SirAndrew

Agree, and it’s not just physical limitations, much of it is mental. I realize everyone wants more money, no matter their wealth, but I’m sure players think they can make money in other ventures. It’s easier to make money once you have it. I find it hard to believe the fire doesn’t burn out by the time a player reaches their late thirties. It’s a grind, and it must be a greater challenge when you have fewer things left to accomplish. I think that’s human nature, but Brady didn’t think that way. He is simply wired differently than anyone who ever played the game. There has to be a pretty large appeal to retiring in one’s thirties with the opportunity to do whatever you choose.

I don’t even want to discuss Allen in this post, because these talking heads are a joke, but some of the other QB’s listed are ridiculous. Jackson can barely move his offense in the playoffs, and Love was a mediocre QB in GB until late in the season. I know a lot of people like Jordan Love, but I’m not convinced he doesn’t regress next season. I don’t think we’re seeing a genuinely great QB. His game has a lot of weaknesses, and LaFleur’s system helps him a lot. Love can make all the throws, but he’s wildly inconsistent, and not in a Josh Allen way.

We’ve invested heavily in defense with a great QB who can put up a lot of points. I attribute the point deferential to feasting on bad teams. This defense can totally shut down mediocre QB’s, but that doesn’t happen against the great QB’s. The playoffs become an offensive battle that we continue to fall slightly short in.

I can’t comment on this because I don’t the understand the language being spoken in these social media posts.

McD is a decent coach, but his attachment to defense really hurts us. We need to stop wasting first and second round draft picks on defense. Surround Josh with talent. The best way to beat KC is having the ball last and scoring a touchdown. We can draft defensive lineman every year, but it won’t make a difference. The 49ers have Nick Bosa, but he had zero impact when it actually mattered. One Bosa sack on the final OT drive might have won the Super Bowl for SF. The league no longer has players like LT or Ray Lewis on defense. This regime and many fans don’t get it.

I think it’s the Chiefs for me. Tom Brady celebrity stuff didn’t happen until later in his career. The Chiefs have become celebrities being a dynasty in the era of social media gone crazy. I find the celebrity worship portion of KC’s success to be obnoxious. KC’s star players are now portrayed as these perfect superhero’s on and off the field. Additionally, the Pats and Brady gave off snotty frat dude vibes, while the Chiefs act like hillbillies who made it big. I’ll always choose the latter as less annoying.

I was thinking this when they kept talking up Spagnuolo’s defense. He’s a good coach, but they wouldn’t be such an amazing defense if they had to overcome Mahomes to win the AFC title. Spagnuolo doesn’t really know how to stop Allen, and I think our defense could perform just as well against SF.

Shanahan is like the rich guy who can’t quite run his business good as his daddy did.

The holding on a KC opponent right on cue there.

Random to call McDuffie for what he always does at this point of the game.

Especially when your defense is a huge part of the reason you’re in the Super Bowl.

SF just handed all those yards to KC.

Niners cautious defense is trash.

Romo is completely nonsensical. He sounds like my children explaining something when they’re overtired.

Maybe not, but I see similarities between Tua and Purdy. Limited QB’s whose offensive minded coach gets every last bit out of them. If Shanahan get back to calling his system that helps his limited QB, they might win this one.

Don’t forget, Shanahan also threw away a Falcons Super Bowl victory.

SF is the NFC version of Miami. The conference just happens to be weak enough to allow them into the Super Bowl.

I miss the Super Bowl’s of the 2000’s and 2010’s when we often saw two elite QB’s battle up and down the field.

Neither team deserves this title.

Ray Ray McCloud 😂

Shanahan has been awful this half.

This game is showcasing everything that has been bad about the NFL this season.

True, but I’m also seeing some very questionable offensive decisions, especially on SF’s last series.

This game is garbage.

I know the Super Bowl is a big deal, but I don’t understand why the Chiefs appear so flustered. They have a lot of big game experience.