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Kyle Shanahan: ‘Whatever it takes, we’re going to try to find a way to win’
Dec 2, 2017 at 11:08 PM
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan sat down with NBC Sports Bay Area for an interview which aired on Saturday night. He touched on a number of topics as his team prepares to face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday.
Clips of the interview with Matt Maiocco were posted on the network's Twitter account and can be viewed below.
Shanahan shares the details of how he got quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo ready for his first start with the 49ers:
"Whatever it takes, we're going to try to find a way to win," Shanahan said.
Shanahan shares what it will take to put the Chicago defense into a bind:
Shanahan discusses going against former 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and shares his throughts on his own defensive coordinator, Robert Saleh:
Shanahan explains why the 49ers didn't draft quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and discusses the progress of defensive end Solomon Thomas:
Shanahan evaluates the recent play of Defensive Rookie of the Month Reuben Foster:
All videos courtesy of @NBCS49ers on Twitter.
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