills | vs. WFT | in Cowboys |
Week 16 | Week 17 | |||
in Cardinals | vs. Seahawks |
Projected starting team
Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | ||||||
QB | 10 | Jimmy Garoppolo | LDE | 97 | Nick bosa | K | 9 | Robbie gould |
RB | 31 | Raheem mostert | LDT | 99 | Javon kinlaw | P | 6 | Mitch Wishnowsky |
FB | 44 | Kyle juszczyk | RDT | 93 | Dj jones | PR | 18 | Dante Pettis |
WR | 19 | Deebo Samuel | RDE | 91 | Arik armstead | KR | 13 | Richie james |
WR | eleven | Brandon ayiuk | SLB | 57 | Dre Greenlaw | |||
TEA | 85 | George kittle | MLB | 54 | Fred warner | |||
LT | 71 | Trent williams | WLB | 56 | Kwon alexander | |||
LG | 75 | Laken tomlinson | LCB | 25 | Richard Sherman | |||
C | 63 | Ben garland | H.H | 29 | Jaquiski tartt | |||
RG | 60 | Daniel Brunskill | FS | twenty | Jimmie Ward | |||
RT | 69 | Mike mcglinchey | RCB | 41 | Emmanuel Moseley |
Draft 2020
Round | Name | Position | School |
one | Javon kinlaw | DT | South Carolina |
one | Brandon ayiuk | WR | Arizona State |
5 | Colton McKivitz | OT | West Virginia |
6 | Charlie woerner | TEA | Georgia |
7 | Jauan jennings | WR | Tennessee |
Movements
High:
LT ─ Trent Williams
TE ─ Jordan Reed
WR ─ Travis Benjamin
Low:
WR ─ Emmanuel Sanders
WR ─ Marquise Goodwin
DT ─ DeForest Buckner
Player to watch
Last July,
Raheem Mostert refinanced his agreement with the 49ers to aspire to a salary of up to 5.62 million dollars
for the 2020 campaign. The agreement came as a show of confidence on the part of general manager John Lynch in which he will be his starting running back. during the season.
And his numbers in the last postseason back it up.
During the three games he played, he amassed 336 yards on 53 carries for an average of 6.34 yards per attempt and five touchdowns -
not to mention his bestial performance in the NFC Championship Game, where he rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns.
Readings
At a time when Terry Bradshaw was the Lord of the Rings in the NFL,
Joe Montana took it upon himself to match the former Steeles passer and, incidentally, cement his career as one of the most illustrious in league history.
In all,
"Joe Cool" won four championships, was named a three-time Super Bowl MVP, two-time NFL MVP, had eight Pro Bowl calls and three first-team All-Pro selections.
His 40,551 yards make him the league's 20th most prolific quarterback (at the time of his retirement he was third on the list, behind Fran Tarkenton and Dan Fouts).