Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Donovan McNabb says Shanahan needs accountability | Comcast SportsNet Washington

What's interesting and even now ironic is that McNabb wasn't the problem, it was having the worst defense in the league. If memory serves McNabb was on track to set a new single season passing record in DC???

Always good to keep some perspective when things get this bad.

Anybody know Ephraim Salaam's history there saying he "saw it in Denver?"

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Anybody know Ephraim Salaam's history there saying he "saw it in Denver?"

Salaam played two years in Denver. Looks like he was a starting left tackl:
(02-03)(9-7) line allowed 46 sacks (7.7% sack ratio), Clinton Portis got 1500+ yards;
(03--04)(10-6), 25 sacks (5%) and, again, Portis got 1500+ yards..

2002 Denver Broncos Statistics & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com
2002 Denver Broncos Roster - The Football Database

2002 - No team in AFC West had a losing record.
2003 - KC 13-3; Oak & SD double digit losses.

Not sure Salaam's beef. Clearly in the minority from players who have anything to say about Shanahan. John Keim recently said that many players are convinced that the right guy (Shanahan) is the leading the team and that they feel like they are letting the coaches down.

It's the proper attitude to have. Again, it's a locker room full of proper attitudes. The locker room culture is better than it was during Jim Zorn's two seasons as coach, when backstabbing happened all the time. You still don't hear players knocking the head coach; even privately, it's just the opposite.

Redskins moving in wrong direction - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN

One player said what bothered him is that they're letting the coaches down. Many privately feel strongly about having the right person in charge. Great. Then win.

49ers 27, Redskins 6: Ten Observations - Washington Redskins Blog - ESPN

Fletcher also praised Shanahan.

“Our coaches do a great job of emphasizing situations, fundamentals,” he said. “[Shanahan] is always stressing the little things, making sure you do it. He’ll emphasize it all the time. If something happens in practice we’ll repeat plays to make sure we’re doing it the right way, the way it needs to be done. It all comes back to the individuals and players going out and doing their job.”

But they also know that no matter what they say a bad finish could result in big changes.

“We won’t let anyone give up on this team,” Fletcher said. “We don’t have those type of guys.”

http://www.thewarpath.net/newreply.p...eply&p=1044452

None of this is meant as "Keep Shanahan" endorsement. Only as a response to the concept that he's lost the locker room or that he's spreading a poison. Bottom line, however, is the win column, and that is just not happening.

The other big strike against Shanahan is that his daddy kicked Goat in the nuts every day for a year.