http://mvn.com/washington-redskins Just another Dev.mvn.com Blogs weblog Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:40:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Daniel Snyder fooled me again. After undermining Jim Zorn in October, with a lot of season left, I wrote that Snyder blew his chances with Mike Shanahan. Why would one of the premier head coach prospects want to work for an owner who torpedoes his own guy when the going gets tough? Yet, Snyder will introduce Shanahan as ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/06/daniel-snyder-pulls-another-rabbit-out-of-his-hat/ The Washington Redskins have a new Head Coach.  As expected, the Redskins have agreed to terms on a 5 year contract with former Denver HC Mike Shanahan.  The agreement is in principal and is said to be around $7 million per season.  The agreement calls for Shanahn to run the franchise ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/05/shanahan-hired-as-redskins-head-coach/ Peter King writes today in Sports Illustrated about what Mike Shanahan will do to rebuild the Redskins once he takes over as head coach. Specifically, King lists these priorities in the following order: Draft a quarterback this year, though not necessarily in the 1st round; Try to squeeze one more year out ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/05/how-will-shanahan-rebuild-the-redskins/ Sandy Montag, the agent for Mike Shanahan, is in Washington, D.C. to meet with the Redskins and firm up the contract details that should make Shanahan the next head coach of the Washington Redskins. Originally, we thought the Redskins would have a press conference today to introduce Shanny, but  now it ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/05/shanahan%e2%80%99s-agent-to-meet-with-redskins/ Houston Texans LB Brian Cushing has been named Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year. Cushing, a star defender at USC, was the 15th pick in the 2009 NFL Draft and he led the Texans with 134 sacks this season. He also notched 5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/05/brian-cushing-wins-defensive-rookie-of-the-year/ The 2010 NFL schedules have come out and you should enjoy them while you can because there is a pretty good chance we won’t see 2011 games played on time due to the impending lockout. Here is what the Redskins are looking at in 2010 at FedEx Field and on ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/05/redskins-2010-schedule/ UPDATE: According to the latest reports, Mike Shanahan will be introduced as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins in a press conference tomorrow. GM Bruce Allen is already paving the road… Allen instructed assistant coaches to begin completing their season-ending evaluations of players. Allen will provide Shanahan with the forms, ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/04/shanahan-in-washington/ Washington Redskins GM Bruce Allen said at his news conference this afternoon that he was looking for a head coach “who could lead men.” I like it. Head coaching involves game planning and play calling and all that, but coaching is more about executive leadership. Setting direction, motivating the team to commit to ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/04/bruce-allen-redskins-looking-for-leadership/ [Read the live-twittering of the Bruce Allen press conference at the DC Pro Sports Report Twitter page.] Bruce Allen opened the press conference at Redskins Park at 12:30 this afternoon with a quick statement about the firing of Jim Zorn and then opened it up to questions. Just as an aside, ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/04/bruce-allen-charts-a-new-course-for-the-redskins/ Some of the comments comes from articles, some via Twitter.  We will keep this post updated with the latest Washington Redskins player reaction to the firing of head coach Jim Zorn. Via John Keim’s Twitter . . . discipline was an issue; said some players had more say than others (RB Rock ... http://mvn.com/washington-redskins/2010/01/04/redskins-players-react-thread/