Mike Shanahan Recaps the Draft

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Read this and tell me you aren't excited about the season.
Mike Shanahan Recaps The Draft

[Mike Shanahan at FedEx after the draft]...
"I'm proud to be your head football coach," Shanahan continued, "and I'll tell you what: to sit back and have the opportunity with all the tradition, all the Super Bowls, and the things that've been accomplished here, I feel very, very excited to come in here, put a new coaching staff together, obviously go through a minicamp, and we've got one goal and we've got it together, and that's to win a Super Bowl. And we will get it done.

"To make a statement like that, you have to have a lot of things going for you. We've got a great owner that gives me every chance to do the things that a head coach needs to do to be successful, and that's where it starts. And one of the reasons why I'm your head coach is I believe that I have a person that'll give me every opportunity to do the things that we need to do to be successful.

"So keep your fingers crossed. It's a long process, a lot of hard work, but again: thank you for being here. I'm excited to play the first game here against that Dallas Cowboys --"

The crowd interrupted at this point for extended cheering, and chants of "We Want Dallas!" Shanahan chuckled before continuing.

"You know, we got a little work to do before we play Dallas, but I guarantee you one thing: I'm looking forward to it just like you are. Again, thanks for being here, thanks for supporting us, and hail to the Redskins!"

This guy gets it. He understands how to talk to the crowd, how to field a competitive team, and what the team's goals are. Reading the whole blog from Matt Terl, all I could say was... "Hell Yeah!"