I think it comes down to your 3rd paragraph. I think it was more execution than it was coaching. I think SF did quite well defensively this year, given their change in DCs the past three years.
That of course wasn't the point. In these new NFL rules, a FG isn't in the bag. A team has to drive the length of the field to score either way.
If giving Mahomes 4 downs every series is such a sure thing, why doesn't KC do that all game long?
I'm not arguing one way or the other with these new NFL rules. I'm simply saying having to drive the entire field is a thing.
I didn't vote for him either time. I didn't vote for either him or the mush brain.
I'm smart enough to realize, however, that this border crisis is all on Biden.