Shanahan Dodging the Heat

He did, but the one aired on CSN literally lasted all of 5 minutes.

He was probably excited that he got a chance to yell at the team. Nothing makes Shanahan happier then a good ass ripping.

Why didn't you trade Portis during the off-season? Do you regret not cutting Haynesworth before he had a chance to run off with 21M?

Yeah i'm seriously hoping that he now realizes that Portis is D-O-N-E as a feature back. They have the right role for him, keep him in on 3rd down and in passing situations. It shouldn't be a question if he is an every down runner, because he isnt.

What pissed Shanahan off with Portis, and I guarantee you why he was pulled, was when he broke that run and voluntarily slid down like he always used to do, instead of trying to fight for more yards.

You will see more of Ryan Torain, and perhaps LJ could even be brought back as #2.

Yeah i'm seriously hoping that he now realizes that Portis is D-O-N-E as a feature back. They have the right role for him, keep him in on 3rd down and in passing situations. It shouldn't be a question if he is an every down runner, because he isnt.

What pissed Shanahan off with Portis, and I guarantee you why he was pulled, was when he broke that run and voluntarily slid down like he always used to do, instead of trying to fight for more yards.

You will see more of Ryan Torain, and perhaps LJ could even be brought back as #2.

He slid like a bitch. Feet first.

I was surprised CP wasn't used more in the 2nd half. 7 carries for the game? Unless he was hurt (which according to him he was fine) that's a real head scratcher. As for the play where he went down I thought the replay showed that he slipped when trying to make a cut.

What were you thinking trying to overall a team's personnel and defensive scheme during CBA negotiations? You have a lack of talent, draft picks, and FA to resource.

Yeah i'm seriously hoping that he now realizes that Portis is D-O-N-E as a feature back. They have the right role for him, keep him in on 3rd down and in passing situations. It shouldn't be a question if he is an every down runner, because he isnt.

What pissed Shanahan off with Portis, and I guarantee you why he was pulled, was when he broke that run and voluntarily slid down like he always used to do, instead of trying to fight for more yards.

You will see more of Ryan Torain, and perhaps LJ could even be brought back as #2.

LJ won't be brought back. Despite Portis' QB slide, you don't take the ball out of his hands when he is starting to break big running plays. Portis is great at pass blocking, something Torrain is not...at least not yet. You keep Portis in at least for this reason.

But honestly, I don't want to hear excuses at the end of the game...I just want all the "talking" to be done on the field. I would much rather be entertained on the field and not at the press conference at the end of the game.

When you look at the aggressive play calling by Kyle Shanahan in the passing attack. It frustrates the hell out of me to see him call three running plays in the redzone. The O line was protecting and he didn't allow McNabb to make a play. When he can call plays to put 6 points on the board rather than 3 points, we will finish stronger at the end of the game. The 3-4 defense is not working as of week 3. Calling blitzes at the wrong time killed the defensive stops on 3rd down and Haslett didn't adjust until it was too late. Lastly, D Hall should shut up and play ball. He was absolutely horrible yesterday. We've got to get some cornerbacks who can cover because Carlos Rodgers is finished.

Honestly I don't know how the HC's do it. I was so pissed after last nights game I would have blown a gasket on camera if I was the HC. Sometimes I think the pressers should be held the next day and give the players and HC time to settle down.

But here would have been my questions:

-Why did they make so many changes to the OL? 1 man goes down and they shuffled LT, LG, RG. Why?

-What was up with Portis?

-Are they seriously looking into VJ since AGAIN the only weapons on game day were Moss, Cooley, and Portis?... well maybe not Portis.

-Why do they seem to only use Galloway for the long ball? Is he not good in the mid level 10 to 15 yrd range? Can they try it cause Galloway is clearly not good at catching balls at the long 30 to 40 yrd range.

-What game plan did the defense have to make the Rams one dimensional? were they going to stop the run or the pass? (stupid question, they injured the RB so it must have been to hurt their RB to squelch the run).

-Where was Davis, Armstrong, and the most talked about Thomas? Did R.Williams even play?

-Why didn't they roll McNabb out more like they did against Dallas to avoid the rush?

Anyone got the word on why he ducked out of the presser? Did Gibbs or Zorn even duck out of pressers?