Kyle Shanahan relinquished his play calling duties in the 49ers' regular season finale, but there is another where he should strongly consider relinquishing.

In a display of nepo baby solidarity, San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan gave up play-calling duties in a regular-season game for the first time in his head coaching career and handed them over to offensive assistant Klay Kubiak.

There was a fun wrinkle in the San Francisco 49ers’ season finale against the Arizona Cardinals. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on Sunday reported via head coach Kyle Shanahan that 49ers offensive passing game specialist Klay Kubiak called plays in Week 18.

In the 49ers' finale against the Cardinals, head coach Kyle Shanahan delegated play-calling duties to Klay Kubiak, who led the offense to 436 total yards.

Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch will be back with the San Francisco 49ers next year after a disappointing 2024 season, according to team owner Jed York. York told The San Francisco Standard that Shanahan and Lynch "are not going anywhere," emphasizing that the successful coach-general manager tandem will remain in their current roles.

49ers owner Jed York confirmed that San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch would both be back for the 2025 season. That report came from The San Francisco Standard’s Tim Kawakami prior to Monday night’s contest against the Detroit Lions.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is making major changes to his staff after going 6-11 this season. Earlier this week, the 49ers relieved special teams coordinator Brian Schneider of his duties.

San Francisco’s disappointing 2024 NFL campaign leads to significant staff changes as the franchise looks to rebuild.