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
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He's been more consistent throughout training camp. I told Charlie before the Arizona game that he was going to be our starting third wide receiver and to get ready to play.
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You're hoping a guy performs better than that, ... He's been pretty consistent in practice ... You always hope a guy is going to step up and do it in a game like they do in practice, but he hasn't done that yet.
decisions everybody game goal lights react
It's all about making decisions. We can't keep everybody . . . so you like to see how they react in a game situation, when the lights are on. The goal is that they make it hard.
decide direction exactly feeling game time
He's feeling pretty good, so we'll decide at game time exactly what direction we're going to go,
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.
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.
bit chance game stretch time
It will be a game time decision, ... We'll get a chance to stretch it out a little bit and see what he can do.
advantage coached controlled game good job played stopping tempo
The way they controlled the tempo of the game ... once you did have the ball, you had to try to take advantage of it. They did a good job stopping us defensively in the first half. They just played better and coached better than we did.
allowed best game half per second yards
They've allowed 2.9 yards (rushing) per game in the second half of the season. That's unprecedented. You always want to play your best going into the playoffs, and that's what they've been doing.
evaluate guys later week
If these guys are hurt, they'll play. If they're injured, they can't play. . . . But we'll evaluate that later in the week and find out where they're at.
evaluate true year
I think this will be the true year to evaluate Jake Plummer.
exactly guys job ready team thoughts wear
It's very important for the team to know exactly how I feel. (But) I don't necessarily have to wear my thoughts on my chest, ... I've got a job to do, get these guys ready ... Sometimes I do keep things in-house because I think they should be in-house.
imaging magnetic resonance serious wait
You never know with those ankles, we'll just have to wait and see. I don't think it's that serious where he would have to get (a magnetic resonance imaging test).