*The Kyle Shanahan hot seat conversation starts around 65. He graduated from mindless tasks like helping repair the scout team jerseys to working for Kyle Shanahan as an offensive assistant in Houston for three seasons (2006-08). LISTEN: Could Washington Corral Itself a Franchise QB. Special teams coach Ben Kotwica is first assistant to leave Redskins . Report: Sean McVay has new offensive coordinator in mind for Rams All three standout coaches left Washington before landing new roles outside the organization. MIN Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 3:40. 5 / 25 Offensive Coordinator Sean McVay. Kotwica. Washington will also host Shanahans 49ers. That started with Kyle, the prodigal son. 2013 Washington Redskins (QB Coach) 2012 Washington Redskins (QB Coach) Categories . For a group that went 24-40 and made one playoff appearance over four seasons, Mike Shanahans Redskins staff from 2010 to 2013 sure had an abundance of head coaching talent. This is a subreddit for the NFL community. 4 / 25. 3 / 25. The Redskins had future NFL head coaches Kyle Shanahan (offensive coordinator), Sean McVay (tight ends) and Matt LaFleur (quarterbacks) on their staff in 2013, just a season before hiring Jay Gruden. Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. In his spare time, McVay drew Xs and Os on the white boards in the meeting roomsobsessed with writing each letter with impeccable penmanship. WAS Kai Forbath 40-yard field goal, 9:27. 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. 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. After an Atlanta three-and-out, Washington got into the red zone, but Redskins kicker Billy Cundiff, who had missed three field goals the week before in Tampa Bay, shanked one from 31 yards out, and Washington was unable to build upon its advantage. The former Florida Gators quarterback is, Major League Baseball is pulling a not so fast on opportunistic pitchers. 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. A graphic about the old Washington Redskins coaching staff is going viral this week ahead of the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. The story tabbed his assistants, all the young coaches other than McVay, as sycophants, yes men, there to appease the Shanahans, having not earned their coaching stripes. Why people should stop sharing graphic of former WFT coaches. One concept, a five-step drop where Griffin faked a handoff, turned his back to the defense, planted his feet and threw quick, safe attempts, produced more than 1,000 passing yards alone. After a Green Bay punt, Washington scored again, this time by way of Griffin floating a pass to the corner of the end zone for veteran wide receiver Santana Moss to cut the deficit to 3820. I tried for so long to convince myself that maybe if I studied harder or watched more film, Id start loving it the way that those guys do, he says. While Jay Gruden led the organization as head coach, a trio of current NFC playoff coaches worked on his staff. Vote 9 Related Topics WAS Leonard Hankerson 24-yard pass from Robert Griffin III (Kai Forbath kick), 1:20. CHI Matt Forte 6-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 12:49. Or write about sports? The Redskins will see LaFleur and the Packers once in 2019 when they visit Lambeau Field during the regular season. Running backs coach - Randy Jordan has been hired as the Redskins running backs coach. Shanahan said that he decided to bench Griffin because he did not want him to be hurt again in a lost season. Explaining his philosophies, Shanahan starts with his influences. Gibbs Finalizes Coaching Staff - Commanders They stayed pretty mediocre otherwise. All three men were on staff with the then-Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2013 under Kyle's father, Mike Shanahan. He studied and borrowed from high school or college coaches, who tend to innovate more than their pro counterparts; he took some tenets from Bill Walsh and others from Mike Holmgren, George Seifert and Alex Gibbs, the long-time offensive line coach considered the leagues premier zone-blocking guru; and, when he became the head coach in Denver in 1995, he applied everything he learned from nine previous stops. The team finished last in the NFC East with that 3-13 record, tied for the team's worst winning percentage in any season since 1961. The Eagles got the ball back, and moved into scoring range, but could not punch it in and settled for an Alex Henery 48-yard field goal to cut the Redskins' lead to 73. 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. Matt LaFleur becomes the third disciple of Mike Shanahan's 2013 Redskins staff to land his first head coaching job after leaving. 2011 Washington Redskins (O-Cord) 5-11. While Gruden is a mediocre 35-44-1 with one playoff appearance over five seasons, he is 2-0 against former members of the 2013 Redskins coaching staff, with wins over the Rams and 49ers in 2017. Obviously there are emotional swings with sports and so the mathematical ratings do not always line up with the emotional expectations from a team. With the Packers set to hire Matt LaFleur to replace Mike McCarthy as the next Aaron Rodgers whisperer in Green Bay, three Shanahan disciples from his disastrous stint in Washington have NFL head coaching gigs. What did Bill [Belichick] say to do?, Flowers grew up in a football familyhis father played for the Cowboys and Giants. At the time, LaFleur was 34 and had never even been a coordinator. 