Three minutes before Kyle Shanahan took the podium for his press conference on Wednesday, the news of Nick Bosa’s historic extension was passed along to the 49ers coach. Naturally, the first few questions were about the newly-paid EDGE rusher and the plan to prepare him for Sunday’s season opener in Pittsburgh.
Shanahan expressed his excitement and shock that the media already got the news of Bosa’s signing. After the flurry of Bosa questions, Shanahan spoke about the challenges of facing the Steelers’ defense and the defining traits of a Teryl Austin (defensive coordinator) and Mike Tomlin defense:
“They play as hard as anyone.