Kyle Shanahan has tried to hire Vic Fangio three times

On Sunday, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan will once again match wits with Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio. If Shanahan had his way, he'd be working with Fangio, not against him."Vic's schematically just â?? he's always been the best, to me," Shanahan told reporters on Wednesday, via Jeff Skversky of WPVI. "As good as anyone there is, has a very sound scheme that he doesn't need to change up very much. It just naturally changes with how he does his coverages, how he does his fronts, the personnel groupings he does. He's very good at getting a bead on what you're trying to do and making you adjust."Shanahan admitted that he has tried to hire Fangio to run the 49ers' defense. Multiple times."I've tried all the times that it's been opportunity. Just, he's always been with someone else when that's happened," Shanahan said. "I mean, I tried real hard in '17 when we first came here, and I tried like two other times on separate occasions. So, Vic's a guy that I've always respected, gone against a number of times before I became a head coach, so that's why I respect him so much, and through the process been able to become friends with...