"49ers Fire Defensive Coordinator Steve Wilks After Super Bowl Loss, Seek Replacement"
TL;DR
The San Francisco 49ers have dismissed defensive coordinator Steve Wilks just days after their Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Head coach Kyle Shanahan cited the need for a change in defensive philosophy and a desire to find a coordinator who can better integrate the team's defensive front with the secondary. Despite Wilks' qualities as a coach and a man, Shanahan felt that a different direction was necessary for the team's future success.
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- Kyle Shanahan will look inside and outside the building for next defensive coordinator NBC Sports
- Steve Wilks' firing is a bad look, but the mistake was hiring an ill-fitting DC The Athletic
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