Kyle Shanahans Jedi mind trick superpower revealed by future Hall of Fame lineman
Trent Williams wishes everyone could see how Kyle Shanahan operates as head coach of the 49ers.“I came here a 10-year vet.
I learned more just in that 30-minute team meeting we had with Kyle breaking down the next opponent, I learned more football in that time than I did the previous 10 years,” Williams said on The Pivot podcast.The future Hall of Fame lineman then put Shanahan’s impact as a coach into perspective.“The fact that he made us competitive, the fact that we believed that we could go win a Super Bowl, we literally believed.He made us believe.
And it’s not because of what we had in the locker room, but what we had in a coach.”“The way he breaks it down is literally like something you’ve never seen.Down to the cornerback, where his weight is.
Just the way he diagnoses football, I hate that everybody can’t witness it.I hate that everybody can’t because then it would be no question who’s the best coach in the league.” The 49ers got off to a hot start for the 2026 NFL season as San Francisco took down its divisional rivals, the Rams, in Week 1.
It was a 27-7 beatdown nobody saw coming with the 49ers besting the Super Bowl favorites.The preparation for such a statement performance began in the offseason, which was a whirlwind for the organization.
Shanahan was involved in a horrific car crash where he sustained several injuries.The 49ers head coach was limited at the start of training camp, but made his way back to the field before the start of the season.
Shanahan said the 49ers’ season opening win in Australia was all the more special because of all the uncertainty this summer.“We have had a lot of really good wins together.
This was a special experience just thinking about the offseason, the unknowns and stuff, a place none of us have ever been before,” Shanahan said.“It was a great week.
Took us a couple of days to get our mind right, but our hotel, the city, the whole organization, with bringing everything… Felt l...