Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era

SouperMeister · 11-26-2013, 10:55 AM

There are a number of areas that can be questioned - selling the house for RG3 (I'm still in favor of this), passing on the chance to draft J.J. Watt or Robert Quinn in the 2011 draft (booooo!!!), etc. For me, the one decision I questioned from the beginning was ditching the 4-3, a perennial top-10 defense, and wasting resources building a 3-4 that would have been much better served bolstering the O-line and speed at WR. Shanahan knows exactly one thing about defense - he is clueless when it comes to building a good one. He broke the one part of the team that didn't need fixing when he arrived. What decision gives you the most heartburn with this broken team?

diehardskin2982 · 11-26-2013, 10:56 AM

Giving up the farm to get RG3. No first round picks for 2 years. Bad move.

JoeRedskin · 11-26-2013, 11:17 AM

Donovan McNabb <-- the only caveat being it netted us Alfred Morris.

skinsfaninok · 11-26-2013, 11:19 AM

Honestly I'd say the 3-4 defense and the whole McNabb fiasco.

DynamiteRave · 11-26-2013, 11:19 AM

Letting Pat White go. Dafuq?

donofriose · 11-26-2013, 11:22 AM

Depends on what RG3 becomes. If he is bust it would be trading for him.
If not, McNabb.

SFREDSKIN · 11-26-2013, 11:22 AM

Haslett and Burns.

SouperMeister · 11-26-2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Donovan McNabb <-- the only caveat being it netted us Alfred Morris.

Morris is a pretty nice silver lining for suffering the McNabb fiasco.

JoeRedskin · 11-26-2013, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Letting Pat White go. Dafuq?

lol ... you're such a tease.

Chico23231 · 11-26-2013, 11:27 AM

Shanny f*cked up the rotation by not sitting RG3 after halftime in the Seattle game.

Chico23231 · 11-26-2013, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DynamiteRave

Letting Pat White go. Dafuq?

We're you also watching the southpark rerun last night instead of the game?

NC_Skins · 11-26-2013, 11:40 AM

Hiring Haslett
Trading for McNabb and Jamal Brown
Re-signing a 37 year old MLB to contract when better (and cheaper) options were there
Not pulling Griffin in the Seattle playoff game.
Signing Josh Morgan to that moronic contract
Not releasing Moss in off-season

Here is my list of Shanahan major fuckups, and I've listed them according to how horrible they were.

skinsguy · 11-26-2013, 11:45 AM

Not bringing in a more competent defensive coordinator. It's way too early to bitchin' about the RGIII move.

skinsfaninok · 11-26-2013, 11:48 AM

Yeah last yr we were all saying it was a great trade for Griff, he's fine it's the other fuck ups that MS has done. Last night he looked like he knew he was done and didn't care

KI Skins Fan · 11-26-2013, 11:56 AM

I'd agree that the worst mistake Shanny made was scrapping a Top 10 4-3 defense that didn't need to be overhauled.

11-26-2013, 10:55 AM	#1
SouperMeister Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Leesburg, VA Age: 61 Posts: 3,419	Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era There are a number of areas that can be questioned - selling the house for RG3 (I'm still in favor of this), passing on the chance to draft J.J. Watt or Robert Quinn in the 2011 draft (booooo!!!), etc. For me, the one decision I questioned from the beginning was ditching the 4-3, a perennial top-10 defense, and wasting resources building a 3-4 that would have been much better served bolstering the O-line and speed at WR. Shanahan knows exactly one thing about defense - he is clueless when it comes to building a good one. He broke the one part of the team that didn't need fixing when he arrived. What decision gives you the most heartburn with this broken team?

11-26-2013, 10:56 AM	#2
diehardskin2982 Another Year, another mess. Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,581	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Giving up the farm to get RG3. No first round picks for 2 years. Bad move. __________________ That got ugly fast

11-26-2013, 11:17 AM	#3
JoeRedskin Contains football related knowledge Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Second Star On The Right Age: 62 Posts: 10,401	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Donovan McNabb <-- the only caveat being it netted us Alfred Morris. __________________ Strap it up, hold onto the ball, and let’s go.

11-26-2013, 11:19 AM	#4
skinsfaninok Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UNITED STATES Age: 38 Posts: 36,178	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Honestly I'd say the 3-4 defense and the whole McNabb fiasco. __________________ “Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.” ― Nick Saban

11-26-2013, 11:19 AM	#5
DynamiteRave Living Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington DC Age: 38 Posts: 16,867	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Letting Pat White go. Dafuq? __________________ Establishment, establishment, you always know what's best. I've been a part of this message board for 17 years. Damn I'm old.

11-26-2013, 11:22 AM	#6
donofriose The Starter Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 2,097	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Depends on what RG3 becomes. If he is bust it would be trading for him. If not, McNabb.

11-26-2013, 11:22 AM	#7
SFREDSKIN Living Legend Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Pacifica, CA Posts: 15,164	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Haslett and Burns. __________________ Joe Gibbs- The best coach of all time, Lombardi trophy should be renamed Gibbs. Art Monk- Art was like an OL playing WR, doing the dirty work and not getting the glory. Darrell Green- Best DB ever. Purveyor of fine Filth

11-26-2013, 11:27 AM	#10
Chico23231 Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 35,022	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Shanny f*cked up the rotation by not sitting RG3 after halftime in the Seattle game. __________________ My pronouns: King/Your ruler He Gets Us

11-26-2013, 11:40 AM	#12
NC_Skins Gamebreaker Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 14,587	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Hiring Haslett Trading for McNabb and Jamal Brown Re-signing a 37 year old MLB to contract when better (and cheaper) options were there Not pulling Griffin in the Seattle playoff game. Signing Josh Morgan to that moronic contract Not releasing Moss in off-season Here is my list of Shanahan major fuckups, and I've listed them according to how horrible they were. __________________ "So let me get this straight. We have the event of the year on TV with millions watching around the world... and people want a punt, pass, and kick competition to be the halftime entertainment?? Folks, don't quit your day jobs."- Matty Last edited by NC_Skins; 11-26-2013 at 01:44 PM.

11-26-2013, 11:45 AM	#13
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Not bringing in a more competent defensive coordinator. It's way too early to bitchin' about the RGIII move. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

11-26-2013, 11:48 AM	#14
skinsfaninok Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UNITED STATES Age: 38 Posts: 36,178	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era Yeah last yr we were all saying it was a great trade for Griff, he's fine it's the other fuck ups that MS has done. Last night he looked like he knew he was done and didn't care __________________ “Mediocre people don’t like high achievers, and high achievers don’t like mediocre people.” ― Nick Saban

11-26-2013, 11:56 AM	#15
KI Skins Fan Pro Bowl Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jacksonville, Forida Posts: 6,412	Re: Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era I'd agree that the worst mistake Shanny made was scrapping a Top 10 4-3 defense that didn't need to be overhauled. __________________ I'm a big Caitlin Clark fan!

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