Shanahan get 35 million, five years to fix Redskins
Well folks it is official, Mike Shanahan has been introduced to the media as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins, and he becomes the second most scrutinized man in Washington DC. Besides his head coaching duties, Shanahan will be the executive vice president of football operations and he not General Manager Bruce Allen will have the final say on personnel decisions. While Shanahan has a proven record, and is one of a select group of coaches to have two Super Bowl Rings, that does not guarantee success for the Redskins.
First and foremost no Super Bowl winning coach has gone on to another city and added another super bowl championship. Sure Bill Parcells and Mike Holmgren got their new teams to a Super Bowl, but they did not win. Parcells was able to rebuild three different teams, and it looks like that is what Redskins owner Daniel Snyder wants Shanahan to do. This may not be a move to win a Super Bowl, but to rebuild the skins from the laughing stock they have become.
Of course for that to work a few things must happen. First Snyder must let his football guys run his football team. NFL owners should not have an active role within the team, they should hire the right people and sit back and enjoy the ride. Second Shanahan and Allen must be on the same page, they must have a shared vision of how to rebuild the team, and they must work together to bring that vision to fruition. Lastly Shanahan must remember why he is no longer the Head man in Denver. He must seek out Allen’s help on personnel, and hire a top notch defensive coordinator to run that side of the ball.
