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The 49ers’ defensive collapse late in the Super Bowl was the final straw, leading to the firing of defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who was shown the door despite the Niners’ third-best defense on the season.Discord was palpable within the team immediately following the 25-22 loss of the San Francisco 49ers to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.When Niners star quarterback Nick Bosa gave his postgame interviews Sunday night, he noted that “we could have been more prepared out there. We have to know who has the ball in key situations and that’s obviously [Patrick Mahomes]. He was rushing. half way through the last drive.””We could be more prepared there.” This is not a ringing endorsement of the coaching staff.And 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan signaled that something was up by calling an impromptu news conference for 12 noon Wednesday afternoon..

At that press conference, Shanahan announced that defensive coordinator Steve Wilks had been fired, as reported by CBS Sports.This was Wilks’ first season as the defensive coordinator of the 49ers after former and highly touted defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans was poached to become the head coach of the Houston Texans immediately following the previous season, and highly touted Robert Saleh also took over.

the defensive coordinator was the head coach of the New York Jets two years earlier.Wilks never earned the trust of the 49ers players or Shanahan with Ryans and Saleh..Sharp-eyed observers spotted one moment in that miserable Super Bowl overtime that showed Shanahan had lost faith in Wilks.With the Chiefs settling for one play in that drive, Wilks called a formation with five players — nearly half the defense — lined up past the first down marker that could have allowed for an easy first down.”There are five guys,” CBS analyst Tony Romo said at the time.“All the way back like you had an extra… I guess Kyle didn’t like that. He says, ‘No. No. No offense, she tells Steve this: I don’t want to go undercover because you feel like you have to follow her here. Give me another play..