Originally posted by thl408:
Kyle gets it.
https://247sports.com/nfl/san-francisco-49ers/Article/San-Francisco-49ers-coach-Kyle-Shanahan-pushed-for-Mario-Williams-over-Reggie-Bush-in-2006-51447762/
"I went around the room and asked all of them who they thought we should draft, and I started with Kyle because he was the youngest," Casserly said, per the Mercury News. "Kyle said we should take Mario Williams, because he was the best player for the franchise. Think about that. He was an offensive coach, we needed a running back, and he said we should take the defensive player … That's why I always thought he would be a head coach, because he can see the big picture."
Yup in order to be a good offensive play caller you need to learn the defense inside/out. You gotta understand what can stop your offense. He values pass rushers and so does Lynch. That's a core principal in building a roster for them.
Kyle has mastered manipulating a defense's expectations…he understands the rules that apply to a coverage or how a DB/LBer is taught to cover a receiver on a route. I remember him talking to a ref right before a play saying Kittle is gonna get held on this play and to be watching. Sure enough it happened.
He understands how each element of a given concept will impact a defense, even if the point is to run a 4 yard run now, but that play will setup an explosive later in the game.
No one's perfect, but kyle is a damn good HC. You can see how he adapts (problem solves) based on personnel and how teams are playing defense against SF. I'm excited to see the new elements he's adding with a new QB and how the offense evolves.