Mike Shanahan
Mike Shanahan
Michael Edward Shanahanis a former American football coach who has been the head coach of the Los Angeles Raiders, Denver Broncos, and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He led the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl victories in 1998 and 1999...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 August 1952
CityOak Park, IL
football national player proven time veteran
Any time you get a veteran player who has proven he can play in the National Football League, he's going to have a chance,
college coming fits ran running similar style system zone
Coming out of college he was a zone running back. That was his style and we run a system very similar to the one he ran at Wisconsin. I think he fits our system a little better than the other system.
college coming fits ran run similar system
Coming out of college, he was a zone-running back. That was his style, and we run a system very similar to the one he ran at Wisconsin. I think he fits our system a little better than the (Giants) system.
decide game plays sure
I'm not really sure yet. We'll get a better feel before the game and decide how many plays he can play.
coach defense good head job offense pressure putting remember
I think about my years as a head coach and my years as a coordinator, I don't think I can remember an offense putting as much pressure on (its own) defense as we did (against Miami). We did not do a very good job on offense.
asked carry excellent rest
He had an excellent preseason. There wasn't much more we could have asked of him, ... Now, he's got to carry that over to the rest of the year.
anybody exhibition game sure treats
I am not sure how anybody treats a regular-season game like an exhibition game.
anybody chance difference exhibition game last players second sure treats
I am not sure how anybody treats a regular-season game like an exhibition game. The big difference is that when you play your last pre-season game, there are 65 players on your team. You have a chance to play your second unit.
chance
It's why they are what they are. They've got a chance to do something pretty special.
good
I think they feel very good about Clinton, and we feel very good about Champ,
great inside move rest
Tatum made a great move to the inside and the rest is history,
guy michael protect sooner wear
A guy like Vince Young, I don't care, he's going to have to protect himself. Michael Vick is going to have to protect himself. Sooner or later, it's going to wear on a guy and he's going to get hurt.
great physical stop teams
They're very physical on offence. If you look at the great teams and especially in the playoffs, you've got to be able to stop the run.
feels process third
I can't say it's any one thing. He's in his third year. He feels comfortable with the system. I think it's a process and hopefully, he can keep it up.