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Am I missing something here?
Shanahan has 2 rings as head coach. Belichick has 3.
Shanahan was one of the best offensive coordinators in both Denver and San Francisco, going to 3 Super Bowls (2 losses with Denver, 1 win with San Francisco) and 6 AFC/NFC championship games. (A 4th Super Bowl and 7th championship game came as QB coach of the Broncos when he joined Denver in the middle of the season after being fired by Oakland.)
Belichick's record as an assistant speaks for itself with titles with the Giants, a SB appearance with the Patriots, and an AFC championship game loss with the Jets.
Shanahan is 3-1 against Belichick & Brady, although inexperience (Brady's first 4 INTs of his career in 2001) and injuries play a role in that.
Strictly from a coaching matchup standpoint, why is Belichick such an overwhelming favorite here?
(Just so it's clear, I think the Patriots are extremely dangerous and I actually picked them to beat the Broncos this weekend. It may be an emotional hedge pick, I'm not sure. Brady is IMO league MVP this season. But I just don't see how Belichick has Shanahan overmatched in this one tactically.)
Shanahan has 2 rings as head coach. Belichick has 3.
Shanahan was one of the best offensive coordinators in both Denver and San Francisco, going to 3 Super Bowls (2 losses with Denver, 1 win with San Francisco) and 6 AFC/NFC championship games. (A 4th Super Bowl and 7th championship game came as QB coach of the Broncos when he joined Denver in the middle of the season after being fired by Oakland.)
Belichick's record as an assistant speaks for itself with titles with the Giants, a SB appearance with the Patriots, and an AFC championship game loss with the Jets.
Shanahan is 3-1 against Belichick & Brady, although inexperience (Brady's first 4 INTs of his career in 2001) and injuries play a role in that.
Strictly from a coaching matchup standpoint, why is Belichick such an overwhelming favorite here?
(Just so it's clear, I think the Patriots are extremely dangerous and I actually picked them to beat the Broncos this weekend. It may be an emotional hedge pick, I'm not sure. Brady is IMO league MVP this season. But I just don't see how Belichick has Shanahan overmatched in this one tactically.)