“I’ll talk about 2025 when we get to 2025,” Shanahan said in a conference call with local media Friday. “But you have hope every year. You put together the best team possible, you go and practice and you go out there and you battle. So that’s what we do every single offseason.

Deebo Samuel insisted this week that he isn’t slipping he just needs the ball. Kyle Shanahan believed him and tailored the game plan to Samuel.

Most members of the San Francisco 49ers’ offense struggled during their Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Rams but few were criticized more than Deebo Samuel. The struggling wide receiver’s brutal dropped pass in the third quarter was one of the biggest moments many pointed to at the end of the 49ers’ 12-6 defeat.