SHANAHAN ON WILKS - POST SUPER BOWL

My position on Wilks is this.  He’s never built his own defense.  He has always inherited another very good coordinator’s Defense.  He’s  a manageable DC, and even deserves to be a top 10 paid DC, but he’s not honestly proven to BUILD AND SUSTAIN his own defense.  I’m not saying he’s not capable, just he’s never been anywhere long enough to prove that he has that team building ability.

I think that's a pretty solid observation.  Still though, Wilks took over the 49ers Defense from DeMeco Ryans. So he didn't build that one for certain.... as he was not expected to do. So, Shanahan blaming him for a Defense that was not his own seems a little overbearing. Shanahan seems to think that the Defense as scripted is fine.....as long as the DC doesn't mess with it.  If it fails, it has to be the DC's fault because obviously there is nothing wrong with the script.  Shanahan just looking for a scapegoat to portion off the blame.....