MOBILE, Ala. – Running backs Chris Rainey of Florida and Chris Polk of Washington were singled out by their head coaches for their outstanding play during Tuesday night’s Senior Bowl press conferences. South squad coach Mike Shanahan (Redskins) praised Rainey for his ability to play running back, slot receiver, and split end. “He picked things up [...]
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Coaches praise Chris Polk and Chris Rainey after Tuesday’s Senior Bowl practice
January 25th, 2012 
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January 18th, 2012 afcbeast How bad are coach Mike Shanahan’s Redskins? Let us count the ways: a record four straight last-place finishes in the NFC East; six straight home defeats to end the season (a first since 1994); a minus-14 turnover ratio (tied for 30th in the league) and an amazing ability to… View full post on Yahoo! Sports [...]
Posted in Yahoo! Sports Tags: bottom, Close, Coach Mike Shanahan, hitting, New York Jets, NFC East, Redskins, Rock, Rock Bottom, Sports, Sports Nfl, Turnover Ratio, Yahoo, Yahoo Sports, York Jets News No Comments »Shanahan mailbag: Skins a ’12 contender?
December 31st, 2011 afcbeast ASHBURN, Va. — This is the 16th year in a row in which at least five teams will make the NFL playoffs that didn’t make it the year before. That’s enough of a trend to make you think it’ll happen again next year. And head coach Mike Shanahan says he believes his Washington Redskins are [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Coach Mike Shanahan, Contender, ESPN, head coach, Lucky, Mailbag, Nfl Playoffs, Shanahan, Skins, Trend, Washington Redskins No Comments »Shanahan mailbag: Skins a ’12 contender?
December 31st, 2011 afcbeast ASHBURN, Va. — This is the 16th year in a row in which at least five teams will make the NFL playoffs that didn’t make it the year before. That’s enough of a trend to make you think it’ll happen again next year. And head coach Mike Shanahan says he believes his Washington Redskins are [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Coach Mike Shanahan, Contender, ESPN, head coach, Lucky, Mailbag, Nfl Playoffs, Shanahan, Skins, Trend, Washington Redskins No Comments »Shanahan calls Fletcher a ‘top priority’
December 30th, 2011 afcbeast ASHBURN, Va. — The interview today with Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan was good and pleasant and informative, and as I’d hoped it will provide plenty of blog fodder for our Redskins readers over the coming days. But before I head off to the airport to catch my flight home, I’ll share with you one [...]
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December 30th, 2011 afcbeast ASHBURN, Va. — The interview today with Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan was good and pleasant and informative, and as I’d hoped it will provide plenty of blog fodder for our Redskins readers over the coming days. But before I head off to the airport to catch my flight home, I’ll share with you one [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: 'Top, calls, Coach Mike Shanahan, Fletcher, London Fletcher, Priority, Shanahan, Washington Redskins No Comments »Redskins vs. Jets: Big Boy Ball of the Jets Wore Down Skins in the 4th, 34-19
December 5th, 2011 afcbeast For two consecutive weeks, the Washington Redskins opened the game with a touchdown opening drive. Nevertheless, games are not won by who scores first or who starts strong. It’s about who finishes and capitalize when it counts, and the New York Jets (7-5) took charge in the fourth quarter as they scored 21 points in [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: 3419, ball, Coach Mike Shanahan, Consecutive Weeks, down, First Quarter, Five Minutes, Fourth Quarter, Fred Davis, head coach, Jets, Little Bit, Mdash, Momentum, New York Jets, Pass Completion, Poise, Possession, Redskins, Rex Ryan, Roy Helu, Simple Fact, Skins, Tight End, Washington Redskins, Wore, Yard Touchdown No Comments »Jets vs. Redskins: TV Schedule, Live Stream, Radio, Game Time and More
November 30th, 2011 afcbeast The Washington Redskins are hosting the New York Jets for a Week 13 battle between two east coast teams. New York is trying to claw their way back into postseason contention and a win here will greatly help the cause. Washington is trying to get their season back on track and finish these last five [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: Coach Mike Shanahan, ESPN, FedEx, Fedex Field Landover, Fedex Field Landover Md, Fred Davis, game, Game Time, Jeremy Kerley, Jets, LaDainian Tomlinson, Live, Live Stream Radio, Mark Sanchez, More, New York Jets, Playoff Chances, Radio, Radio Game, Redskins, Rex Ryan, Rsquo, Schedule, Stephen Bowen, Straight Season, stream, time, Time Fantasy, Washington Redskins No Comments »Redskins try to stop near-historic franchise freefall
November 27th, 2011 afcbeast “We were off to a 3-1 start, and now we’re 3-7, and I had pneumonia, and this whole thing just sucks.” — Rex Grossman SEATTLE, Wash. — And with that, the Washington Redskins’ starting quarterback (for now) summed up his own season, as well as that of his team’s. For the first time since [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Chris Cooley, Coach Mike Shanahan, Dallas Cowboys, Defensive Team, Franchise, Freefall, Going In The Right Direction, Good Foot, Good Graces, nearhistoric, NFC East, Norv Turner, Offensive Players, Overtime Loss, Philadelphia Eagles, Quarterback Derby, Redskins, Rex Grossman, Santana Moss, Seattle Media, Seattle Wash, Stop, Straight Games, Washington Redskins No Comments »Shanahan: just kidding. Or not. (The Canadian Press)
November 12th, 2011 afcbeast Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan is selective when it comes to publicly criticizing players, who it wasn’t a good sign when he took a jab at receiver Anthony Armstrong this week. View full post on Yahoo! Sports – NFL – New York Jets News
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