Kansas City Chiefs: Six things to watch vs 49ers in Super Bowl LIV
HEAD COACHING BATTLE
Both head coaches have worked extremely hard and fought tooth and nail just to be in this position. Both Andy Reid and Kyle Shanahan are brilliant offensive minds and have their respective offenses ready to rock and roll in Super Bowl Bowl LIV.
In 2016, Shanahan turned the Falcons offense into the highest scoring unit in the league and they would ride that to a Super Bowl berth against the Patriots. We all know how that game ultimately ended for Shanahan, but he had already been hired by the 49ers prior to that game and he’s led them to big things, just three years in.
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Andy Reid has had a different journey to Super Bowl LIV. When Reid was hired as the head coach for the Eagles, he was the second youngest head coach in the league and he went on to lead the Eagles to four consecutive division titles, just as he has now done for the Chiefs. The Eagles went to one Super Bowl under Reid – in 2004 – but unfortunately fell to the Patriots.
In 2012 he was let go by the Eagles and the Chiefs did whatever they could to get him in Kansas City. Unsurprisingly, the decision to hire Reid was a good one, as he’s led the Chiefs to four consecutive division titles and posted winning seasons all seven years of his time here while also making the playoffs six out of seven seasons.
Reid is a beloved figure in KC and the only criticism that he has drawn is those saying that he is unable to win the big game.
Reid obviously has more experience in the NFL than Shanahan, but the 49ers head coach has been to a Super Bowl more recently and has dealt with that kind of pressure. He likely learned from his mistakes in that Falcons implosion three years ago and is going to be hellbent on making sure that doesn’t happen again.
As for Reid, it’s been 15 years since he’s coached in a Super Bowl. The knock on Reid throughout his career has been how he struggles with clock management, but the hope is that having Patrick Mahomes on his offense will be the difference this time around.