jeremyroyce wrote:What has Shanahan done since John Elway?
With the Broncos, it was four playoff appearances and only two losing seasons in ten years. With the Skins, he's taking a team that was in total chaos and turning the ship around.
NOTHING.
Oh, I see now. You must have meant, "How many Super Bowls has Shanahan won since John Elway?"
The game has passed him by my friend.
Belichick is going on seven years since he last won a Super Bowl (and he's only been coaching that team for 11). He has done "NOTHING" since then, by your own chosen definition. Think the game has passed him by?
Of course not. Your standards (or should I say "standard," since you only have one way of assessing a team or coach) are patently absurd.
I know you are probably laughing right now because the Redskins are sitting pretty at 2-0 in two meaningless games, but you will see that will all come to an end.
You realize that nobody here sees this as a Super Bowl team, right? Now by your definition that means this team will accomplish "NOTHING" this year, of course. But not everyone has such a shallow, childish view. When the Redskins break .500, seem to have a system in place for the first time since Gibbs, and show a lot of promise with their youth, you'll see. And that's what we're looking for in this team: progress. Building. We're looking for a foundation.
(I know, I know, in your view Super Bowls just kinda happen. But in reality, a fair bit of work has to go into it, you see, and while that work is going on a lot of people don't see the forest from the trees and say things like "this coach is doing NOTHING to bring success." Then, when the ship is turned around, they are astounded, because it seems like magic. And I guess for them it is. But not everyone is surprised when it happens.)
How about this: the next time you want to ask how many Super Bowls Shanahan has won since Elway, say something like, "How many Super Bowls has Shanahan won since Elway?"
