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
came half second
We started out a little slow. The way we came back offensively in the second half was impressive.
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What you try to do is get guys to understand their role. They may not like being second team, but when they do get an opportunity to play, they take advantage of that opportunity. . . . We've got a lot of players like that.
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.
best eventually players second separated sure team themselves
You're not really sure how much you're going to reshape your team. What you try to do is get the best players in to compete, and those players eventually separated themselves on who's starters, who's second team and who doesn't make the squad.
everybody four game second special starters
When you have four starters out of the game as we do, you have to have everybody else playing. If you did play your second unit, who would play special teams?
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.
drawing
We're going to go back to the drawing board,
chances division everybody improving looking ownership teams throughout tries
The one thing we have in our division is everybody tries to get better. We've got ownership throughout the division where teams are looking to improve. . . . If you're not improving in our division, chances are you're not going to win.
capable control games hopefully left
We know we control our destiny. We have two games left and hopefully we can do what we are capable of doing.
bogged gary head offensive question ready turn
There is no question that Troy is ready to be an offensive coordinator. At some point, Gary is going to get bogged down with the responsibilities that go with being a head coach, and he will turn it over to Troy.
great mike minds questions totally
We really feel like Mike is in great shape. He's had a great camp. There are no questions in our minds that he's totally healthy.
ashley beyond fifth fourth jerry marks obvious question rod smith throughout
We have Rod Smith and Ashley Lelie and beyond that there are some question marks for the third, fourth and fifth spots, ... The obvious ones are Darius Watts and we all know what he can do and Jerry Rice, who we know what he's done throughout his career.
against deserved excellent football pittsburgh played row teams three weeks
Pittsburgh deserved to win; they played better than we did. To do what they've done three weeks in a row against three excellent football teams is really an accomplishment.
past playing road three weeks
Playing the way they have on the road the past three weeks is really an accomplishment. They play big on the road.