Shanahan presser thread

[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!

[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.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

Guys I think it's unrealistic and unlikely that Snyder will completely recede into the background, kick his feet up on his desk and say I'll see you guys in December. That ain't happening. EVERY owner is involved to some extent.

What I think is different this time around is Snyder won't exert pressure to bend the GM's will to what he wants and thinks should be the direction. Snyder is now one voice in the overall process of making things click. He's no longer, if I could use this term, Alpha and Omega.

Was interesting to note that today he was nowhere near the podium, someone did say he was in the front row but that's a departure from his norm.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

Was interesting to note that today he was nowhere near the podium, someone did say he was in the front row but that's a departure from his norm.

No trophies either. I liked that. I really wonder what they're going to do with Clinton Portis? We gotta get the scoop on that.

SmootSmack, what's the word on the street, bro?

What a message that would send if they cut CP loose.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

No trophies either. I liked that. I really wonder what they're going to do with Clinton Portis? We gotta get the scoop on that.

SmootSmack, what's the word on the street, bro?

What a message that would send if they cut CP loose.

I'll bet they wait for March 6, the day they go officially uncapped, to turn Portis loose. It would be nice if it were sooner, though.

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

No trophies either. I liked that. I really wonder what they're going to do with Clinton Portis? We gotta get the scoop on that.

SmootSmack, what's the word on the street, bro?

What a message that would send if they cut CP loose.

It would appear from the way he sounded he feels as though he can work with Jason but he needs to see more (like offseason preperation and conditioning) from Portis before he makes a decision. He'll be looking for a certain level of commitment from Portis.

[MTK]

Teams going worst to first isn't uncommon, so why not us? Gotta have hope.

[rbanerjee23]

BTW MattyK, can we expect a Mike/Kyle Shanahan avatar pretty soon? haha

[MTK]

I'm sure Summo will be all over it

[firstdown]

Dang you guys go from our whole team sucks and cut everyone to 10/6 in about 10 seconds.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Dang you guys go from our whole team sucks and cut everyone to 10/6 in about 10 seconds.

Whatchu talkin 'bout Willis?

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Dang you guys go from our whole team sucks and cut everyone to 10/6 in about 10 seconds.

Damn Straight. In fact - I am calling it. Super Bowl.

<<Championship>>.

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Damn Straight. In fact - I am calling it. Super Bowl.

<<Championship>>.

That's how I feel. Sooner or later, we have to be right. Right? lol