Santana Moss Excited About Kyle and Mike

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by GMScud

The more interviews I'm reading/hearing with players since Shanahan came in- a lot of the comments... man you can really tell just how deeply in over his head Zorn was.

I listened to interviews with Kedric Golston and Lorenzo Alexander yesterday on The John Thompson show, and they both at times prefaced statements with "no disrespect to Coach Zorn, BUT..."

I mean listen to what Santana said- it's a new thing to be held accountable for being late! Sheesh.

Anyway, it looks like we're in very good hands with Shanahan. That certainly seems to be a central theme.

Actually I don't think we're giving Shanahan enough credit. Sure Zorn was in over his head but at the same time there are only a handful of coaches on par with Shanahan. Combine that with the fact that we've had a grossly mismanaged franchise for the better part of the last 10 years (only had great coaching for 4 years paired with crappy personnel moves) and you see why the players are so impressed with everything.

[Dirtbag59]

Thought this was interesting. Mike Wilbon shortly after Shanahan was hired:

Shanahan could be exactly what the doctor ordered to heal the Redskins. It's certainly in him. But I've got to see it first. I need to see the Redskins stop grossly overpaying players. I've got to see them become a stable organization. I've got to see them stop squandering draft picks in stupid trades. I've got to see them trust the players they already have, like Ryan Clark, and stop coveting ones they don't need, like Adam Archuleta. I've got to see owner's pets, such as Clinton Portis, stop undermining real professionals, such as Jason Campbell. (Again, if I was advising Campbell, I'd tell him to sign somewhere else, anywhere else, to get away from the continuing dysfunction of Redskins Park.)

-I need to see the Redskins stop grossly overpaying players.
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- I've got to see them become a stable organization.
In Progress

-I've got to see them stop squandering draft picks in stupid trades.
TBD but likely

- I've got to see them trust the players they already have, like Ryan Clark, and stop coveting ones they don't need, like Adam Archuleta.
Does keeping CP count? Anyway maybe looking at guys like Alexander, Jarmon and Wilson to start opposite Orakpo counts.
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- I've got to see owner's pets, such as Clinton Portis, stop undermining real professionals, such as Jason Campbell.
Huge Check

Excited yet Michael?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by mlmdub130

should be your new sig

I'd have to change it next week though

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by rbanerjee23

Wow as a Zorn supporter I am really disheartened to hear about the way he handled the team...it explains a lot in terms of the lack of discipline and players not doing the little things like Moss pointed out.

A Zorn supporter? You are a rare breed!

[tryfuhl]

Zorn would be a great uncle, or neighbor, or mountain biking partner. I support him in his character. I would not hire the man to run my team though.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'd have to change it next week though

Please you've had that sig for as long as I can remember. It's the caption above your avatar that get's changed on a regular basis. Anyway I'll believe it when I see it.

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[backrow]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I'd have to change it next week though

How will you incorporate "It's still only March!" into your new moniker?

Will you poll the forum for a new name?

Or will you bring TAFKAS out of semi-retirement?

[Hog1]

The more I read....I don't want to even take a breath...it might Jinx it all.........

[skinsfan69]

Well at least we have professionals running the show cause that's what this franchise deserves. I think Snyder saw the fans were really starting to turn on him and he did the right thing in getting rid of Vinny. But I'm taking a wait and see approach. Shanahan is a top game day coach but he made some terrible personel moves while in Denver. On top of that he changed defensive coordinators like he changed his underwear.... and end the end those moves got him fired.

[Audi]

What about when Gibbs and Saunders were running the show? How does it compare to now?

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by Audi

What about when Gibbs and Saunders were running the show? How does it compare to now?

Hopefully the coach won't overrule the OC with 40 and 50 gut left every other play...

[The Goat]

There is a lot of encouragement in what Moss and others have said. I wonder if Shanny has "improved" since his time w/ Denver. I wonder if time away from the game, but like he said watching it all the time, gave him new ideas for playcalling, scheme and the rest. I wonder all this because my expectation is it takes a few years for the FO to make the roster a great one. Until then I suspect the one thing that could make us significantly better sooner is coaching. Haslett sort of worries me. Mike and Kyle excite me. On offense all we need are a couple of great tackles, some new RB blood and a great season by one of the QBs ALREADY on the roster to see huge improvement.

...oh yeah it will be great to ENJOY watching the B & G play again! While we're not gonna be champions anytime soon I anticipate better FOOTBALL.

[rbanerjee23]

^^ Exactly, right now, I would be perfectly happy with not being super frustrated when I see us shooting ourselves in the foot. Even if we are significantly improved to the point where I can see us being a tough out for any team, I will think that we have made progress.

[tryfuhl]

Originally Posted by Pocket$ $traight

Hopefully the coach won't overrule the OC with 40 and 50 gut left every other play...

no jumbo set no care

[Pocket$ $traight]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

no jumbo set no care

I will admit that I liked the jumbo set. I just didn't like it on 1st and goal from the 7...