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A standout cornerback scolds Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers for mishandling Brandon Aiyuk.

The San Francisco 49ers can look back on a large portion of their 2023 season with pride, but they will probably be disappointed to not win a Super Bowl for a much longer time.

In Super Bowl LVIII, the 49ers lost to the Chiefs for the second time in four years on the biggest football platform, and it’s still unclear if head coach Kyle Shanahan gave San Francisco the best opportunity to win.

For failing to prepare his team for overtime and for not utilizing Brandon Aiyuk on more plays, Shanahan has come under criticism. Despite being the 49ers’ best receiver throughout the regular season, Aiyuk’s dissatisfaction with his targets in the Kansas City game has sparked trade speculation. Additionally, an NFL player’s praise of the former Arizona State Sun Devil has reinforced those speculations.

New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner is a frequent poster on X, formerly known as Twitter. He made the decision to speak up this week as a general manager. This week, Gardner discussed Aiyuk, a wide receiver he believes is great and deserves to be the recipient of more passes.