Vikings were competitive with Zimmer. Nate Kaczor (pronounced Kat-sir) enters his fourth season as special teams coordinator with Washington in 2022. Quarterback Robert Griffin III rushed back from a torn ACL sustained late in his rookie year in 2012 and was largely unproductive in his second NFL season. SF Anquan Boldin 6-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 9:33. 2019 Many Options (Unemployed) 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars (DB Coach) 5-11. Round to GB, 2020 Green Bay Packers Season 13 3 Lost in NFC Finals to TB, Coach Kyle Shanahan Coaching Tree & Rating, Coach Matt LaFleur Coaching Tree & Rating, Coach Raheem Morris Coaching Tree & Rating. Griffin clashed with the coaching staff, which led to larger issues between the staff and prominent people in the organization, including owner Dan Snyder. LaFleur had spent the previous two seasons as an offensive quality control coach for the Texans under Kyle Shanahan. the Washington Redskins' coaching staff from 2010-2013 . Changes that grew out of so many nights much like this one. When Ryan ran into Aaron Rodgers at a golf tournament, the Packers QB asked about the system. Griffin continued on, but left after two more ineffectual seasons with Gruden. Vote 9 Related Topics They still made the playoffs. 1 / 25 2 / 25 Head Coach Jay Gruden. Do you have a blog? But relationships were fractured and in those situations the coaches usually go first. Record: 3-13-0, 4th in It was Steve Jobsthat aesthetic, McDaniel says. In a league where many franchises have been slow to innovate, and most coaches remain preoccupied with not getting fired, this group seems preternaturally inclined to take the opposite approachwhich might be why they have amassed so many pink slips through the years. This season, they collected shifty and speedy running backs, intending to deploy big-play threats out of the backfieldplaymakers at an affordable price. MIN Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Blair Walsh kick), 1:12. Six years ago, little was expected out of the men now filling the private back room of this upscale steakhouse in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Their four-year tenure at Redskins Park was defined by clashes with a meddling owner, issues with salary-cap management and little success. Several former Washington Football Team assistant coaches have landed as head coaches with other NFL teams in recent years and most have found success. Mike Shanahan coached in Washington for four seasons and had a losing record in all but one season, when they went 10-6 in 2012 and made the playoffs. Washington Commanders Coaches Seasons: 91 (1932 to 2022) Record (W-L-T): 625-630-29 Playoff Record: 23-20 Super Bowls Won: 3 (5 Appearances) Championships Won*: 5 All-time Passing Leader: Joe Theismann 2,044/3,602, 25,206 yds, 160 TD All-time Rushing Leader: John Riggins 1,988 att, 7,472 yds, 79 TD 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. The next day, Mike Shanahan leans back on a metal bench at Westlake High School. Matt LaFleur, then 30, came with Kyle from Houston to become the Redskins quarterback coach. After a 79 seasonthe only year during the 10-year span from 2008 to 17 that Cleveland avoided double-digit lossesthey left, Shanahan bristling at the front office's insistence on playing Johnny Manziel. The Can Generation is what retired quarterback Trent Dilfer calls it. That started with Kyle, the prodigal son. Despite starting 36, Washington rattled off seven straight wins. I think Jay was a fine coach. SF Phil Dawson 49-yard field goal, 9:08. They tried out John Beck, a 2007 second-round pick of the Dolphins they publicly touted. He knew how I thought, knew what I wanted the quarterback to do, knew everything., From 2011: Redskins' youthful approach extends to coaching staff. Drafting more than anything killed that regime. McVay was a key member of a strong offensive staff assembled by then-Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan. WAS Kai Forbath 32-yard field goal, 0:01. Redskins legend and current team analyst Chris Cooley appears on the verge of joining Ron Rivera's first coaching staff with the Redskins. He replaced Super Bowl champion coach Mike McCarthy. In his spare time, McVay drew Xs and Os on the white boards in the meeting roomsobsessed with writing each letter with impeccable penmanship. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. MIN Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 3:40. Any hopes of a comeback were stumped out, however, when Packers running back James Starks raced past defenders into the end zone for a 32-yard score to put the advantage up to 387. Hindsight is 20/20, though. