Let’s rewind the clock. It is December 7, 2020, and Kyle Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers are getting smacked around by Josh Allen and the Bills. Buddy, they’re getting smacked around real good. You know those games when Allen seems like a bulldozer with a laser beam and a permanent Mario super star? This was one of those nights.
This version of Allen (or Patrick Mahomes or Jalen Hurts or Justin Herbert or Lamar Jackson, as the night may have it) is the worst opponent to have. There’s nothing to do. You just kinda sit there and take it, praying for a drop, a fumble, a penalty, anything that can create a stop for your otherwise powerless defense.
After sitting there and taking it to the tune of 34 points, Shanahan was asked about how he evaluates quarterbacks—whether it had changed at all over recent seasons as a head coach. He gave an important quote.
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