49ers”today The squad dismissed head coach Kyle Shanahan due to dissatisfaction.
The media ought to probe the losing head coach about the reasons behind his defeat rather than offering defense.
In essence, Kyle Shanahan blamed his defensive coordinator after losing his third Super Bowl, but the majority of the media defended Shanahan and made the case that he wasn’t to blame for the collapse.
The media ought to probe the losing head coach about the reasons behind his defeat rather than offering defense. It is not the role of the media to represent the head coach in court.
These are the top five inquiries regarding Shanahan’s most recent Super Bowl disgrace that he should address.
You had the Offensive Player of the Year, Christian McCaffrey, and you were facing a defense that gave up 4.5 yards per carry in the regular season, and yet McCaffrey managed to gain just 3.6 yards per carry against Kansas City in the Super Bowl. How could you fail to get him going against such a bad run defense? Explain that.
Steve Spagnuolo blitzed relentlessly and your offense gave up at least 10 unblocked pass rushers, including on the critical plays of the game. Why didn’t you keep more players in the formation to block? Why were you so obsessed with putting all five eligible receivers in the pattern when your offensive line was getting overwhelmed all game? Explain that.
Spagnuolo called mostly man-to-man coverage and you countered by calling 11 passes for Samuel, who can’t beat man-to-man coverage. Why, Kyle? You should have called those passes for Brandon Aiyuk, who’s an excellent route runner, but he got just six targets. Explain that.
You were winning by 7, your defense intercepted Patrick Mahomes on the first possession of the third quarter, your offense got the ball in Chiefs territory and you called three straight passes and punted. Then you scored a whopping zero points in the third quarter and let the Chiefs back in the game. Why does your offense always fall apart in the second half of Super Bowls? Why do you always abandon the run? You called eight passes on the first nine plays of the third quarter. Explain that.
