Mr. Scot

Found the explanation...

Richardson sure as hell didn't. Whether or not Tepper does is what we're all waiting to see.

Shanahan might genuinely believe he can do it with Purdy. I'd call that a Ron Rivera style emotional decision.

Thought this was gonna be about McCaffrey. (same difference)

Shanahan is a regular season king but a Super Bowl serf. Mind you, Andy Reid used to fade in the playoffs too, so maybe he'll learn.

There are certain quarterbacks (Jackson, right now) who look unstoppable in a regular season but fade in the playoffs. I'd say there are certain coaches that do that too. And then there's Shanahan? Does he fade in the playoffs? He fades in the Super Bowl. I questioned in another thread whether he qualifies as a "chessmaster" head coach. My answer would be no. He's like the kid who's really good at chess and can beat everybody around him, but loses when it goes up against the best of the best. To be fair, that would have been a pretty good description of Andy Reid as well up to a few years ago, so maybe he has a chance to overcome that. We'll see.

It's not just the total number of points. The timing of when they decided to allow those points makes a difference. Wilks defense was way more salad in the first half than they were in the second and in overtime. And yeah, that's typical Wilks.

Wilks is a strong leader, but he's not a chessmaster. When he goes against chessmaster type offensive coaches he tends to lose. Evero is honestly better equipped to face that sort of coach than Wilks was. (I'm not exactly sure Kyle Shanahan is a chessmaster either but that's a different discussion) As a head coach, you have to hire guys that complement your weaknesses. Wilks was going to have Brian Johnson and Al Holcomb as his coordinators. Not great choices. Folks saying that Wilks would have essentially been around Rivera level head coach are likely right.

Purdy is a good but not great QB. Shanahan called a game that depended more on Purdy than McCaffrey, who was balling. Wilks got conservative and didn't respond to adjustments made by Reid late in the game. Special teams made crucial mistakes. The Niners has critical injuries mid-game. It was way more than just any single factor.

Yes, he did. Romo explained why.

The mistake is only blaming one and not both. Wilks did what he frequently does; got conservative in the latter part of the game and allowed the other team back in. Shanahan called a poor game putting it on the back of Purdy rather than McCaffrey. Hell, even special teams had miscues. Nobody comes out of this looking like a hero.

Which, if we're honest, is pretty much vintage Wilks.

I'll add this... I love a good story as much as anyone but Shanahan and Lynch probably need to let go of the idea that they can win championships with Brock Purdy. He's a good quarterback, but not a great one.

Spagnuolo is one of the best.

Shanahan definitely could have done better.

Don't know that I'd go that far. I give Wilks credit for calling a good game overall but in the end it wasn't quite good enough.

Can't say that for certain, though. The Chiefs being down 4 would have meant they'd have had to go for it on fourth down rather than kicking which still could have resulted in a touchdown.

Shanahan actually had to call a time out because he saw Wilks had called a Cover 0 against a formation / situation where it would have been highly dangerous. (Romo called it out from the announce booth)

Never, ever celebrate too early, folks

Checked his twitter. Couldn't find anything definitive

I'd say whoever wrote that article was a tad overdramatic.

Agree with the second statement. Need more info to justify the first.