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. As it turned out, Mike Shanahan was conducting an interview for an offensive assistant opening. Richardson had a big day at Indianapolis and set records for a quarterback in both the vertical jump and broad jump. We are constantly tweaking our formula so that we can find the sweet spot of when a coach is technically on the hot seat. And yet, despite the middling record, internal discord and outdated facilities, buried in the deeply seated and oh-so public dysfunction, they created concepts that changed offensive football. His Rams are preparing to play in the NFC championship . Cleveland's offense struggled in 2014. There's nothing different Washington could or should have done with LaFleur. You dont understand, Flowers, then an offensive assistant, remembers telling his wife, were doing something right now that is monumental, creating almost a brand-new offense, something the NFL has never really seen.. This hasn't come from just random fans on Twitter. They traded three first-round picks and a second rounder to move up and take Robert Griffin IIIthe preferred choice of owner Dan Snydersecond overall. This time, they tested Potter from 50 yards, and he was well wide of the mark, and Green Bay took possession again. 4 / 23 . Yes, from 2010-2013, Kyle Shanahan (49ers), Sean McVay (Rams) and Matt LaFleur (Packers) all worked on Mike Shanahans staff in Washington. Click here for more. "Kyle was never going to work here for one minute longer than he was required to," NBC Sports Washington insider JP Finlay said on the latestWashington Football Talkpodcast. Matt Cavanaugh, Offensive Coordinator. When youre getting fired but still in the league, you get jobs where you gotta figure out how to make s--- work, he says. Matt LaFleur becomes the third disciple of Mike Shanahan's 2013 Redskins staff to land his first head coaching job after leaving. The Griffin selection forced the coaches to innovate like never before. 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. By sending most plays wide of the tackles, he sought to effectively cut the field in halfhe could attack five to seven players more easily than all 11. They stayed pretty mediocre otherwise. Join our linker program. Here is a profile of the 2009 Washington Redskins staff. However, after not recovering the onside kick, Washington needed to stop Detroit. Redskins Head Coach Ron Rivera Wants to Build A 'Player-Centered Culture' With A 'Coach-Centered Approach' Rivera was clear in his introductory press conference that the way to create a winning culture is by supporting the players with the voice from the head coach. These men, once (derisively) labeled The Fun Bunch, either worked for Mike Shanahan in Redskins Park or apprenticed under someone who did. Front office and ownership certainly deserved blame, too. This is a subreddit for the NFL community. 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. Kyle served as offensive coordinator of the Redskins when Mike coached there from 2010 to 2013. . DEN Matt Prater 19-yard field goal, 11:14. He changed receiver splitsthe distance the wideouts lined up from the tackles or tight endsbringing them in tighter. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Robert Griffin III is ranked at #15, Alfred Morris at #64, London Fletcher at #86, and Trent Williams at #99.[4]. Find out more. 2012 Washington Redskins Coaching Staff. Washington knew that Shanahan was a talented coach, but following the firing of his father the relationship was severed. All three are still coaching in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/tb21gefx7P. It isnt like, Oh, we s--- out genius. Shanahan said that he decided to bench Griffin because he did not want him to be hurt again in a lost season. In the NFC, its the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year and made the Pro Bowl. Jack Del Rio enters his 24th season coaching in the NFL and his third as the Commanders Defensive Coordinator in 2022 after being named to the position on Jan. 2, 2020. 2 / 23 . In four seasons under Shanahan, from 2010 to 13, Washington lost 41 games, secured just one playoff berth and saw the rise and fall of a promising young quarterback. 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (DB Coach) 10-6 Lost in AFC Champ to NE. 5 / 25 Offensive Coordinator Sean McVay. Kyle took McDaniel with him to Cleveland in 2014 and hired Mike LaFleur as an offensive assistant. This was a part of Washingtons coaching staff before it hired Jay Gruden as its head coach: pic.twitter.com/6CuXTMAV1f. Alfred Morris ran for 1,613 yards, a tally he would never again approach. https://t.co/wse51jllCQ. Both LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan left after Mikes tenure as Washingtons coach ended, but McVay stayed on as Jay Grudens offensive coordinator the next three seasons. 