Aikman strangely revives idea that Bears should trade for Shanahan from 49ers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan put out a wildfire in early December.
Pro Football Hall of Famer and ESPN broadcaster Troy Aikman is trying to rekindle the fire.
Approximately 10 days after both the 49ers president of football operations/general manager and head coach denounced the idea that San Francisco could consider trading Shanahan to the Chicago BearsAikman brought up the topic again while talking about quarterback Caleb Williams during ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” broadcast.
“There’s been discussion about, ‘Do you give up some picks and see if maybe you can make a deal for a guy like Kyle Shanahan?’ I would be all in on that because he would develop a quarterback and he is a great head coach.
“But can you do it? That’s a better question. And who could you hire that doesn’t have head coaching experience as an offensive player? You never know the answer to that of how good they’re going to be.”
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The theme, First addressed by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk on December 3, it was quickly taken down by Lynch during a December 6 appearance on KNBR 680.
“I found the whole discussion about Kyle pretty comical,” Lynch told Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher. “We’ve won four of the last five division championships. We’ve been to two Super Bowls. The standard here is to win championships and we haven’t accomplished that, I understand that. But we have a great head coach and the fact that people are talking That’s what I find funny.
“We are 100 percent behind Kyle and what he brings to our organization. Like I said, our focus is on the Bears and doing everything we can. That’s where Kyle’s focus is and that’s where all of our focus is. “.
Two days later, after the 49ers crushed the Bears at Levi’s Stadium, Shanahan strongly squashed all speculation. who is interested in leaving San Francisco.
“I don’t want to be anywhere in the world but here,” Shanahan told reporters. “And my family feels just as strong, if not much stronger. You guys are going to have to kick me out of here, so there’s no way for me to make that decision.”
Despite all the talk and speculation, Lynch and Shanahan have made it very clear: the eight-year NFL coach It’s not going anywhere.
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