[OutsiderFan]

Guys, these kinds of mistakes are INEXCUSABLE, especially for coaches making millions/year, like Shanahan and you-know-who.

When every single coach at all levels of football, including those who have won multiple Super Bowls (I recently pointed out a decision to punt from  midfield by Bill Belicheck) occasionally make "inexcusable" decisions, maybe it's time to reassess how we view coaching decisions.  I would hate to put all of my critical decisions on camera, to be nitpicked on message boards by snarky people who think they know more about my job than I do.  Of course, maybe if I made $7 million a year, I would happily ignore those message boards, and what is football without snarky message boards poring over every decision.

But maybe consider the coaching is hard, and that if you were in the spotlight you'd occasionally make "inexcusable" decisions.

BC

That's fine, but the last possession decisions were objectively wrong.  Shanahan traded the opportunity to guarantee a 2-game lead with 7 games to play for the opportunity to gain a 3-game lead that had lower odds than ending up with a 1-game lead.  

As soon as Seattle punted, I was convinced the Niners would run on first down and if stopped, taken two knees, because that was the transparently obvious best choice to make. Here's a metaphor for how I felt as it was playing out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM

[OutsiderFan]

Guys, these kinds of mistakes are INEXCUSABLE, especially for coaches making millions/year, like Shanahan and you-know-who.

When every single coach at all levels of football, including those who have won multiple Super Bowls (I recently pointed out a decision to punt from  midfield by Bill Belicheck) occasionally make "inexcusable" decisions, maybe it's time to reassess how we view coaching decisions.  I would hate to put all of my critical decisions on camera, to be nitpicked on message boards by snarky people who think they know more about my job than I do.  Of course, maybe if I made $7 million a year, I would happily ignore those message boards, and what is football without snarky message boards poring over every decision.

But maybe consider the coaching is hard, and that if you were in the spotlight you'd occasionally make "inexcusable" decisions.

BC

That's fine, but the last possession decisions were objectively wrong.  Shanahan traded the opportunity to guarantee a 2-game lead with 7 games to play for the opportunity to gain a 3-game lead that had lower odds than ending up with a 1-game lead.  

As soon as Seattle punted, I was convinced the Niners would run on first down and if stopped, taken two knees, because that was the transparently obvious best choice to make. Here's a metaphor for how I felt as it was playing out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM