Branch: ‘Kyle Shanahan, he has it’: 49ers on historic roll with Ravens looming (paywall)
“Asked Monday about the 49ers’ offense, Ravens coach John Harbaugh, in his 16th season in Baltimore, discussed Shanahan and the roots of his system. In 2012, the Ravens, en route to a Super Bowl title, lost 31-28 in overtime to Washington, which was coached by Mike Shanahan.
“It’s a system that Kyle has built forth through the tradition of his dad … and he’s taken it to another place,” Harbaugh said. “He really has expanded it and evolved it in a great way.