What Kyle Shanahan Respects About the Buccaneers

"I respect that I think they have a chance to win every game they play in."

SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers will play the Buccaneers at home this Sunday. So I asked Kyle Shanahan what he respects about his upcoming opponent, plus two bonus questions. Here's a transcript, courtesy of the 49ers P.R. department.

ME: What do you respect about the Buccaneers?

SHANAHAN: "I respect that I think they have a chance to win every game they play in. That’s why they had a good record to start. I know they lost a couple tight ones, coming back with a big one last week. I think they make it very tough to run the ball against. I think [Tampa Bay Buccaneers S Antoine] Winfield [Jr.] and [Tampa Bay Buccaneers NT] Vita Vea are two of the best players in what they do. I think they have an offense with, you can never fall asleep on [Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR] Mike Evans. He's as scary now as he was 10 years ago. I’ve got a lot of respect for [Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB] Baker [Mayfield] and how he plays the position and stuff. So, I think they're a good team."

ME: When you watched the film with Brock of his first touchdown pass, does he agree with you that it was a bad decision or does he feel like that's a play he can make?

“No, he agrees with me by the time he gets to the sideline. Yeah. Brock sees football pretty well. No one's going to be perfect. People, it's really easy when you're watching it from afar. You’ve got to react and play football in the pocket or outside the pocket. He knows when he makes a bad decision and that’s why he’s fun to talk to about it, fun to coach.” 

ME: When the offense is on the field and you're watching, you’re watching the secondary trying to figure out where the ball should go as the play's happening?

“Watch secondary, watch fronts, you watch coverage. It's not just where it should go, it's where you know it's going to go, based off of how long we block and look. It's also so you can have an idea of what to call next and pick up stuff throughout the game.”