All players say they are impressed by a new head coach, but the praise offered by 49ers defensive tackle Arik Armstead and safety Eric Reid for Kyle Shanahan on Wednesday was quite specific and interesting.
The takeaway: Shanahan has a beautiful football mind.
Both referenced a team meeting in which Shanahan spent part of the time reviewing video, some of which was from the 49ers’ 2016 season.
“We had a team meeting today and he threw up some film for like 10 minutes,” Reid said. “I was like ‘Wow, I learned a lot of football in 10 minutes.