SkinsJock wrote:I'm sorry - I don't agree
The Redskins FO brought in the OC who just happened to have the #1 offense in the NFL - Mike did not hire his son!
I do think that a lot of what Kyle is doing is totally supported and influenced by Mike but this guy is recognized as being a good offensive line coach and getting a lot out of his offenses
I also think that if Mike & Bruce feel that Kyle is not doing the job that he is capable of, he will be let go
nobody is "protected' here - everybody is accountable
we are coming off a long period of bad management and it is going to take time to fix the damage done by dumb and dumber - we still look like a 8-8 or 9-7 team and that would be fantastic - IMO we are already improved from where we were at the begining of this year
First ... Houston was 4th .... not 1st .... they were 1st in passing ... 30th in running, and 10th in scoring points .... behind both Philly and the Giants who scored more points, which is kind of an important stat since these two teams are division competitors ... and without Andre Johnson and his 101 catches for 1600 yards, that might not have been as potent an offense ... he's the best receiver in the league ... and he AIN'T HERE.
Kyle Shanahan is 30 years old ... and though he is advanced as a coach for his age ... it's not like he's "DONE IT" repeatedly over a lengthy career ... he inherited a team with an excellent QB, and the best receiver in the NFL, and was successful in the passing game. I think having Andre Johnson and Matt Schaub has something to do with a potent passing attack, and having Johnson on the Redskins might make a difference, dontcha think? So was it Kyle's brilliance as a coordinator or was it Schaub to Johnson that made the Texans a great passing team? I'll take the players.
Now, as far as nepotism goes .... do you really think that Mike S. would be as quick to fire his own son as he would be to fire some other coach who's offense was failing to produce? PULLL LEEEEZE I doubt very seriously that Mike would RUIN his son's career by firing him ... and it would do just that ... RUIN HIS CAREER ..... how much worse could it get than to be so bad that your own father would fire you? I LAUGH at the silly notion that the father and son relationship is not an issue .... OF COURSE IT IS AN ISSUE.
And, GM's don't fire staff ... Head Coaches are responsible for their own staff, and no coach ... especially one the stature of Mike Shanahan would accept such front office meddling with their assistants, so the idea that Bruce Allen and Mike S would sit down and agree to fire Kyle is PIE IN THE SKY CRAZY ... he'd have to do something terrible .... something blatantly horrible to get fired ... I guarantee that from what we've seen already, this father and son act would find a way to blame Albert Haynesworth for the offensive troubles before admitting any shortcoming on Kyle's part. Hells bells, they're already blaming McNabb NOW, in spite of the lack of protection and the non-existent running game, which BY THE WAY just so happens to mirror the lousy running attack in Houston last year.
And guess what? This year, Houston has gone from 30th in rushing last year to 6th in rushing this year .... and scoring 24.3 /g versus 24.2 /g last year. So they haven't missed a beat in production with Kyle gone, and have REMARKABLY improved in their running game.
Now, I'm not blaming Kyle Shanahan for ALL of the offensive woes thus far .... but he is the Offensive Coordinator ... and he and his Dad are responsible for what goes on there ... including the play of the o-line ... who they chose to have as running backs ... receivers .... (Galloway and Williams have accounted for 11 catches between them?)
They can't claim to be victims of poor players when it was THEY who selected the players to go with.
Who was it that thought Larry Johnson AND Willie Parker should make the final 53, only to release them later .... who is it that still thinks that Roydell Williams and Joey Galloway are better options at wide receiver than Randy Moss ... whom the Redskins could have claimed off waivers? And who is it that thinks it is not the o-line but McNabb who needs to play better?
And who was it that thought that Rex Grossman gave the Redskins the best chance to win last Sunday?
Right now ... this team is two plays away from being 2-6 .... that's a fact ... and they could be 1-7.
So far, it's been an inconsistent defense that has made the Redskins 4-4 with some huge big plays ... Orakpo, Landry. Hall ... and Banks have made the difference, along with only McNabb and his league leading 50+ yarders that have kept this team from being cellar dwellers.
That's the bottom line here. EVERYTHING else points to a Head Coach that has demonstrated stubborn arrogance in his dealings with two star players on a team sorely lacking in star players. This team cannot afford to alienate such players, and expect that it will somehow improve the team's performance.
And, they ONLY thing that Kyle has proven thus far is that his play calling doesn't place anymore value on the running game here than he did in Houston, and his judgement in which QB gives the Redskins the best chance of winning seems to be shared only by his FATHER .... everyone else on planet earth thinks it was a bone headed decision.
