Kyle Shanahan, the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers, disclosed that he fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks after Super Bowl LVIII, even though he had previously stated that he anticipated every one of the staff would return for 2024.
The Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super Bowl in five years on Sunday night, defeating the 49ers 25–22.The game’s MVP, Patrick Mahomes, was declared for the third time in his career after throwing for 333 yards and two touchdowns.
Shanahan’s Super Bowl troubles get worse after the loss. As the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons’ greatest Super Bowl comeback against the New England Patriots, he has now lost two Super Bowls as a head coach, both against the Chiefs.
Three days after the game in Las Vegas, Shanahan is already making adjustments to his team. Wilks having only been brought on a year prior to take DeMeco Ryans’ place as the head coach of the Houston Texans, thus he made the decision to let him go.
Shanahan made the following announcement during a conference call: “This morning, I relieved Steve Wilks of his duties.” We’re going to switch around at defensive coordinator in the end. It was a really difficult choice to make because it speaks very little about Steve’s character as a man or as a football coach. He’s just the kind of man we’ve always wanted, really. He coaches football really well.
“However, considering our team’s direction and current status from a scheme and other aspects, as we’ve gone through the entire year to these last few days, I felt pretty strongly that this was the right decision for the organization.”
Although Shanahan had previously stated that he anticipated all coaches to return, firing Wilks indicates that he is prepared to make significant adjustments. In order to break the legendary Franchi’s 30-year drought, the 44-year-old hopes to win the Super Bowl with the 49ers the next season.
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