Worst Mistake of the Shanahan Era

[redskins5044]

Originally Posted by VTSkins1961

1) changing to 3-4 (and playing Rak as a LB instead of DE like he was in college)
2) Not shutting RG3 down after the Raven's game when he originally injured his knee.
3)McNabb
4) Haslett
5) Burns

I can't stand Shannahan. His OL are constantly too small. I prefer big OL like the hogs of old and Air Coryell offense instead of the west coast offense.
To right this team the whole coaching staff needs to go and we need to go back to the 4-3 and get us some HOGS for OL to play real redskins football

Rak was a LB in the 4-3 before Shanny got here.

[VTSkins1961]

Originally Posted by redskins5044

Rak was a LB in the 4-3 before Shanny got here.

I'll give you that and not blame Shanny for putting him there but he could have moved him to DE if we stayed with a 4-3. Biggest mistake was going to 3-4. We needed to improve the defense but it would have been easier by staying with a 4-3

[NC_Skins]

Originally Posted by VTSkins1961

I'll give you that and not blame Shanny for putting him there but he could have moved him to DE if we stayed with a 4-3. Biggest mistake was going to 3-4. We needed to improve the defense but it would have been easier by staying with a 4-3

The scheme isn't the problem one bit, it's who he chose to run it. Haslett wanted no part of the 3-4 and would rather run a 4-3. So why would Shanny get a guy who didn't want to run this scheme to be his defensive coordinator? By far, this has been Shanahan's biggest fuck up in DC. Nothing else, and I mean NOTHING else comes close to this mind boggling move. In fact, I should reflect my list more like this..

1) Hiring Haslett
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9) Trading for McNabb and Brown


We would not be in this situation right now had he hired a half way decent DC.