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Clutch · 07-30-2007, 01:32 AM

70chip, thanks for replying. I'll try to catch "Three Cheers For the Redskins" - a while back I saw a special called "Winning Is Living, Losing Is Dying" which had some good info on George Allen. I am fascinated with the legend of George Allen and am always interested in learning more about him.

I've heard some comparisons made between George Allen and another former Redskins coach - Marty Schottenheimer. Things they have in common are defense, discipline and better regular season records than playoff records. I'm not sure if Marty was/is anywhere near the innovator that GA was, and while both may have been workaholics, as you point out most coaches are like that now. GA was an extreme case, and from what I know about his personality, he was not only obsessed with winning but also paranoid and a little looney (in a good way, of course).

07-30-2007, 01:32 AM	#3
Clutch Camp Scrub Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 22	Re: recent/modern coach most like George Allen? 70chip, thanks for replying. I'll try to catch "Three Cheers For the Redskins" - a while back I saw a special called "Winning Is Living, Losing Is Dying" which had some good info on George Allen. I am fascinated with the legend of George Allen and am always interested in learning more about him. I've heard some comparisons made between George Allen and another former Redskins coach - Marty Schottenheimer. Things they have in common are defense, discipline and better regular season records than playoff records. I'm not sure if Marty was/is anywhere near the innovator that GA was, and while both may have been workaholics, as you point out most coaches are like that now. GA was an extreme case, and from what I know about his personality, he was not only obsessed with winning but also paranoid and a little looney (in a good way, of course).