SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- On a day when newly minted 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan would have preferred to look only to the future, he was asked multiple times to relive the past.
The Niners formally introduced Shanahan and general manager John Lynch to the Bay Area media on Thursday, and the pair spent about 45 minutes answering questions on a variety of topics. But one subject that came up early and often was the end of Super Bowl LI last Sunday, and Shanahan's handling of the play-calling in the second half as the Falcons blew a 25-point lead and ultimately lost to the Patriots in overtime, 34-28.