Shanahan presser thread

[Dirtbag59]

Anyone else find Shannahan's quote from Marty, in that he said "if you have a chance to work for Snyder, take it." surprising?

[rbanerjee23]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Anyone else find Shannahan's quote from Marty, in that he said "if you have a chance to work for Snyder, take it." surprising?

Yeah, I know..when I read that my first reaction was - really?!?, the last thing I expected from Marty was anything good about the Skins

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by rbanerjee23

Yeah, I know..when I read that my first reaction was - really?!?, the last thing I expected from Marty was anything good about the Skins

I think now more then ever that Marty's main beef was Vinny. If anything I'm starting to think that Vinny was the Dick Cheney of the Redskins.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I think now more then ever that Marty's main beef was Vinny. If anything I'm starting to think that Vinny was the Dick Cheney of the Redskins.

Excellent comparison! And just like Cheney, Vinny is history.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

I think now more then ever that Marty's main beef was Vinny. If anything I'm starting to think that Vinny was the Dick Cheney of the Redskins.

And Snyder was like Obama thinking he could fix everything with money.

[Hog1]

Originally Posted by firstdown

And Snyder was like Obama thinking he could fix everything with money.

Not exactly...........DS uses his own money

[wilsowilso]

Originally Posted by firstdown

And Snyder was like Obama thinking he could fix everything with money.

Say what? At least that was a reasoned statement about Snyder.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by firstdown

And Snyder was like Obama thinking he could fix everything with money.

Sorry, firstdown, but this statement errs in many ways.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by Lotus

Sorry, firstdown, but this statement errs in many ways.

The only err in my statement is that Snyder used his own money.

[Lotus]

If you watch Mark Schlereth on NFL Live on ESPN today, you will hear him say that in his time off Shanny reflected about his personnel mistakes and vowed to value the inputs of others more in the future when it comes to roster decisions.

For what it is worth.

[Monkeydad]

Originally Posted by firstdown

And Snyder was like Obama thinking he could fix everything with money.

No, Snyder actually wants his team to WIN!

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by Buster

Originally Posted by firstdown
And Snyder was like Obama thinking he could fix everything with money.

No, Snyder actually wants his team to WIN!

Alright sorry for making the reference to Cheany. I was just proposing the idea that the underling had more power and influence then the head guy. Please no more politics.

[Lotus]

Maybe Shotty blames whispering-in-the-wings Vinny, not Snyder, for how things went down.

But, yeah, I was surprised to hear that.

[SkinEmAll]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

Anyone else find Shannahan's quote from Marty, in that he said "if you have a chance to work for Snyder, take it." surprising?

I have sirius and marty does a show on there and he has on many occasion been asked about snyder and has always said the same thing, he likes snyder and his passion but he loathes vinny and said snyders problem was vinny 100%. remember marty fired vinny.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by SkinEmAll

I have sirius and marty does a show on there and he has on many occasion been asked about snyder and has always said the same thing, he likes snyder and his passion but he loathes vinny and said snyders problem was vinny 100%. remember marty fired vinny.

Yeah, I just reread the quote and while he criticized Snyder he also had good things to say about him. With Vinny, well he just laid into him, and given that story he should have. Guy was a snake, and personally I regret ever giving him the benefit of the doubt. I wonder what Vinny is doing now. Hopefully he's been excommunicated from Redskins park.

Originally Posted by Mattyk

Thought this was good

D.C. Sports Bog - Shanahan enters, Snyder steps aside

He really does listen to the fans. Personally Snyder was never really the true problem and even if he was it was a problem that could be corrected. In other words he just had to learn how to hire the right guys then step aside, thats all he had to do to become a top tier owner. Sure it took him 10 years to do it, but the point is he learned from his mistakes. Now you have an owner willing to spend whatevers necessary that doesn't meddle when it comes to football decisions....hopefully.

Vinny on the other hand as a player evaluator, people person, and GM was a lost cause.