Shanahan Introduced As Redskins Coach

((HT: MyFoxDC))

To no one's surprise, Mike Shanahan was rolled out to the DC media as the new Redskins head coach... and his son, Kyle, gets to be the new Offensive Coordinator for Jason Campbell- should he get to stick around...

Let's count the number of optmistic cliches The Grin breaks out...


He gets the final word on personnel decisions- for now...
Okay, J-Dub...
Let's hear it...

Seeing Redskin Red...

OK, it’s time for me to vent.

Daniel Snyder is the worst owner in NFL history. Even worse than Al Davis. I say this as a long-time Redskins fan.

I miss Jack Kent Cooke. During Snyder’s reign of terror, he’s had six coaches. SIX coaches since 1999! ((pictured right, courtesy of the Four Letter))

Let’s count ‘em:
1. Norv Turner (2 yrs under Snyder)
2. Terry Robiskie (1 yr)
3. Marty Schottenheimer (1 yr)
4. Steve Spurrier (2 yrs)
5. Joe Gibbs (4 yrs)
6. Jim Zorn (2 yrs)

Will Mike Shanahan be lucky number 7?

Nothing will change until Snyder sells the Redskins. The Redskins will NEVER be successful with Richie Rich owning the team. I remember one season in the early 2000s where he signed and fired something like 8 kickers in one season. Exaggeration, I know…but come on! This is NOT fantasy football!

Finishing dead last in the NFC East is NOT Redskin football.

Was this season’s debacle all Zorn’s fault? Nope. Losing to the Detroit Lions? Despicable.

Shaun Suisham missing a chip shot FG to beat the Saints? Story of this season.

There’s a reason people call them the Deadskins.

Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the ‘Skins. I’ve been threatening to jump off of the DC wagon for years now, but my love of the burgundy and gold keeps pulling me back.

I hate losing to Dallas, Philadelphia, and New York. I hate that Jason Campbell has had to learn four different offensive schemes in four years.

One of my friends compared Washington’s draft over the last five years to New England and Indianapolis. The Skins drafted one offensive lineman, and the Pats/Colts drafted ten. You could put Johnny Unitas and Walter Payton behind a crappy O-Line, and they won’t do squat.

We spent millions of dollars on oft-injured Albert Haynesworth. For some reason, we brought back Fred Smoot – the ONLY player that makes Deion Sanders look like Ronnie Lott. Not to mention his Minnesota “Love Boat” shenanigans.

Long story short, this is not the Washington players’ fault. They’re doing the best they can with what they have. When you have a weekend warrior running the team into the ground, what else can you do?

Hail to the Redskins…maybe someday I can say “Hail victory” again…

I’m not usually this deep, just deep in it…

Allen: Last Place Is No Place For Redskins Football

((HT: WTTG/MyFoxDC))

The HQ hates to break it to new GM Bruce Allen, but you're gonna stay there until your boss gets out of the way once and for all...

As Brother J-Dub will attest, on behalf of all Skins fans, meddling doesn't equal any level of success... and never will...

That's just how it is...
Considering your boss is in charge of the Six Flags empire- ask him how well that's going these days...

You'll have a QB who will have another Offensive Coordinator to learn a new system from- for the seventh year in a row. You paid top dollar for a defensive end who started complaining at the end of the year that the team was out to get him.

And you hired a coordinator to be a head coach when he, clearly, wasn't ready to be one...

That should tell you where you're headed...

Although, we'll admit that Bruce Allen was a good start toward a new beginning...
Here's his first time facing the music...


Nothing like firing someone at 4 in the morning...