Question. Like that is
just giving Shawn and myself way too much credit.
We're coaches. And can watch what's going on on that field
and some of the players out there and the people that are
competing and
think that it's about Sean. And I
I mean, I know he doesn't feel that way and he knows I don't
feel that way. So and
the entertainment of this business is cool and stuff,
because it brings a lot of fans and brings a lot of money for
everybody, but
I think that's kind of pretty ridiculous. I don't give
coaches that much credit.
Yeah, I don't believe any of that. I like did Kyle Shanahan
and Sean McVeigh
are keenly aware of their rivalry and they find extra
motivation, whether it's motivation to win or fear-based
motivation in this
showdown between the two coaches. Yeah. It's not like,
you know, a duel in the street
because you do have your team that's
actually the ones.
They're playing the game,
but the coaches have so much of an impact over the planning,
the execution trying to fool the other guys team. I mean,
that's what it's all about. Sims says it all the time.
Shanahan's first order of
business, when it's time
to gameplan, offensive ly is,
how is he going to screw over the other team
in the running game? It's a chess match
and it's a guessing game.
And of course it's about the coaches because you need to
understand how he thinks
he needs. To understand how you think and so far
after Sean McVeigh started, three and one
against Shanahan
six in a row. And I think with each passing Victory,
Shanahan Fields greater and greater pressure to keep it going.
Mike, you know, you talk about the decisions that each guy has
to make and I think it is a totally, totally fascinating
story.
Whatever happens in this game.
I think one of the things is going to come down to
because I think the game is going to be closed and one of
the things it's going to come down to a coach's decision late
in the game
last week, ID tear this week in my column and football morning
in America. I detail what happened on that.
Third down at the 38 yard line
that
that Green Bay had our that San Francisco had at Green Bay and
basically
Kyle Shanahan had called
a pass play on this because they just had gotten stoned
with Debo Samuel, for a zero yard gain,
so they call a timeout and he finally,
finally, you know, after they call the time out and decide he
calls the past. Say they did. Then the then the 49ers call
a timeout.
And Shanahan says, wait a minute. Wait a minute, change
my mind. We're going to run. I'm going to trust Debo with
this. And then Deebo Samuel, obviously gains nine yards.
They kicked the winning field goal.
But I only say that because in my opinion,
both of these guys
are unafraid of making the tough call. Because Mike, I bet
on Monday morning
if the Packers Had lost
and he called the timeout to go to another Debo Samuel run
after getting stonewalled 40
on Deimos any with that, great Green Bay Front. I would just
bet that you and half the Free World would have said what
Shanahan doing? Why in the world? Did he run Debo against
that brick wall? Again?
He should have thrown it. He should it, whatever.
But that is why these guys are both good coaches
their unafraid.
That's right there on a freight and they are keenly aware that
you ultimately do have to make good decisions at the right
time and hope that your guys execute them at the way they've
been coached to do it at all. Comes down to the coaches, the
coaches, the most important other than the quarterback,
if you and and Shanahan's good enough to overcome
frankly.
Not a very good quarterback. All due respect to
dropping on or is Alexa Casey has suggested Q. Oppelo. Either
way. There is that group of
49ers fans that Are unreasonable and their belief
in Jimmy G and he could be back in the Super Bowl again and
maybe this year, I'll have another chance
to make a championship throwing
and and fail to actually
deliver
the difference, though. In this one could be Peter.
The Rams have great players who are currently playing great.
They've had great players for most of the year. They recently
are playing great and it could be that the Rams reach
a critical mass. Where
nothing Kyle Shanahan
comes up with is going to make a difference. I mean, that's
one of the reasons why you see great college teams. It doesn't
matter what plays they run. They're just great players
playing great and they're going to steamroll you physically.
Maybe the Rams are at that point. It's not going to be
easy against the 49ers of pull it off, but maybe the Rams are
at that point. It does minimize the coaches
because the Rams have put together
a lineup of all stars
who are shining as the games become more and more important.
A look, Mike, you know,
we have had our fun
as has every person who analyzes the NFL at saying,
what in the world are the Rams, doing signing and trading for
all these guys, who these veteran guys, two and a three
Verve on Miller.
What are they doing?
And look, the Rams have to win to make Von Miller and Odell
Beckham and all these guys
seem like they were
Good decisions,
but I'll just say this that Von Miller and Odell Beckham jr.
Two of the five or six guys,
who down the stretch of this season,
continue to come up with play after play after play. I mean,
you know, I'm not saying this is the biggest game of the season,
but at Baltimore
Von Miller and Odell Beckham jr. Made the biggest
plays of A game
that the Rams had no
business winning
and they won because of those two guys.
So all I'm saying is that
when you look at the way this season is going
for the Rams,
it's good that they traded for Odell Beckham jr. And got Von
Miller at the trading deadline and right away at that moment
the first few weeks. It didn't look like they were
you know, big big difference makers. The last month they are
difference makers.
Yeah, I mean that's the key. They didn't acquire. Those guys
have to come in and make an immediate splash. The idea is
building toward making the team better than it was last year.
They've already succeeded, they've already succeeded. They
got farther than they did
last year. That was what was so critical to win the division
around because they had lost the question would be.
Look at, look at everything. You did. Look at all the moves
you made, and you still didn't get any deeper into
the postseason than you did with Jared. Goff is your
quarterback. Now's the opportunity get back to Super
Bowl and try to win at. They got there with golf and
Company, now's our chance to win it with somebody else and
they have the players now, who can do it?