Mike Shanahan: Fixing Redskins difficult

[truebluefan]

Having lost at least 10 games for the second consecutive season, Washington coach Mike Shanahan admitted Monday the rebuilding project he took on was a more difficult task than he expected.

"A lot longer than I first anticipated," Shanahan said in the wake of the 33-26 home loss to the lowly Minnesota Vikings that dropped the Redskins to 5-10 heading into Sunday's season finale against the Eagles in Philadelphia. "We had less depth than I thought. We were a little bit older at a few different positions. I thought we might keep those players a little longer than we did."

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[Gigabyte65]

(12-26-2011 07:23 PM)truebluefan Wrote:  Having lost at least 10 games for the second consecutive season, Washington coach Mike Shanahan admitted Monday the rebuilding project he took on was a more difficult task than he expected.

"A lot longer than I first anticipated," Shanahan said in the wake of the 33-26 home loss to the lowly Minnesota Vikings that dropped the Redskins to 5-10 heading into Sunday's season finale against the Eagles in Philadelphia. "We had less depth than I thought. We were a little bit older at a few different positions. I thought we might keep those players a little longer than we did."

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I personally don't coaching and talent on the field are the problems in Washington. The Skins have been rolling downhill since Synder came into the picture. Maybe it's time for the owner to find a new profession...

[RaiderKaty]

Yeah I think they're going to struggling for a while it just seems they've lost their way in the modern game which is kinda sad because they were a power when I was growing up.

[FootballQueen]

The Red Skins seemed like they lost their touch.

[Silverstar2154]

The Redskins are the one team where I'm not all that sure what's wrong with them. They're not all that good and that's all I can say. It's not like "oh patch up the defense" or "they need a few key players on offense". I suppose it's all of the above but it's going to take more than a couple seasons to get them back on track and this is coming from a standpoint that the NFC East as a whole had a major down season.