The last time the 49ers played in the Super Bowl, the path was easy. Perhaps too easy. Perhaps they weren't ready for a tough, challenging game against the Chiefs for the championship.If so, they'll be better prepared for a difficult game this time around, given that they had to scratch and claw in both playoff games to get to the last one.49ers coach Kyle Shanahan was asked on Monday whether there's an advantage to having a couple of "gut-check" games the past two weekends."I always think when you go through stuff like this it hardens you and prepares you for any situation," Shanahan said. "You want to be able to go through tons of games and be able to win games any way possible. I always feel we're capable of winning a game any way possible, but it just hasn't gone that way this year totally. We've been able to win a bunch of games pretty easily where that fourth quarter isn't so stressful. The ones that we lost usually you could see that happening earlier before that too. So to get in some games like this, it's just good experience for our players to go through it and to make sure to see how important it is to go through all four quarters win or lose that you're never out of...
Kyle Shanahan sees Super Bowl benefit in postseason struggles
Jan 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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