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 great quarterbacks mattered, of course, but that efficiency at that position mattered more. For years, he had implored his father to join forces, but dad had laid out three non-negotiable conditions: 1) Kyle had to become the offensive coordinator for another team; 2) He had to call the plays for that offense; and 3) That offense had to finish the season in the top five in total offense. It kind of just happened, he says. And they eventually succeeded, changing offensive football, perhaps because they had a chance to fail. It was the most humbling four years of my life.. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Is Coach Rick Stockstill on the Hot Seat? He was 30 when his father hired him as the Redskins offensive coordinator. Press J to jump to the feed. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Privately, they knew better. Even after recovering from the knee injury, Griffin would never again approach the success of that season. WAS John Potter 21-yard field goal, 1:44. Let's travel back in time to 2013. at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He hired Matt LaFleur away from Kyle Shanahan and the Falcons, and together they designed their own version of the offense. Gruden had just led the team to back-to-back winning seasons, the first time the franchise had accomplished that since 1996-97. Philadelphia punted again, and on Washington's ensuing possession, they were able to finish a drive. At that point, the relationship between the Shanahans and Washington was over. Griffin found rookie tight end Jordan Reed for a 3-yard score. Jay Gruden, Head Coach. WAS Kai Forbath 35-yard field goal, 0:04. Well, it's not that simple. Philadelphia would score again, with running back LeSean McCoy racing for a 34-yard score and a 337 Philadelphia lead. In fact, it was far from a guarantee that LaFleur would ever become a head coach in the NFL. But the franchise also was one of the worst in the NFL that season and finished with just three wins. Green Bay set a franchise record, as Aaron Rodgers' 480 passing yards tied Matt Flynn for the most in a game, and James Starks' 100-yard rushing performance snapped a 44-game streak of games without a 100-yard rusher for Green Bay. Washington got the ball to start the game, and punted. We watched the same film, I swear, 50 times, says Foerster. Shanahan would install plays that werent even in his playbook some weeks. DET David Akers 32-yard field goal, 0:49. While the Shanahans left, McVay actually remained on Washington's staff. Washington finally got their offense moving, but their drive went for naught, as Kai Forbath, who missed only one field goal in all of 2012, missed. I didnt have to tell him stuff. Now the head coaches of the Packers, 49ers and Rams Matt LaFleur, Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay lead their teams in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs this weekend.Back in 2013, here they are as the QB coach, offensive coordinator and TE coach for #WashingtonFootball pic.twitter.com/3n7nSG30P3. LISTEN: Could Washington Corral Itself a Franchise QB. The Redskins were outscored 31-0 in the 4th quarter. Jay Gruden, Head Coach. Chris Russell Jan 13, 2020 3:06 PM EST Chris. In the fourth, Washington tried to rally and was once again able to sustain its offense, once again, when the game was either out of reach or close to it. 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. 2, 2019, issue ofSports Illustrated. With the loss on a questionable call by the officials, the Redskins were officially eliminated from playoff contention. Washington's offense finally possessed the ball, but running back Alfred Morris fumbled, giving possession right back to Philadelphia. 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. That pushed all of us in ways we hadnt been pushed before.. Its a warm summer morning in Southern California, and dozens of top college quarterback prospects run through drills overseen by his adherents. You think theyre telling people what theyre doing? The QB Collective has a competitive advantage it wants to keep. Father and son spent all four seasons together in Washington. There was more to it than just that. 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. Last edited on 18 December 2022, at 05:30, Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, "Final 2013 DVOA Ratings | Football Outsiders", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2013_Washington_Redskins_season&oldid=1128065907, Vice president of football administration , Offensive quality control Richmond Flowers III, Assistant defensive backs/special teams assistant , Director of player performance Malcolm Blacken, Head strength and conditioning Ray Wright, Assistant strength and conditioning Chad Englehart. Bill Callahan, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line. WAS Kai Forbath 47-yard field goal, 7:06. Hed run 10 new variations out of the same bunch formation. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Matt Ryan, if he never met us, might [still] be a Hall of Famer, McDaniel says. