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Austin Hooper raves about 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan's play calling

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is one of the brightest offensive minds in the NFL.

If you don't believe me, just ask Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper.

The Stanford product was drafted by Atlanta in 2016 where Shanahan was his offensive coordinator.

Hooper was amazed by Shanahan's ability to dissect every part of opposing defenses and predict exactly what the Falcons would be able to do based on the adjustments made by the opponent.

To Hooper, he was like Nostradamus.

"The amount of football knowledge Kyle had, and the ability to put specific people in great positions of success, and specifically game planning off like one or two defenders," Hooper told Bleacher Report's Adam Lefkoe.