The Tempered Expectations Thread

[MTK]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

The part you bolded did not completely reflect that question that was asked. redskins.com made sure of that.The question clearly mentioned cooke as a mediator. i'll see if i can find a complete transcript with the reporters questions.

I don't doubt it was asked, I was just saying Shanahan didn't mention Snyder being involved. I don't think that part was left off intentionally, the questions were clearly paraphrased.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

I don't doubt it was asked, I was just saying Shanahan didn't mention Snyder being involved. I don't think that part was left off intentionally, the questions were clearly paraphrased.

I'm listening to the presser again and will repost verbatim.

Q: "the organization structure you talked about between you and bruce sounded a little bit like what joe gibbs had with bobby bethard and jack kent cooke offering a thought here and there, are there similiarities in that bobby and joe had some good arm wrestling matches with jack arbitrating?

A: "I would say thats a good comparison right there..." Then Shanahan goes on to ramble on about talking with Joe Bugel back in the 1980s. He completely side-stepped the most important part of the question. He eventually got back to part of the original question, saying that Bruce is the best guy at what he does and that he wants to get the best players, coaches etc. possible.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

I'm listening to the presser again and will repost verbatim.

It was Boswell who asked it and he said "The organizational structure you talked about here with you and Bruce sounded a little bit like what Joe Gibbs and Bobby Beathard had with Jack Kent Cooke offering a thought here and there. Are there similarities in that? Bobby and Joe had some good arm-wrestling matches with Jack arbitrating. Any similarities?"

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

It was Boswell who asked it and he said "The organizational structure you talked about here with you and Bruce sounded a little bit like what Joe Gibbs and Bobby Beathard had with Jack Kent Cooke offering a thought here and there. Are there similarities in that? Bobby and Joe had some good arm-wrestling matches with Jack arbitrating. Any similarities?"

thanks for that. i had just edited my original post with the comments verbatim. had to listen to about 20 minutes of the interview over to get it! As I said in my edited post, Shanahan did a very good job of not answering the question that was asked, instead sharing a story about a conversation he had with Joe Bugel in the 80's and then talking about wanting to surround him self with the best players, coaches etc. For those of us who are skeptical, the lack of forthright and direct responses is concerning. I'd like to know exactly what Snyder's involvement is. There are things he should be involved in, as the team's owner. And there are things that Snyder should not be involved in if the organization is to become "functional" again.