The San Francisco 49ers have fired defensive coordinator Steve Wilks.
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00:00 The 49ers just fired Steve Wilkes. Kyle Shanahan spoke to the media yesterday and indicated that he
00:05 didn't expect to lose any of his coaches but then he slept on it and decided that Wilkes was the
00:11 problem and he relieved him of his duties. This really shouldn't come as a surprise. They didn't
00:15 give Wilkes a ringing endorsement after the Super Bowl and they never really supported him. They
00:20 brought him in and said whatever your instincts are, whatever ideas you have for this defense,
00:24 forget them. We want you to do what we do. We want you to learn our system. We want you to be
00:30 D'Amico Ryans and you know he couldn't be. They had him up in the booth, they brought him down
00:35 to the sideline. It seemed like Kyle Shanahan was second guessing him and undercutting him
00:39 every step of the way which really makes it hard for a guy to get the respect of the players.
00:44 But despite all that was going against Steve Wilkes, he held the Chiefs to 19 points in
00:50 regulation. 19! I mean he wasn't perfect in the Super Bowl, he didn't come through at the end,
00:56 but he held the Chiefs to 19 points in regulation. Meanwhile, Kyle Shanahan's offense was dreadful
01:02 the entire game. Who coached better in the Super Bowl? Steve Wilkes or Kyle Shanahan? Steve Wilkes!
01:10 The answer is Steve Wilkes and if you were looking for someone to scapegoat for this loss,
01:16 it's Shanahan, not Wilkes because Shanahan is the one who decided to get the ball first in overtime
01:24 because he didn't want to give the ball back to Patrick Mahomes. No, no, no, it's because he
01:28 wanted the third possession. No, no, no, it's because his defense was tired. That was Kyle's
01:33 mistake. There was never going to be a third possession. The Chiefs were going to go for two
01:37 if they scored a touchdown and the Niners scored a touchdown before then. So the Niners lost the
01:44 Super Bowl for one reason. Shanahan wasn't prepared for the overtime rules. Not because of Steve Wilkes.
01:49 So maybe they can get someone better than Steve Wilkes. I'm open-minded, but this is a silly,
01:56 silly way to assign blame. They're scapegoating Steve Wilkes. How predictable.
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