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Shanahan: A Good Hire?
By John Dame (johnsdame@comcast.net) Mike Shanahan, 57, was officially hired Wednesday as the new Head Coach and Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Washington Redskins. Previously, Shanahan spent thirteen years with the Denver Broncos organization. Is this a good hire for Dan Snyder and the Redskins organization? No way. If they were to bring in Shanahan JUST as a coach, he'd be a decent hire, as he Is a Super Bowl winner. Any coach that is a Super Bowl winner should be considered at least a "decent" head coach. However, it was a poor decision by the Redskins to lure him in through the title of Executive Vice President of Football Operations. They are undermining new General Manager Bruce Allen. The hiring of Shanahan makes it seem as if Allen was a "temporary figurehead" until the guy Dan Snyder wanted was brought in. This shows no real shift in the meddling of the Redskins owner. The move looks like it was an impulse buy. It almost feels as if Snyder said, "He's the biggest name! Let's go get him. Do anything you can to sign him up!" Unfortunately for the Redskins, Shanahan may have won two Super Bowls with the Broncos, but he has only won one playoff game in the 21st Century. That's a problem. It reminds one of the Mike Holmgren hiring in Cleveland. He's a big name, but what has he done to warrant all the "hoopla"? What has he done for anyone lately? His last Super Bowl victory was in 1998. Both of his championships were won with John Elway at quarterback. No John Elway=No Super Bowls for Shanahan In 2008, he led his Broncos to an 8-8 record with a great offense but a completely disastrous defense. A good personnel man would do everything possible to avoid starting a season with that defense. In the end, it seems the Redskins may be headed down the wrong path again. Coaches belong on the field. They should not be heading personnel meetings (unless they're a certain someone in New England).
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