The\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0and\u00a0Chicago Bears\u00a0are set to face off in Week 14, and it’s safe to say that neither of their respective seasons have gone the way they had hoped. And ahead of their upcoming clash, Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan issued a blunt message regarding the state of both these teams.<\/p>\n
San Francisco has been decimated by injuries all year long, and while that’s not the only reason for their woes, it’s played a big role in their 5-7 record to this point. Chicago, meanwhile, has fired both offensive coordinator Shane Waldron and head coach Matt Eberflus over the past few weeks amid their crawl out to a 4-8 start.<\/p>\n
While there are a handful of things that haven’t gone these teams’ way, at the end of the day, their records show who they are. And that’s precisely the point Shanahan made prior to this contest, noting that there are only so many excuses that can be made for the 49ers and Bears.<\/p>\n
Per David Lombardi of The San Francisco Standard, “Kyle Shanahan on the Bears (and this applies to the 49ers, too): ‘There’s a fine line between your record and what your team is capable of.'”<\/p>\n