Super Bowl XLVII: The Coaches

Tired of reading about the Harbaugh family yet? Don't worry. There's only a few days left until head coaching brothers John and Jim Harbaugh square off in Super Bowl XLVII.

But rather than rehash how their mother, uncle or first cousin once removed feels about John's Baltimore Ravens playing Jim's San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, let's examine the matchup of top shelf coaching staffs in the biggest football game of the year.

Since Colin Kaepernick stepped in as the starting quarterback, the Niners have run a lot of read-option plays out of the pistol formation. They still like to mix in power run plays to running backs.

On the whole, the Niners focus on the run. They were one of six teams during the regular season to have more rush attempts than pass attempts.

Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio runs a 3-4 front. Cornerback Tarell Brown told 49ers.com that Fangio, who calls the plays, has "always been aggressive. He's never a passive coach and he relies on us to make plays."

According to ESPN's Stats & Info, Flacco's completion percentage on passes of 21 yards or more shot up from 34.2% under Cameron to 53.6% with Caldwell calling the plays.

On the other side of the ball, defensive coordinator Dean Pees calls the plays in Baltimore's 3-4 scheme.

Coaching doesn't have as much of an impact on the game itself as the players do, but the slim edge has to go to the 49ers in this case thanks to continuity throughout the season. There's something to be said for keeping the entire staff intact.