The Early Lead Archive: Mike Shanahan

Should Redskins take a quarterback with the 10th pick in NFL Draft?

In one corner, there's Jason Reid, who advises Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan to do anything other than taking a quarterback with the No. 10 pick in the NFL Draft. In the other corner, there's Mel Kiper, whose mock draft...

By Cindy Boren  | February 23, 2011; 7:41 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (11)
Categories:  Mike Shanahan, Redskins  
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Mark Schlereth on Mike Shanahan's decision-making, ego ... and more

Kevin Ewoldt of Hogs Haven talked to ESPN's Mark Schlereth last week and got plenty of insight and opinion from him on Mike Shanahan as a coach and personnel guy. Schlereth is in a position to know...he played for Shanahan...

By Cindy Boren  | January 2, 2011; 1:10 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (20)
Categories:  Donovan McNabb, Mike Shanahan, Redskins  
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Sehorn calls Shanahan's handling of McNabb situation 'disastrous'

Jason Sehorn gets in on the action on the Redskins' benching of Donovan McNabb, calling Mike Shanahan's handling of the situation "disastrous." "In my 10 years in the NFL, I never once played in a game where the starting quarterback...

By Cindy Boren  | November 7, 2010; 5:00 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Donovan McNabb, Mike Shanahan, Redskins  
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Report: Benching McNabb was a possibility in Philly on Oct. 3

The first five or so minutes of the "NFL on Fox" pregame show was devoted to Benchgate, with Jay Glazer reporting that Kyle and Mike Shanahan considered benching the struggling Donovan McNabb as long ago as Oct. 3. Everybody on...

By Cindy Boren  | November 7, 2010; 12:33 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (43)
Categories:  Donovan McNabb, Mike Shanahan, Redskins  
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Albert Haynesworth, Redskins trade buzz continues

Updated at 1:25 p.m. Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan declined to discuss Albert Haynesworth's playing status in a conference call with members of the Dallas media today. "We don't talk about who's going to come to the game for obvious reasons,...

By Cindy Boren  | September 8, 2010; 8:46 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (6)
Categories:  Albert Haynesworth, Mike Shanahan, NFL  
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Cowher supports Shanahan in battle with Haynesworth

Not that he craves validation or is walking the floor at night over the Albert Haynesworth situation, but Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan got a vote of confidence from another Super Bowl-winning coach. "Mike is doing what he needs to do...

By Cindy Boren  | August 25, 2010; 5:30 AM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (0)
Categories:  Albert Haynesworth, Mike Shanahan, Redskins  
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