2012 redskins

[SBXVII]

Ok, I saw this on another site (Boo) but it was fun to look at. Every year we get excited for the next year and when that year arrives we seem to get let down. So, in normal fashon let the excitement begin again... lol.

Redskins following Rams' template for rebuilding?
In an effort to take any sliver of factual information and twist it into something unrecognizable, I present to you irrefutable PROOF (!!!) that Mike Shanahan is copying Dick Vermeil's template to rebuilding the Rams.

Vermeil: Took over a team who had not had a winning season in the last 7 years
Shanahan: took over a team that had only two winning seasons in the last 7 years

Vermeil: took over a team that had 3 different head coaches in the last 7 years
Shanahan: took over a team that had 3 different coaches in the last 7 years


Records:
Rams:
Vermeil’s first year: 5-11
Vermeil’s second year: 4-12

Redskins:
Shanahan’s first year: 6-10
Shanahan’s second year: 5-11


Rankings-offense:
Rams
1995: 15th
1996: 27th
(Vermeil takes over)
1997: 21st
1998: 27th

Redskins
2008: 19th
2009: 22nd
(Shanahan takes over)
2010: 18th
2011: 16th


Rankings-defense:
Rams
1995: 12th
1996: 26th
(Vermeil takes over)
1997: 17th
1998: 10th

Redskins
2008: 4th
2009: 10th
(Shanahan takes over)
2010: 31st
2011: 13th


Number of starters brought in during their first three seasons
Vermeil: 9 starters on offense / 8 starters on defense
Shanahan: 8 starters on offense / 7 starters on defense (2 seasons so far)

Quarterbacks:
Vermeil: signed 13 year vet Steve Bono, only on the team for 1 year
Shanahan: signed 12 year vet Donovan McNabb, only on the team for 1 year

Vermeil: tried to make it work with Tony Banks; went in another direction in Year Three
Shanahan: tried to make it work with Rex Grossman; (???) in Year Three

Receivers:
Rams: only one WR was still on the team 2 years after Vermeil took over (Bruce)
Redskins: only one WR still on the team 2 years after Shanahan took over (Moss)


Draft:
Year One: Vermeil had 6 draft picks
Year One: Shanahan had 6 draft picks

Year One: Vermeil drafted a LT in the 1st round (Pace)
Year One: Shanahan drafted a LT in the 1st round (Williams)

Year Two: Vermeil drafted a DE in the 1st round (Winstrom)
Year Two: Shanahan drafted a DE in the 1st round (Kerrigan – converted to 3-4 OLB)

Year Three: Rams had the #6 pick in the draft – spent it on a WR (Holt)
Year Three: Redskins have the #6 pick in the draft – spent it on a (???)


Year in which they tried to get their franchise QB:
Vermeil: Year 3 (free agent, another team’s backup)
Shanahan: ???

Year in which they GOT their franchise QB:
Vermeil: Year 3 (backup who was already on the team)
Shanahan: ???

Get ready for the Super Bowl this upcoming season, gentlemen ...