In the immediate aftermath of Super Bowl LVIII, 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan explained that he opted to take the ball after winning the coin toss to start overtime because he wanted to have the third possession of the game, with the next score winning it all.On Tuesday, at their end-of-season press conference, Shanahan and G.M. John Lynch elaborated on the decision-making process, along with the extent to which it had been shared with the players in the days preceding the game.Here's the question, via the transcript provided by the team: "Some of the players after the game said they did not know the new rules for overtime. And Brock [Purdy] just said that he kind of went to quarterbacks coach Brian Griese right at the start of overtime for a refresher of the rules. Do you think it was important for the players to know the new rule as it pertains to overtime in the playoffs?"Here's Shanahan's response, also from the transcript: "Well, yeah, I mean we did say and we told everyone as we were waiting for the coin toss, hey, review everyone with them, make sure they're sure before we go out. So, we asked the position coaches to do that, but I didn't cover it in a meeting on the Super Bowl...
Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch provide more details about decision to take ball in overtime
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