2, 2019, issue ofSports Illustrated. None of the men with whistles hanging around their necks believe theyre the only visionaries in pro football; this isnt Al Gore taking credit for the Internet. Here was a multi-billion dollar organization being run by a bunch of 25-year-olds.. In 2017, when Shanahan moved on to San Francisco, LaFleur reunited with McVay and became the Rams offensive coordinator, his first time in that role in the NFL. Theyre turning a social event into a coaching clinicsame as alwaysand its getting a little . They still made the playoffs. Theyre all here, at the dinner, for something called the QB Collective. He replaced Super Bowl champion coach Mike McCarthy. 4 / 23 . His offense became a product of all that, plus his intense analysis of the wishbone and the veer and Walshs famous West Coast offense, resulting in a scheme built on outside zone runs. Email us attalkback@themmqb.com. Shanahan tasked McVay with binding playbooks, making copies, scribbling out play sheets and organizing cutups of opposing defenses. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year and made the Pro Bowl. Find out more. Perhaps a brain drain among the coaching staff is to blame. Perry Fewell Coaching Rsum. Green Bay would continue to take it to Washington, as Rodgers connected with Nelson once more, to make it 310 Green Bay. LaFleur, 39, was hired as the Redskins quarterbacks coach in 2010 after Mike Shanahan replaced Jim Zorn as head coach. It's also worth noting that McVay has tremendous respect for Gruden, too. He changed receiver splitsthe distance the wideouts lined up from the tackles or tight endsbringing them in tighter. Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post/Getty Images. In the five years since that staff was dismissed, McVay, 32, coordinated a top-10 offense and has won two division titles as a head coach. The Redskins were outscored 31-0 in the 4th quarter. Gruden never really had a qb. Chris Russell Jan 13, 2020 3:06 PM EST Chris. Despite starting 36, Washington rattled off seven straight wins. Richardson had a big day at Indianapolis and set records for a quarterback in both the vertical jump and broad jump. When youre getting fired but still in the league, you get jobs where you gotta figure out how to make s--- work, he says. All Rights Reserved. Question or comment? The True Hiring Score or THS is compiled by a complex formula bringing together many different factors. Do you have a blog? I didnt have to tell him stuff. Like with Silicon Valley, he says. Perhaps this is more telling: He says he will not write a book about his career and his philosophies. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. I dont think Gruden gets enough credit for that. LaFleurs promotion to head coach reminds me how lucky I was to work with Coach Shanahans staff when I first entered the NFL, Cousins wrote. In the fourth quarter, he blew it out. WAS Kai Forbath 32-yard field goal, 0:01. 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. McVay brought LaFleur to Los Angeles as the Rams offensive coordinator in 2017. Washington didn't give up, however, and John Potter connected from 21 yards out to cut the lead to 2720. Leading up to the game, the Redskins were criticized by many after Mike Shanahan decided to bench Robert Griffin III for Kirk Cousins for their game against the Falcons. Early in the third, Washington was able to equalize with John Potter making his first career field goal from 43 yards out. As it turned out, Mike Shanahan was conducting an interview for an offensive assistant opening. There's nothing different Washington could or should have done with LaFleur. Hed run 10 new variations out of the same bunch formation. Football Outsiders listed the 2013 Redskins as having the second-worst special teams unit they had ever tracked. From those sessions came a simplified scheme designed to capitalize on Griffins strengths. . This was also the first time in Packers history that they had a 400-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in the same game. MIN Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:12. Early in the second, Detroit finished off a drive with Stafford finding tight end Joseph Fauria for a 5-yard score to give Detroit the 147 lead. Redskins legend and current team analyst Chris Cooley appears on the verge of joining Ron Rivera's first coaching staff with the Redskins. Who is Kyle Shanahan? Get to know the 49ers' head coach In fact, it was far from a guarantee that LaFleur would ever become a head coach in the NFL. 2020 San Francisco 49ers Season 6 10 | Did not Make Playoffs, 2020 Los Angeles Rams Season 10 6 Lost in Div. Following the 2016 season, McVay started to get some looks as a head coach. However, upon video replay, it showed Robinson was bobbling the ball as he fell to the ground, thus the apparent pass was ruled incomplete, and Washington could not score again, punting. That has left WFT open to some not-so-gentle mocking as three coaches on its 2013 staff alone -- Kyle Shanahan with the San Francisco 49ers, Sean McVay with the Los Angeles Rams and Matt LaFleur with the Green Bay Packers -- will coach their teams in the NFC divisional round this weekend. 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. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The one time they did they chased him out of town. In the second, Washington's offense continued to sputter, and Philadelphia's offense continued to click. 2013 Washington Redskins Roster & Players - Pro-Football-Reference.com Green Bay got possession first, and Washington's defense was able to stiffen once Green Bay got deep into their territory, and the Packers settled for a Mason Crosby 28-yard field goal. It finished 27th in points per game. As a supplement, Raheem Morris, who was the secondary coach for the 2012 and 2013 Redskins, is now the Rams' defensive coordinator. Once considered the likely next head coach for Washington, the younger Shanahan instead took the offensive coordinator job with the Cleveland Browns. WAS Kai Forbath 35-yard field goal, 0:04. 2013 Washington Redskins Coaching Staff Mike Shanahan & Coaches [1], Rookies in italics Robert Griffin III is ranked at #15, Alfred Morris at #64, London Fletcher at #86, and Trent Williams at #99.[4]. Tennessee's offense was a middle-of-the-pack unit that season, but LaFleur impressed enough to earn the Packers head coaching job following the season. Join our linker program. 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. Matt Ryan, if he never met us, might [still] be a Hall of Famer, McDaniel says. Although, I think he kept actual playcalling duties for himself. With the loss, the Redskins finished in last place in NFC. His brother, Jon Gruden, hired McVay on staff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008 when he was just 22. src="https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=674090812743125&ev=PageView&noscript=1"/>. 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. 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. Kyle Shanahan, Mike LaFleur and McDaniel went to San Francisco in 17 and, out of necessity, designed an offense around two tight ends. Were all Napoleon Complex dudes. The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. 1999 Saginaw Valley State; 2000 Saginaw Valley State; No other coach in NFL history can make that claim. Don Breaux: Offensive Coordinator. Bon Secours Training Center (Richmond, Virginia), Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. Given that WFT has featured mediocre results since 2013 with a combined 52-76-1 record in six years under first Jay Gruden and then two more under Ron Rivera, the relative success of Shanahan, McVay and LaFleur has led to storylines about why the franchise did not keep them on staff. Jay Gruden, Head Coach. The bottom line is this: Washington had a stacked coaching staff in 2013 with Shanahan, LaFleur and McVay all on staff. Leading 23-17 late, the Redskins looked poised to pull out the upset, but the Cowboys would score with just under a minute left and won 24-23. at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey. Shanahan is 66. PHOTOS: 2017 Redskins Coaches In Headshots - Commanders Redskins coaching staff includes two holdovers, lots of Panthers ties 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. That was never going to happen. Mike McDaniel grew up in Greeley, Colo., obsessing, like most kids in the Centennial State, over the Broncos. He also wanted all his plays to look the same way at the start, whether it was an outside-zone run, a drop-back pass or a play-action bootleg. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. All McVay has done in two years is lead Los Angeles, which hosts the Cowboys in a divisional round game on Saturday, to 24 regular season wins and a pair of division titles. This was a part of Washingtons coaching staff before it hired Jay Gruden as its head coach: pic.twitter.com/6CuXTMAV1f. The reality is that McVay, like many other successful assistants, had an opportunity to advance his career by becoming the head coach elsewhere. Shanahan served as Atlanta's offensive coordinator for two seasons, with quarterback Matt Ryan earning MVP honors in the second of those years. Needing an onside kick recovery to finish their comeback, it fell short as Jason Avant fell on the kick, and Philadelphia knelt down to seal their win. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. And so with Mike Shanahan getting fired, let's be real: there was never any chance that Kyle Shanahan was going to remain with the franchise. The end of the 2013 season featured explosive media leaks late in the season that detailed the inner tension and turmoil. It quickly became apparent that for all his skillsarm strength, athleticism, speedGriffin couldnt read a defense. Kyle Shanahan worked as the team's offensive coordinator, while Matt LaFleur served as quarterbacks coach. Whats notable is that except for the Bucs (coached by Bruce Arians), the three other teams have young head coaches who all used to be on the same staff together. He hired Matt LaFleur away from Kyle Shanahan and the Falcons, and together they designed their own version of the 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.