28 days ago

Kyle Shanahan Credits Jim Schwartz for Inspiring the Wide-9 Defense

Shanahan admitted Schwartz “knows it” and “lets me know” about his defensive edge. Shanahan called Schwartz “one of the best who does it,” recalling early matchups in Houston and Tennessee. Those battles, Shanahan said, were “why I always wanted wide-9’s,” a vision he now runs with Kocurek.