Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago

AP source: Shanahan agrees to coach Redskins 

By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Mike Shanahan agreed Tuesday to become the coach of the Washington Redskins, the latest step in a major overhaul of a troubled franchise.

Shanahan's decision to join the team was confirmed to The Associated Press by an official within the NFL. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the team was not commenting on its coaching search.

The Redskins announced they would hold a news conference Wednesday, although they did not say why.

The deal with Shanahan is for five years, the Denver Post reported on its Web site. The hire comes less than 48 hours after the Redskins fired Jim Zorn and less than three weeks after front-office chief Vinny Cerrato resigned and quickly was replaced by general manager Bruce Allen.

All of which means that, within a month, the Redskins have gone from an organization that revolved primarily around owner Dan Snyder and yes-man Cerrato to one that includes two powerful decision-makers who are sure to yield much clout.

Allen son of Hall of Famer and former Redskins coach George Allen became the first person to hold the title of GM in Snyder's decade-plus of ownership, while Shanahan is known to demand a heavy say-so in personnel decisions.

Shanahan will have the final authority on football decisions, according to ESPN.com.

The Redskins are 82-99 since Snyder bought the team, missing the playoffs in eight of 11 seasons, and the toll of below-.500 seasons and accompanying fan unrest left him little choice but to hire established names and put them in charge.

Shanahan will be Washington's seventh coach since Snyder bought the team in 1999 a stretch that has included only two playoff victories for a team that proudly displays three shiny Super Bowl championship trophies in the lobby of its practice facility.

Shanahan won two Super Bowls in 14 seasons with the Denver Broncos, but was fired a year ago after they missed the playoffs for the third straight season.

He made the playoffs in half of his seasons in Denver, and had only two losing seasons 6-10 in 1999 and 7-9 in 2007. His greatest successes came early, earning consecutive NFL titles after the 1997 and 1998 seasons with a team led by quarterback John Elway and running back Terrell Davis.

Shanahan's career regular-season record is 146-98, including 138-86 with the Broncos from 1995-2008, and 8-12 with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988-89. Shanahan's playoff record is 8-5.

Zorn went 12-20 over two seasons, but he lost 18 of his last 24 games after a 6-2 start in 2008. The Redskins struggled despite a weak early schedule this season and finished at 4-12, their worst record since 1994.

The Denver Post first reported the agreement between Shanahan and the Redskins on its Web site.


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Dulak
14 years ago
So there used to be a salery cap for players - is there non for the hiring of staff and coaches? or is just based on how much a person/organization can spend etc?
14 years ago
As if I didn't dislike the NFC East enough already.
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Yerko
14 years ago
That is a ton of money....wow. I hope they have a losing record again.
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Wade
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14 years ago
When you've the annual income of the typical NFL owner, a ten million investment is not as big a deal.

Put it this way: the last time you made a major investment (house/car purchase, big market trade, IRA purchase, donation to church building fund), what percentage of your annual income was involved.

Snyder's worth something more than a billion, right? Then, assuming a 5% ROI, that billion is going to yield $50 million of income a year. (And since my guess that Snyder didn't get where he is by settling for 5%, it's probably double that or more.

So Shanahan's 7 mil a year works out to 3.5% of Snyder's income or less.

Okay, now think about how you approach spending 3.5 percent of your income.

If you make $100k/year, that's $3500.
If you make $50k/year, it's $1750.

Cigarettes, 1 pack/week: $250.
Beer, 1 12 pack/week: $500.
Family dinner and movie out, once/month: $1,200.
Total: $1,950.

In our world, Snyder spending millions on Snyder is a waste of resources. For Snyder, it's beer and cig money. And he's just bragging on how he can drink fancy imported beer rather than Bud and Miller.
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Wade
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14 years ago
Oops, I read a different story than NSD's subtopic (which I didnt see first time). The story I said said 7 million, not 32 million.)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Nonstopdrivel
14 years ago
I was hoping someone would pick up on the joke in my subtitle.
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Formo
14 years ago
This is going to get good! lol

In other news, I just read somewhere that Carrol is looking to join the Sea-Chickens? Pete Carrol of USC, btw.

Interesting..
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Greg C.
14 years ago
The fact that I keep coming back to is that in his last ten years in Denver--the post-Elway era--Shanahan won one playoff game. Also there is a fact that Don Banks of Sports Illustrated dug up, which is that of the 11 Super Bowl winning coaches who were later hired by other teams, not a single one of them has won a Super Bowl. We'll see if the 12th time is a charm.

I thought that Shanahan made some loopy personnel decisions in his later years with the Broncos. Maurice Clarett, anyone? I think he is a very good game coach, but he needs to stay away from personnel. And from what I hear about the setup in Washington, he will have a lot of say in personnel. It's just like Holmgren. Too much ego.
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