[Giants]

The game wasn’t about either Shanahan or Reid, it was about Mahomes.  He is on a pace to be listed with Brady and Montana as one of the best big game QB’s in history.  

Coaches can only put players in a position to be successful.  They cannot execute the play calls.  On the fateful third down in OT, the defensive call was correct.  However, Burford freelanced thus allowing Jones to pressure Purdy into an incompletion.  You can’t put that on a coach.  It was a mistake made “in the moment” by a player.  No amount of coaching can entirely eliminate those kinds of errors.  

Heck, if Feliciano had not been injured, maybe he would have been in the lineup instead of Burford and the outcome of the play would have been different.  

Regardless, I still think KC would have won because I believe they would have gone for 2 following their TD and there was no stopping Mahomes at that point. 

As Purdy matures, I think he has the potential of being a premier QB under Shanahan’s tutelage.  That is what SF needs to put themselves in a position to finally crest the mountain.  

Lastly, one overlooked play that would have had a significant influence on the outcome was the near miss on the attempt to block the long KC FG. It was a low kick and, on replay, appeared to be inches from being blocked.   What could been…………

[Giants]

The game wasn’t about either Shanahan or Reid, it was about Mahomes.  He is on a pace to be listed with Brady and Montana as one of the best big game QB’s in history.  

Coaches can only put players in a position to be successful.  They cannot execute the play calls.  On the fateful third down in OT, the defensive call was correct.  However, Burford freelanced thus allowing Jones to pressure Purdy into an incompletion.  You can’t put that on a coach.  It was a mistake made “in the moment” by a player.  No amount of coaching can entirely eliminate those kinds of errors.  

Heck, if Feliciano had not been injured, maybe he would have been in the lineup instead of Burford and the outcome of the play would have been different.  

Regardless, I still think KC would have won because I believe they would have gone for 2 following their TD and there was no stopping Mahomes at that point. 

As Purdy matures, I think he has the potential of being a premier QB under Shanahan’s tutelage.  That is what SF needs to put themselves in a position to finally crest the mountain.  

Lastly, one overlooked play that would have had a significant influence on the outcome was the near miss on the attempt to block the long KC FG. It was a low kick and, on replay, appeared to be inches from being blocked.   What could been…………