Report: Grossman Starting on Sunday

After thinking it over for a few hours I'm in the boat of hey why not?

McNabb clearly isn't the answer here for Shanahan, so why not evaluate the other guys?

I heard Kevin Sheehan make a good point and I'm paraphrasing here, doesn't matter if you're a bad guy like AH or a great guy like DM, if you're not getting it done Shanahan is going to move on, and he doesn't care who's feelings he hurts.

Sally Jenkins - Was Donovan McNabb the problem? Only one way to find out (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121704051.html)

After thinking it over for a few hours I'm in the boat of hey why not?

McNabb clearly isn't the answer here for Shanahan, so why not evaluate the other guys?

I heard Kevin Sheehan make a good point and I'm paraphrasing here, doesn't matter if you're a bad guy like AH or a great guy like DM, if you're not getting it done Shanahan is going to move on, and he doesn't care who's feelings he hurts.

I love Sheehan...best radio guy in DC by far IMO.

he would have looked at the last 3 years worth of film on mcnabb and known he wouldnt take this team to the playoffs.

I'm not necessarily arguing with you, but didn't McNabb take the Eagles to the playoffs 2 of those last 3yrs, including the Conference Championships one time?

After thinking it over for a few hours I'm in the boat of hey why not?

McNabb clearly isn't the answer here for Shanahan, so why not evaluate the other guys?
Agree. And benching him protects him from injury and puts less bad tape out there on him. Right now there's still some interest in McNabb based on your earlier post, if the decision has been made to go another direction, protect what investment we have left and evaluate Grossman.

We are a bad team with a lot of needs, are those needs filled better with winning short term and winding up with a 12-16th pick or evaluating our young, newer players and winding up with a 5-10 pick in each round. Add in maybe a 3rd rounder for McNabb and we can fill some needs and improve (hopefully) for 2011.

This decision by Mike Shanahan is well-thought-out, difficult, and based on a reasonable premise, that we would be wasting three games with McNabb to finish out the year.

Which makes it the only good decision that Shanahan has made this year, re: McNabb. Obviously, this year was managed poorly enough to have more than enough evidence to suggest that Shanahan is simply not the right man to be coaching this team. I anxiously await the next two years that will be spent sticking with him as coach for reasons not nearly as clear as the ones for this QB change.

After thinking it over for a few hours I'm in the boat of hey why not?

McNabb clearly isn't the answer here for Shanahan, so why not evaluate the other guys?

I heard Kevin Sheehan make a good point and I'm paraphrasing here, doesn't matter if you're a bad guy like AH or a great guy like DM, if you're not getting it done Shanahan is going to move on, and he doesn't care who's feelings he hurts.

i am in the same boat too, i don't think grossman starting(which is a joke) is the real issue. the real isssue is the horrific way all the teams issues have been dealt with. shanahan comes off more and more like a egotistical maniac with every move that he makes. i hope he pans out but this is very reminiscent of gibbs coming back and being out of touch with the game. i know shanahan was only out one year but after elway retired he never won another playoff game in one of the weakest divisions in the nfl, and was barely an above average coach.

Not only do we need a young starting QB, We need a young talented HC. Redskins will go no where with Shanny. He's out of touch.

i am in the same boat too, i don't think grossman starting(which is a joke) is the real issue. the real isssue is the horrific way all the teams issues have been dealt with. shanahan comes off more and more like a egotistical maniac with every move that he makes. i hope he pans out but this is very reminiscent of gibbs coming back and being out of touch with the game. i know shanahan was only out one year but after elway retired he never won another playoff game in one of the weakest divisions in the nfl, and was barely an above average coach.

Good observations, things do seem really chaotic, but to try & be positive; it may take more chaos to right this ship (though Shan has to take blame for the trade). I think it's more of Shanahan still getting a grip on this organization & town, not the nfl itself.

This team hasn't had a disciplinarian like Shan since Marty in 01. The coaches since then were more players coaches/nice guys. DS opted not to hire GW who is an outspoken disciplinarian. So he may be an egomaniac, or it may seem so because this team has lacked that kind of authority figure for so long.

Not only do we need a young starting QB, We need a young talented HC. Redskins will go no where with Shanny. He's out of touch.

With that crappy avatar you chose, it's making it hard to read your posts with a clear head. Benching McNabb is making you switch your allegiances to a hated rival? :doh: