Alfred Morris ran for 1,613 yards, a tally he would never again approach. Richardson had a big day at Indianapolis and set records for a quarterback in both the vertical jump and broad jump. Despite all the talented offensive minds on staff for Washington that season, the team was a disaster. Following that season, Shanahan was hired as the San Francisco 49ers head coach and he's held that role ever since. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Saturday that the league sent a memo to teams clarifying that umpires will call a quick pitch violation if the pitcher delivers, New Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia continues to assemble a real squad. They were young. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. They had a winning record in two of those years and made the playoffs once, all with Kirk Cousins at quarterback. The Packers have talent and a future Hall-of-Famer at quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, but Green Bay had missed the playoffs two straight seasons before LaFleur arrived. His brother, Jon Gruden, hired McVay on staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008 when he was just 22. But the franchise also was one of the worst in the NFL that season and finished with just three wins. With the loss, Washington fell to 02 for the first time since 2006, and remained in the NFC East Cellar. The high-powered Falcons offense led the franchise to a Super Bowl appearance in 2016-17 and nearly a Lombardi Trophy before the infamous 28-3 blown lead against the New England Patriots. 2020 San Francisco 49ers Season 6 10 | Did not Make Playoffs, 2020 Los Angeles Rams Season 10 6 Lost in Div. It became clear to me that I was never going to out-guru them. Shanahan resigned from his position following the season, citing disagreement with Browns head coach Mike Pettine on how the offensive should be run. Washington's offense finally possessed the ball, but running back Alfred Morris fumbled, giving possession right back to Philadelphia. Ron Rivera's Washington staff, which includes 11 members who worked for him in Carolina, will bring new schemes on both sides of the ball. Early in the third, Washington was able to equalize with John Potter making his first career field goal from 43 yards out. They would also be the only team this season to be swept by all of its division rivals. Father and son spent all four seasons together in Washington. 2023 ABG-SI LLC. We watched the same film, I swear, 50 times, says Foerster. Do you have a sports website? SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. It isnt like, Oh, we s--- out genius. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. 2014 Cleveland Browns (O-Cord) 7-9. Washington got the ball back and was finally able to respond, with quarterback Robert Griffin III connecting with Pierre Garon for a 6-yard score to cut the deficit to 317. He ran several plays out the same formations, especially the three-man bunch (three receivers aligned close to each other) and the two-man stack (one receiver lined up directly behind another). McVay is just one branch on a tree that took root not in Los Angeles, but in Ashburn, Va., for an organization that couldnt see the genius. There are now 3 head coaches, not including Mike Shanahan, that played a role in my development. Do you have a blog? It makes quarterbacks, not the other way around.. The first quarter ended without any further scoring, and Philadelphia led 127. For more great storytelling and in-depth analysis, subscribe to the magazineand get up to 94% off the cover price. Washington went just 313 in 2013 and 412 in 2014, and the organization has struggled to truly return to contender status since Griffin's brief run of stardom. Once there, he found an environment unlike anything he ever could have expected, where ideas were not so much encouraged as expected, and to not evolve was tantamount to a fireable offense. Theres no doubt that Kyle has the best offensive mind of anyone Ive ever been around, says Scangarello, who wasnt in Washington but worked for Kyle at two other stops. With the loss. Once considered the likely next head coach for Washington, the younger Shanahan instead took the offensive coordinator job with the Cleveland Browns. Matt LaFleur becomes the third disciple of . All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. From those sessions came a simplified scheme designed to capitalize on Griffins strengths. All Rights Reserved. 3-13, and now lead the next generation of great NFL coaches? Needing a spark, Washington switched to a hurry-up offense for their next drive, and sustained one for the first time on the day. 4 / 25. 2012 Washington Redskins (O-Cord) 10-6 Lost in Wild Card to SEA. Do you have a blog? Washington Redskins Staff Tracker (2019 - 2020) In early October Dan Snyder made the the move to fire head coach Jay Gruden. Mike Shanahan sits at the head of a banquet table. Because Shanahan ran the outside zone, he needed faster, more athletic linemen, and because most teams werent looking for those types of players, he constructed dominating run games at discount prices. Shanahan served as Atlanta's offensive coordinator for two seasons, with quarterback Matt Ryan earning MVP honors in the second of those years. Click here for more. Philadelphia punted again, and on Washington's ensuing possession, they were able to finish a drive. DAL Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 10:40. In four seasons under Shanahan, from 2010 to 13, Washington lost 41 games, secured just one playoff berth and saw the rise and fall of a promising young quarterback. Washington knew he would likely be a head coach sooner than later, but the franchise didn't think it would be so sudden. Perry Fewell Coaching Rsum. They tried out John Beck, a 2007 second-round pick of the Dolphins they publicly touted. Griffin congratulated LaFleur as well. Bill Callahan, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line. This was also the first time in Packers history that they had a 400-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in the same game. As a supplement, Raheem Morris, who was the secondary coach for the 2012 and 2013 Redskins, is now the Rams' defensive coordinator. We are constantly tweaking our formula so that we can find the sweet spot of when a coach is technically on the hot seat. They ran through cut-ups of Tim Tebows time in Denver, Cam Newtons rookie season in Carolina and Griffins career at Baylor. 2 / 25. All three men were on staff with the then-Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2013 under Kyle's father, Mike Shanahan. McVay was a key member of a strong offensive staff assembled by then-Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan. After a poor kick return, Washington found themselves backed up in their own end, and Griffin and Morris exchanged a poor option pitch, and Morris fumbled in the end zone, forced to fall on it and giving Philadelphia a safety. He was 30 when his father hired him as the Redskins offensive coordinator. In the fourth quarter, he blew it out. What did all of this tell Shanahan? Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. . Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Fits for Giants, Raiders, Bears and Broncos Jobs, Jimmy G May Be the Best QB Available This Offseason, Ranking the NFLs Eight Head Coaching Vacancies. So Kyle set out to make another alteration, stitching in a familiar concept: the zone read. There are only eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs. And (no surprise), Washingtons ownership was pretty dumb to get rid of Shanahan and that stacked group of coaches. Ben Kotwica, Special Teams Coordinator. This article was published more than4 years ago. Ron Rivera enters his 26th season coaching in the NFL and his third as Washingtons head coach in 2022 after being named the 30th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 1, 2020. 1 / 25 2 / 25 Head Coach Jay Gruden. Take a look at the entire 2017 Washington Redskins coaching staff in headshot form. Running backs coach - Randy Jordan has been hired as the Redskins running backs coach. Vick would find tight end Brent Celek for a 28-yard score, and Vick would, after another Redskins punt, run for a 3-yard score to go up 267 as the teams headed to the locker room. Coming off their road loss to Green Bay, Washington returned home for a duel at FedExField with the Detroit Lions, matching up with them for the first time since 2010, but the first time in DC since 2007. All the jokes this past spring about anyone in McVays orbit landing a head coaching interview missed the point. LaFleur, meanwhile, left Washington with the Shanahans following the 2013 season. Where offensive football in those days generally featured coaches listing what they could not docant line up two tight ends, cant split running backs into the slotShanahan helped usher in a new era. Matt LaFleur becomes the third disciple of Mike Shanahan's 2013 Redskins staff to land his first head coaching job after leaving. We present them here for purely educational purposes. That coaching staff . McVay served as Washington's offensive coordinator for three seasons. Drafting more than anything killed that regime. 2013 Washington Redskins Roster & Players Previous Season Next Season Record: 3-13-0, 4th in NFC East Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Mike Shanahan (3-13-0) Points For: 334 (20.9/g) 23rd of 32 Points Against: 478 (29.9/g) 30th of 32 Expected W-L: 4.8-11.2 SRS: -9.28 (31st of 32), SOS: -0.28 Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan The Redskins will see LaFleur and the Packers once in 2019 when they visit Lambeau Field during the regular season. "Sean McVay actively tells people he's part of the Gruden coaching tree," Finlay said. After a Washington three-and-out, Green Bay drove into field goal range, but on 4th-and-3, instead of punting or kicking a long field goal, Rodgers found wide receiver Randall Cobb for a 35-yard touchdown to extend the Green Bay advantage to 100. A few reporters said on Saturday that Rams head coach Sean McVay is expected to add Mike LaFleur to his coaching staff. Washington could not respond, and when Oakland got the ball again, quarterback Matt Flynn, filling in for concussed quarterback Terrelle Pryor found rookie tight end Mychal Rivera (brother of Glee star Naya Rivera) for a 31-yard score and a 140 Raiders lead. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Empty wine bottles stand in for running backs. They must've been a juggernaut team then checks notes oh, It could be worse you could be a browns fan. The limitless deviations meant he could change the scheme each week, targeting his opponents weaknesses. The Mike Shanahan era in Washington lasted four seasons and yielded three 10-loss campaigns, zero playoff victoriesand a coaching staff now taking the NFL by storm. It was Steve Jobsthat aesthetic, McDaniel says. Shanahan tasked McVay with binding playbooks, making copies, scribbling out play sheets and organizing cutups of opposing defenses. . Coming off their season-opening loss to Philadelphia, Washington traveled to historic Lambeau Field to take on the Aaron Rodgers-led Green Bay Packers in a battle of defending division champions and also the first meeting between these two teams since Week 5 of 2010. Griffin continued on, but left after two more ineffectual seasons with Gruden. Bill Callahan, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach. 2012 Washington Redskins Coaching Staff. He replaced Super Bowl champion coach Mike McCarthy. Redskins legend and current team analyst Chris Cooley appears on the verge of joining Ron Rivera's first coaching staff with the Redskins. Joe Bugel: Assistant Head Coach-Offense. Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Assistant Barbara Allen Tight Ends Juan Castillo Experience: 26 years Assistant Quarterbacks/Offensive Quality Control Luke Del Rio Experience: 3 years Assistant Defensive Backs/Nickels Coach Cristian Garcia Assistant Special Teams Ben Jacobs Experience: 2 years Running Backs Randy Jordan Experience: 17 years With seconds remaining in the third, Morris scored from 5 yards out, to cut the Philadelphia advantage to 3314. Shanahan became Cleveland's offensive coordinator in 2014 before joining the Falcons, while LaFleur left Washington to become Notre Dame's quarterbacks coach that same year. And while many even inside the building in Ashburn believed McVay had the tools to be a successful head coach, no one knew he would be this successful, this quickly. They were youthful enough to be fueled by ambition, close enough to boost each other, smart enough to apply what they were taught and competitive enough to turn everythingmemorizing the most plays, sleeping the most nights under their desksinto a winnable game. The ground game dominatedjust like in Denver, it was built around a sixth-round running back and an unheralded front five. Finding a quarterback remained an issue. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. Theyre all here, at the dinner, for something called the QB Collective. Green Bay would continue to take it to Washington, as Rodgers connected with Nelson once more, to make it 310 Green Bay. One of his assistants, Zac Taylor, was hired as the Bengals new head coach last winter. He came in and saw the talent in this young TE coach and not only kept him on the staff, but immediately made him the OC at 28 years old. Matt spent the last two seasons with Kyle and is well-versed in the system that we are trying to bring here to Washington, Mike Shanahan said after LaFleur was hired by Washington. He needed time to rebuild his own reputation as a coach on the rise. Trent Williams, Brian Orakpo and Alfred Morris were selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl. In 1972, George Allen took the Washington Redskins to Super Bowl VII. Trying to play spoiler, the Redskins hosted the Dallas Cowboys and attempted to spoil their playoff chances. Shanahan also grounded his approach in an inventive spirit. 6 / 25 . The Dallas Cowboys owner admitted Friday that his interest in signing Odell Beckham Jr. has not waned. MIN Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 9:57. Round to GB 10-6-0 (0.625%) Sean McVay Coaching Stats Record with the Los Angeles Rams: 43-21 (0.672%) Grading the Los Angeles Rams's Franchise 2013 B+ 7-9 2014 B- 6-10 2015 A- 7-9 2016 B- 4-12 2017 A+ 11-5 2018 A+ In the third, both offenses continued to struggle, but late in the third, Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III found wide receiver Pierre Garon for a 5-yard score, and Washington's first lead in the second half of a game all season. In 2013, CBS Sports ran a piece labeling Kyle Shanahan difficult to work with and over-empowered to shape the offense. One potential culprit for the continued slump? Mike McDaniel grew up in Greeley, Colo., obsessing, like most kids in the Centennial State, over the Broncos. Even with the best coaches, you can only go so far without the best players. Washington Commanders Coaches Seasons: 91 (1932 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 625-630-29 Playoff Record: 23-20 Super Bowls Won: 3 (5 Appearances) Championships Won*: 5 All-time Passing Leader: Joe Theismann 2,044/3,602, 25,206 yds, 160 TD All-time Rushing Leader: John Riggins 1,988 att, 7,472 yds, 79 TD Were all Napoleon Complex dudes. He taught them like Walsh taught him, to read with their feet, to move in rhythm, spin through progressions, limit risk. Seifert blanched, at least until he saw linebackers trying to shadow the greatest receiver of all time. Neither would Shanahan and his Fun Bunch, at least not right away. You think theyre telling people what theyre doing? The QB Collective has a competitive advantage it wants to keep. With the loss, the Redskins finished in last place in NFC. CHI Robbie Gould 49-yard field goal, 8:44. That great quarterbacks mattered, of course, but that efficiency at that position mattered more. Later in the second, after a few missed opportunities by both teams, Redskins running back Alfred Morris took off for a 30-yard score, evening the score at 1414 late in the second. Several former Washington Football Team assistant coaches have landed as head coaches with other NFL teams in recent years and most have found success. After teams exchanged punts in the first, Washington struck first when Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was intercepted by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall who returned the interception 9 yards for a 70 Washington lead. After one season with the Rams, LaFleur departed to take the offensive coordinator job with the Tennessee Titans where he'd have bigger role and the chance to call plays. Perhaps a brain drain among the coaching staff is to blame. The team had Donovan McNabb in his final season as a full-time starter (2010); Rex Grossman (2011); and Robert Griffin III before and after the knee injury (2012, 2013) at quarterback, so that helps explain why the team didnt have more success. Vote 9 Related Topics at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado. Matt Cavanaugh, Offensive Coordinator. I was legit concerned RG3 would run the NFC East for years. Four Redskins were selected to be on the NFL Network's list of the Top 100 Players of 2013. It quickly became apparent that for all his skillsarm strength, athleticism, speedGriffin couldnt read a defense. Matt LaFleur, after spending last season as the offensive coordinator in Tennessee, is now the head coach in Green Bay. CHI Matt Forte 50-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 6:43. In the context of a disastrous 3-13 season in 2013 that got Mike Shanahan and most of his staff fired, it's pretty obvious why none of the three ended up as Washington's head coach. If the coaches closed their eyes, they might be transported back to Redskins Park, to the fresh faces and The Fun Bunch, when they innovated because they were forced to, because they didnt know better. Vikings were competitive with Zimmer. Trailing 27-20 in the 4th quarter late, Cousins led them down the field to score a touchdown, but the Redskins decided to go for 2 for the win instead of the tie. The True Hiring Score or THS is compiled by a complex formula bringing together many different factors. weird. at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As it turned out, Mike Shanahan was conducting an interview for an offensive assistant opening. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 2015 Washington Redskins (DB Coach) 9-7 Lost in NFC Wild Card to GB. McVay stayed with Washington through 2016, and he was hired by the Rams before the 2017 season. PHI LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 9:43. the Washington Redskins' coaching staff from 2010-2013 . "Kyle was never going to work here for one minute longer than he was required to," NBC Sports Washington insider JP Finlay said on the latestWashington Football Talkpodcast. This hasn't come from just random fans on Twitter. Now its a movement. Hell narrate a game situation in his head and remember it forever.. Matt LaFleur wheels around on a scooter, a cast on his right leg after he tore his Achilles playing basketball last spring. 