49ers’ Shanahan-Lynch duo enters Year 10 intent on greater playoff success

SANTA CLARA – Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, so naturally by now, sat side by side Wednesday, reviewing the 49ers’ ultra-challenging season and peering ahead to their 10th year as a power couple.

“I love working with Kyle and his staff,” Lynch said, “and we constantly challenge ourselves, challenge each other, to be better. And that won’t stop.”

Shanahan is a finalist for his first AP NFL Coach of the Year Award, the NFL announced Thursday morning.

How much longer will his...