Coaching Staffs Key Matchup: Can Shanahan Outsmart Reid?

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00:00 And we always talk about this with college trends when you see, you know, Michigan or

00:07 you know, Michigan is 6-2 against the spread Michigan State or whatnot.

00:11 You really go by the coaching staffs, right Mike?

00:13 Yeah.

00:14 I mean, the coaching, they are the same coaching staff.

00:15 The common thread.

00:16 And to me, this is one of the key matchups.

00:19 Everyone talks about the on-field stuff, but can Shanahan beat Reid?

00:23 I totally agree.

00:24 I think that's the biggest storyline for me and why I'm leaning.

00:26 Or I should say Spagnolo as well.

00:29 That's what I want to get to.

00:30 No doubt.

00:31 Coaching staffs for me are the biggest storyline here and I do have concerns.

00:34 You all said you looked through the box scores.

00:36 I re-watched the game just a couple of days ago.

00:39 And there was a point at which Jimmy G was 18 of 21 in that game.

00:43 And people will pile on Jimmy G and say he closed the Super Bowl 2 of 10 when he had

00:47 a 10-point lead.

00:48 Well, who helped him close that Super Bowl out was Kyle Shanahan calling passes with

00:53 a 10-point lead with 8 minutes to go.

00:55 And I still have concerns from the 2016 Super Bowl when they blew a 25-point lead.

00:59 I have concerns from what happened the other day.

01:01 I have concerns from what happened last week and two weeks ago.

01:04 They were getting beat.

01:05 They got outplayed by the Packers.

01:06 So yes, I have real concerns based on what happened four years ago.

01:10 Taddy, any concerns as far as Shanahan's concerned to carry on on his point?

01:13 There's one more too.

01:14 If we're talking about Shanahan playoff failures, notable ones, what happened to him in Washington.

01:19 There are the one playoff game with RG3 where they had a two-touchdown lead early.

01:26 And one might argue that Shanahan had something to do with the collapse of Washington.

01:30 So Shanahan's basically a guy that's been on the verge of greatness numerous times.

01:34 Sure.

01:35 Is this his time?

01:36 I mean, maybe it's his time.

01:37 Similar to Harbaugh in college?

01:38 I mean, eventually you've got to break through?

01:41 Maybe.

01:42 Nobody's doing anything in this league.

01:43 Does he have the better team?

01:45 Does he have the better team?

01:46 He does.

01:47 He has better players.

01:49 Does he?

01:50 I don't know if better team is a strong word.

01:52 Right?

01:53 That's right.

01:54 But we cannot argue the San Francisco 49ers are more skilled and deeper than the Kansas

01:58 City Chiefs are.

01:59 I think everybody loves their offensive scheme and their ability to confuse teams and get

02:04 up early on teams.

02:06 And they do play well from in front, which is why we've seen some concern in these playoffs.

02:11 Right?

02:12 Trailed against the Packers, trailed against the Lions significantly.

02:14 But everybody throwing their best pitch?

02:17 Yeah, I think the Niners are the best team in the league.

02:19 Why is it, though, that we keep hearing this?

02:22 I've heard this a lot about the Niners, how they didn't look great against Green Bay.

02:26 They didn't look, you know, well, they didn't look great.

02:29 Buffalo were a missed field goal away from sending the game to overtime.

02:33 Yes.

02:34 True.

02:35 And coulda, shoulda, woulda won.

02:36 If it wasn't Buffalo, anybody else would have finished the job, Teddy.

02:38 Sure.

02:39 But people don't bring that up as far as Kansas City.

02:40 Sure.

02:41 And it's not like Baltimore was far away either.

02:43 No.

02:44 You know, Zay Flowers.

02:45 No.

02:46 He's got the rumbles.

02:47 Yeah.

02:48 You know, inches.

02:49 But, dude, just quickly on that.

02:51 Mike, you're a great numbers guy off the top of my head.

02:54 How many yards did they rack up in the second half?

02:56 220?

02:57 218?

02:58 I mean, five punts and they didn't score on the road in a playoff game and they still

03:00 won the Chiefs.

03:01 Yeah.

03:02 In the second half, Baltimore dominated them.

03:04 They went up and down the field.

03:05 They just bought.

03:06 They didn't score.

03:07 Ben, but don't break.

03:08 You've got to give Spags credit for that.

03:09 Sure.

03:10 And that's the, I mean, for all the criticism that's been levied at KC this season, and

03:14 it's been a lot, their defense has been a dominant unit.

03:17 It's been a playoff winning unit.

03:20 And you know, you ask me what's the undervalued commodity here, it's KC's defense.

03:26 It's KC's defense.

03:27 It's KC's defense.

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