2, 2019, issue ofSports Illustrated. With the win, Washington improved to 13 and heads into the bye week, reconvening on NBC Sunday Night Football for a clash with Dallas in two weeks. Shanahan and LaFleur's teams meet at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday in Green Bay and McVay's Rams play at defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay on Sunday at 3 p.m. on NBC. For more details, review our, Anthony Richardson compares himself to former MVP quarterback. On Washington's ensuing possession, it appeared as if Washington took the lead, as Robert Griffin III found wide receiver Aldrick Robinson for a 57-yard score and an apparent 2420 lead. Remember, folks, the Redskinsin 2013 had a coaching staff of Mike Shanahan, his son Kyle, Sean McVay, Matt LaFleur, Mike McDaniel, Raheem Morris, Jim Haslett and Aubrey Pleasant. He hasn't coached football since Washington and can now be considered unofficially retired. This time, they tested Potter from 50 yards, and he was well wide of the mark, and Green Bay took possession again. Mike Shanahan coached in Washington for four seasons and. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. Washington's much-maligned defense, however, could not hold it and Detroit retook the lead before halftime thanks to a David Akers 32-yard field goal, giving Detroit a 1714 edge and halfway to its first win ever in Washington. All Rights Reserved. Here is a profile of the 2009 Washington Redskins staff. In typical Skins fashion, they took Kirk Cousinsfavored by coaching staffthree rounds later, setting themselves up for a future QB controversy. For years, he had implored his father to join forces, but dad had laid out three non-negotiable conditions: 1) Kyle had to become the offensive coordinator for another team; 2) He had to call the plays for that offense; and 3) That offense had to finish the season in the top five in total offense. MIN Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:12. WAS Roy Helu 3-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 3:26. After another Philadelphia punt, Washington got the ball back again, but could not convert a 4th-and-15, as Aldrick Robinson could not haul in the pass. That pushed all of us in ways we hadnt been pushed before.. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. The end of the 2013 season featured explosive media leaks late in the season that detailed the inner tension and turmoil. This is worlds most incredible and depressing collection of Redskins QB jerseys. Though if any of the three aforementioned coaches were still in town, perhaps we'd be watching the Football Team in the divisional round. Sean McVay, who succeeded Kyle as the Redskins offensive coordinator after serving as Washingtons tight ends coach for the previous three years, became the youngest head coach in NFL history when the Rams hired him as a 30-year-old in January 2017. Even ESPN's Adam Schefter, arguably the league's biggest media insider, chimed in with a tweet of his own on the topic. The former Florida Gators quarterback is, Major League Baseball is pulling a not so fast on opportunistic pitchers. In 2016, Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins set a franchise record with 4,917 passing yards. They deployed play-action heavily, fueling Goff's breakout year. competitive team with a C+ roster, The thing is no one can succeed here with Snyder and that front office, so Jay posting the only b2b winning seasons since the 90s is a hell of an accomplishment, OP, I think you meant Mike McDaniel, not Mike McDonald lol. Otherwise, he told his son, Theyd call that nepotism. Kyle met all three prerequisites in only his second year as a play caller (with Houston, the leagues fourth-ranked offense in 2009). << 2013 Cleveland Browns 2015 Cleveland Browns >> 2014 Cleveland Browns Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike Pettine Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan Defensive Coordinator: Jim O'Neil Other Assistant Coaches: Ken Flajole (ILB Coach) Dowell Loggains (QB Coach) Jeff Hafley (Secondary Coach) Who were the Best Players on the 2014 Cleveland Browns Team? Detroit marched down the field and all but sealed the deal, as Stafford connected with superstar Calvin Johnson with just under four minutes remaining in the game. 2013 Washington Redskins Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike Shanahan Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan Defensive Coordinator: Jim Haslett Other Assistant Coaches: Larry Coyer (Scout) Chris Foerster (OL Coach) Matt LaFleur (QB Coach) Sean McVay (TE Coach) Raheem Morris (Secondary) Bob Slowik (LB Coach)