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Florio believes 49ers ‘emotionally’ exhausted after Super Bowl loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
After yet another heartbreaking postseason without a Super Bowl victory, many voices around the NFL believe the 49ers are mentally and emotionally exhausted.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio told NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco on the latest “49ers Talk” episode that he believes the team is drained from so many seasons of deep playoff runs that have resulted in no championships.
“I remember hearing Steve Young say this during his playing career and we asked him about it at the Super Bowl: The longer you go in a playoff run, the more devastating it is to lose,” Florio said.
“And I think that for what the 49ers have dealt with since 2019, to have to keep coming back from. Loss in the Super Bowl, loss in the NFC Championship, loss in the NFC Championship, Loss in the Super Bowl, there’s a point where it just becomes emotionally exhausting.”
Florio then described how challenging it can be for a coach like Kyle Shanahan to finally break through and win the big game as with each successive loss, the narrative gets louder that you cannot win a championship.
He compared Shanahan’s struggles to that of Bud Grant, who led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowl appearances, losing each one.
“My concern, especially with Kyle is he’s going to become this generation’s Bud Grant potentially. Where, you get there, and you never get through the top,” Florio told Maiocco. “And each time he gets back there now, the narrative is going to get louder and louder, that this is your chance and it’s just going to be more on him next time.”
While it is great to be consistently in contention for championships, Florio explained that Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid was in a similar situation to Shanahan when he was coaching the Philadelphia Eagles, noting that a change of scenery was ultimately good for Reid and could be good for Shanahan if San…
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Publish date : 2024-03-06 00:59:03
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