On a conference call with media on Wednesday, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers Kyle Shanahan announced the firing of defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. Shanahan also verified the exits of four assistant coaches, all of whom were previously known to exist.”[Assistant offensive line coach] James Cregg got the O-line job with the Raiders,” said Shanahan. “…[Assistant head coach and running backs coach] Anthony Lynn will be the run-game coordinator at Washington, along with [assistant defensive line coach] Darryl Tapp, the D-line coach. Furthermore, I think we’ve already discussed [offensive passing game specialist] Clint Kubiak.”
Kubiak will take over as offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints.
The 49ers need to find someone to take Wilks’ place and complete those roles. It will be interesting to observe how Shanahan decides to proceed.”That’s not Brock Purdy, field goal versus touchdown,” Newton stated on his podcast, “4th and 1.” “Why did they get the ball first, for crying out loud? Tony Romo brought up the point that you now have four downs instead of three when you know what you need to get.”
“The 49ers, they were just trying to get points,” Newton continued. And Brock Purdy isn’t to blame for it. It’s poor coaching. The number of people who were exposed was excessive. They were ignorant of the actual overtime regulations.”
Newton lays full blame for the team’s loss on 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan, pointing to a lack of preparation and bad decision-making as the main causes.
The 49ers won the coin toss and chose to receive the ball first, which allowed the Chiefs to win in overtime. Many contended that punting the ball to quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense would have been a more wise strategic choice, and this decision generated a great deal of discussion and criticism.
A few prominent 49ers players admitted after the game that they were ignorant of the new playoff overtime regulations, which are different from regular season standards and give both teams a chance to have the ball regardless of the outcome of the opening drive.
Erik Armstead, a defensive tackle, said, “It was a surprise to me because I wasn’t even aware of the new playoff overtime rules.” In terms of that, I really had no idea what was going on.”
Complete backIn agreement with his colleague, Kyle Juszczyk remarked, “You know what? Even the fact that overtime is played under distinct playoff rules escaped my notice. It seems to me that all you want is for the ball to score a touchdown and win, but apparently that isn’t the case. I’m not entirely sure what the plan is there.”
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