Mike Shanahan was Ready to Leave Washington after 2012 Season

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I highly doubt he's sitting him down cause he doesn't like him. I think it's a combination of things....like his below average play for most of the season. I do believe Mike wants him healthy going into the off season, and he wants to see Cousins. If he is going to sit RG3 then he needs to sit a few more guys as well.

Y would he care? He's not.going to b there

[SFREDSKIN]

Actually Shanahan is doing RGIII a favor. Pretty much everyone here has been complaining about all the hits RGIII has taken due to our shitty OL. Save him and left him recover for next year, they're going nowhere this year. Cousins might surprise.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Y would he care? He's not.going to b there

We'll see. 7 million is a lot of money to pay someone to sit on their ass.

[Stacks42]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

We'll see. 7 million is a lot of money to pay someone to sit on their ass.

I thought about this last night after the game, and wondered how much money lil danny is losing with the stadium being empty as is it was yesterday? On concessions alone you have to figure that he was losing several million dollars per home game.

[over the mountain]

i get the impression that shanny would like to be relieved of his duties but i also feel like he wants to leave it as best he can for the next guy.

the article saying he was prepared to leave before the seattle game but then when rg3 went down (which was a huge blow to the franchise) he didnt want to leave the skins in that condition kinda hits home ... i kinda get that. in his presser he didnt deny he wanted to leave before the game but did deny that he didnt clean out his office.

putting rg3 on ice for 3 weeks to guarantee he doesnt get injured and will be 100% healthy and ready for a full offseason with the next coach seems like the best way to pass the baton.

i think i would do that as well in his position. he also said he will talk with snyder (and i sure allen) about it. So if rg3 does sit, it will be a group decision for the best interest of the team and next HC.

just doing it to stick it to dan seems too childish and petty. i dont think he is that kind of guy. now i do believe he would leak this story bc he was worried he might get canned before the season ended and want to jump the shark and get ahead of bad PR .. which is not cool but at least i can see some logic and motive in that vs just wanting to sit the rg3 to piss people off.

he wants to hand this thing off as well as he can imo.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

i get the impression that shanny would like to be relieved of his duties but i also feel like he wants to leave it as best he can for the next guy.

the article saying he was prepared to leave before the seattle game but then when rg3 went down (which was a huge blow to the franchise) he didnt want to leave the skins in that condition kinda hits home ... i kinda get that. in his presser he didnt deny he wanted to leave before the game but did deny that he didnt clean out his office.

putting rg3 on ice for 3 weeks to guarantee he doesnt get injured and will be 100% healthy and ready for a full offseason with the next coach seems like the best way to pass the baton.

i think i would do that as well in his position. he also said he will talk with snyder (and i sure allen) about it. So if rg3 does sit, it will be a group decision for the best interest of the team and next HC.

just doing it to stick it to dan seems too childish and petty. i dont think he is that kind of guy. now i do believe he would leak this story bc he was worried he might get canned before the season ended and want to jump the shark and get ahead of bad PR .. which is not cool but at least i can see some logic and motive in that vs just wanting to sit the rg3 to piss people off.

he wants to hand this thing off as well as he can imo.

Agree with all this. Shanny can be a lousy coach, average GM and total ahole (he's all three) but still do the right thing here in saving RG from a pointless injury. It's the right thing because if RG took another major injury Shanahans reputation would suffer further with the season already lost.

[skinsfaninok]

If they all agree about sitting him then that's fine , I don't mind it if they really want to protect him and get him healthy, I also think he needs the reps though

[skinsfaninok]

Y don't they just fire him? Really idk y it's so hard

[SolidSnake84]

Nobody is really talking about what happens if Kirk Cousins comes in and plays well...

What happens if the Redskins win their final three with Cousins? Does Mike Shanahan get him as his next QB for elsewhere? Or is there a legit camp battle next year between RG3 and Cousins? Just playing devil's advocate here...

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

Nobody is really talking about what happens if Kirk Cousins comes in and plays well...

What happens if the Redskins win their final three with Cousins? Does Mike Shanahan get him as his next QB for elsewhere? Or is there a legit camp battle next year between RG3 and Cousins? Just playing devil's advocate here...

I don't see this as being a concern. He'll have the same success behind this line that Robert did. This will more than likely hurt his ever deminishing trade value.

[Hijinx]

I honestly didn't expect to go to bed tonight with Shanny being the HC.

[mbedner3420]

Originally Posted by Hijinx

I honestly didn't expect to go to bed tonight with Shanny being the HC.

Can't say I did either. He should be gone.

[SFREDSKIN]

Maybe Jerry Jones will hire him next season

[skinsfaninok]

Well Adam S. just said that no chance Briles coaches Wash next yr and that he would not rule out Mike staying one more yr

[Hijinx]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Well Adam S. just said that no chance Briles coaches Wash next yr and that he would not rule out Mike staying one more yr

Wow what a clusterF*%#.