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Let’s have a nuanced conversation about who’s to blame for the 49ers’ Super Bowl loss

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The Super Bowl is a unique game with stakes at their highest. Legacies can be solidified with wins and reputations can be sullied by losses.

There’s very little room for anything inbetween.

That’s the basis for the analysis when we start to look at these games. But the truth is, Kyle Shanahan isn’t any worse a coach after Sunday’s devastating Super Bowl loss to the Chiefs than he was after the 49ers beat down the Packers in the NFC title game. And Andy Reid isn’t a better coach than he was heading into Super Bowl week in South Florida.