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Mike Shanahan knows better than to coach the Redskins

By ArtieFufkin

Even Shanahan can't help you now, Danny Boy

NFL Fanhouse is reporting that Napoleonic Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has contacted former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan about possibly replacing current HC Jim Zorn.  Fortunately for him, Shanahan knows better than to take command over a sinking ship in mid-season, and turned the job down:

“Shanahan told the franchise there was little he could do in the middle of the season for them and that changing coaches during the season in the NFL rarely works,” a Redskins management source told FanHouse. “Several people that Dan Snyder trusts have suggested, if he makes a move, he should turn it over to secondary coach Jerry Gray. That could still happen.

Finally, someone who is actually making common sense!  Someone who realizes you can’t just make wholesale changes to a team in mid-season and expect results.  Once again, Snyder thinks he’s playing Fantasy Football, and that he can just switch out coaches & players like they’re batteries, with no regard to team chemistry or consistency.

I for one hope Dan Snyder stays in Washington for a long, long time.  As long as he’s there, it’s pretty much a guarantee that the Redskins won’t be a factor in the NFC East. And I’m totally cool with that.