Shanahan said what?

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Injuries hurt a bunch so who knows? It was only four games, but the offense wasn't playoff caliber in those first four games.

....injuries more then anything else will kill a super bowl season.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Giantone

....injuries more then anything else will kill a super bowl season.

Timing of injuries might matter more than who gets injured. The Giants had a ton of defensive injuries in the preseason, and their defense in the regular season was awful enough to have kept them out, but their defense in the playoffs was good enough to win it.

The Giants couldn't have won the super bowl (maybe not even made the playoffs) if all those preseason injuries happened during the season.

[CrustyRedskin]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Timing of injuries might matter more than who gets injured. The Giants had a ton of defensive injuries in the preseason, and their defense in the regular season was awful enough to have kept them out, but their defense in the playoffs was good enough to win it.

The Giants couldn't have won the super bowl (maybe not even made the playoffs) if all those preseason injuries happened during the season.

How about the Pack last year????? Had the most on IR of any team.


"Great teams have great depth" John Wooden

[BaltimoreSkins]

The NFL is so Machiavellian these days it is difficult to know what someone truly believes

[los panda]

logical

[skinsguy]

Considering the Super Bowl's final score wasn't exactly a display of offense, maybe Shanahan isn't too far off. But, like others have said, what is he supposed to say exactly?

[los panda]

i would have way too much fun as a head coach giving those type of interviews

[celts32]

People need to worry more about what Shanny does and less about what he says. I don't give a damn what he tells reporters in an interview. The fact that they are trying to trade up for RG3 and looking at Peyton speaks volumes to what he really thinks. Any time Shanny gets cornered by a reporter between now and the draft they are going to get nonsense from him meant to divert attention from his true intentions.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by celts32

People need to worry more about what Shanny does and less about what he says. I don't give a damn what he tells reporters in an interview. The fact that they are trying to trade up for RG3 and looking at Peyton speaks volumes to what he really thinks. Any time Shanny gets cornered by a reporter between now and the draft they are going to get nonsense from him meant to divert attention from his true intentions.

Agreed 110%.

[NYCskinfan82]

I don't see anything wrong with what he said makes sense to me.

[44Deezel]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Mike Shanahan says Redskins had ‘playoff-caliber’ offense in 2011.

Does he know how many games we won?
Did he even notice our QB situation?
WTF?

Mike Shanahan says Redskins had ‘playoff-caliber’ offense in 2011 - DC Sports Bog - The Washington Post

Eh, they finished 4 games behind the super bowl champs, lost 2 games to missed field goals, started John Beck for 3 games, lost Cooley, Licktensteiger and Hankerson to injury and Davis and Williams to stupidity and had a QB who averaged 2 turnovers a game.

All that said, they did suck, but I can see how Shanny rationalizes it in his head. Also, you have to take everything he says with a grain of salt.

[IrMitchell]

Flush:

[Hog1]

Shanahan...loves to screw with the media, and the public. Listen to any of his pressers. It's obvious.
However, through all, there is never a shortage of people.....biting on his every word and scrutinizing same.
Take the hook out of your mouth.......

[30gut]

I found this pretty interesting:

Originally Posted by Mike Shanahan

I can't tell you how many times I/we've had a guy that we [wanted] get picked (snaps fingers) just before our pick

I hope Shanahan was talking I/we in the global sense meaning over the course of his entire coaching career and not just his time in Washington.
Because that's the distinct feeling a got from last years draft.
It wasn't that they chose not to draft a QB but they were a pick late when it matter most more then once.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by 30gut

I found this pretty interesting:



I hope Shanahan was talking I/we in the global sense meaning over the course of his entire coaching career and not just his time in Washington.
Because that's the distinct feeling a got from last years draft.
It wasn't that they chose not to draft a QB but they were a pick late when it matter most more then once.

That's why it pays to reach sometimes. As Parcells said, better a round early than a pick late.