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
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.
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.
consistent good mistakes stopping track
We haven't been very consistent on offense. We have to get back on track like we did in the preseason. We have to get back to not making mistakes and stopping ourselves. If we can do that, good things will happen.
consistent good mistakes stopping track
We haven't been very consistent on offense, ... We have to get back on track like we did in the preseason. We have to get back to not making mistakes and stopping ourselves. If we can do that, good things will happen.
against ball defense defensive football good lose momentum move past pick stop sudden teams yards
Yeah, it is frustrating. But there is some good with it. When you move the ball 80 yards on your first drive, and all of a sudden you're on the 1-yard line, and all of a sudden you lose your momentum like we did. When you go against a good defense and you're in long-yardage situations, you're going to be in for a long day, so you can't stop yourself. We're going to play a lot of good defensive football teams this year, so we'd better pick it up. If we don't, then we're going to be inconsistent like we have been the past two weeks.
difference everybody great help makers might player scholars-and-scholarship team wants win
Everybody wants difference makers and everybody wants great players. Sometimes, you get a great player that's not a team player and then you have a great player on your team and he might not help you win games.
difference everybody great makers wants
Everybody wants difference makers and everybody wants great players.
assumed four gotta guy guys hit tackle three
They just assumed the guy was down. You gotta tackle them. You have to have three or four guys hit him. They just assumed he was down.
dealing determined quite sore
It's really dealing with the pain, ... It was quite sore during the game. That will be determined later.
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.
bit directions few options sure time
I'm not really sure. It could be quick. It could be a little bit later. I have a few different directions to go. I'm not really sure right now. I'm going to let a little time go by and find out what my options are.
character drafted
Okay, okay. Our quarterbacks are idiots. Come on, we drafted Maurice Clarett, for Christ's sake. Obviously, we don't look for character in a player.
chance
It's why they are what they are. They've got a chance to do something pretty special.
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.