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division. All rights reserved. Later in the quarter, Matt Flynn threw a pass that was intercepted by cornerback David Amerson and returned 45 yards for a score and the deficit was 1410. Mike Shanahans 2013 Redskins staff has produced as many NFL head coaches as wins, Fight Club sandwiches dissolve the line between insanity and genius, Wizards show plenty of heart early but cant find an edge late in Chicago, Caps backslide in Buffalo, get blitzed by the young Sabres in a 7-4 loss. It got to the point where he always knew exactly what I wanted. Suns hiring notable executive away from opposing NBA team, 3-time All-Star reliever getting another MLB opportunity with Rockies, DeMarcus Cousins has interesting take on Ja Morant situation, Jerry Jones still wants to sign 1 notable wide receiver. That his system worked. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Detroit responded right away, however, as running back Joique Bell broke numerous tackles on his way to a 12-yard touchdown, evening the score at 77. 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. Oakland then followed with a punt, too. Trailing 27-20 in the 4th quarter late, Cousins led them down the field to score a touchdown, but the Redskins decided to go for 2 for the win instead of the tie. That made us a thousand times better., From Cleveland the crew moved on to Atlanta, where they inherited an established quarterback in Matt Ryan and tasked him with throwing on the move, re-inventing once again. 274 for 456, 3,203 yards, 16 td, 12 int, & 86 rushes for 489 yards and 0 td, 276 rushes for 1,275 yards, 7 td, & 9 catches for 78 yards and 0 td, 12 rushes for 41 yards, 3 td, & 4 catches for 71 yards and 1 td, 113 catches for 1,346 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td, 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered, 10.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered. Washington will also host Shanahans 49ers. He even remembered random sequences from meaningless games played by other teams, just from casually watching them on TV. That combined with the awful record in their fourth season led to the Shanahans' firing. The Packers have talent and a future Hall-of-Famer at quarterback in Aaron Rodgers, but Green Bay had missed the playoffs two straight seasons before LaFleur arrived. 2013 Washington Redskins Roster & Players Previous Season Next Season Record: 3-13-0, 4th in NFC East Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Mike Shanahan (3-13-0) Points For: 334 (20.9/g) 23rd of 32 Points Against: 478 (29.9/g) 30th of 32 Expected W-L: 4.8-11.2 SRS: -9.28 (31st of 32), SOS: -0.28 Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan A late-season collapse in 2008and third straight non-playoff yearcost Mike Shanahan his job in Denver. While Jay Gruden led the organization as head coach, a trio of current NFC playoff. 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. But not hiring McVay, Shanahan or LaFleur as head coach shouldn't be part of that conversation. Early in the third, Washington was able to equalize with John Potter making his first career field goal from 43 yards out. Gruden didn't get rid of all of them, he made McVay OC and I am forever thankful for that choice. 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. It makes quarterbacks, not the other way around.. Salt shakers become wideouts. WAS Roy Helu 3-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 3:26. Mike Shanahan coached in Washington for four seasons and. Jones added he has had some, You can unsubscribe anytime. McVay brought LaFleur to Los Angeles as the Rams offensive coordinator in 2017. Gruden never really had a qb. Once there, he found an environment unlike anything he ever could have expected, where ideas were not so much encouraged as expected, and to not evolve was tantamount to a fireable offense. McDaniel was exactly the kind of intellectually curious young coach Shanahan wanted on his staff. Almost like, Can you believe this? Flowers says. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. In fact, one of the first moves Gruden made as Washington's head coach was promoting McVay to offensive coordinator just before McVay's 28th birthday. He hasn't coached football since Washington and can now be considered unofficially retired. "Sean McVay actively tells people he's part of the Gruden coaching tree," Finlay said. Were all Napoleon Complex dudes. LaFleur spent the past season as the offensive coordinator for head coach Mike Vrabel and the Titans, and had the opportunity to call plays for the first time. *The Kyle Shanahan hot seat conversation starts around 65. Vick would find tight end Brent Celek for a 28-yard score, and Vick would, after another Redskins punt, run for a 3-yard score to go up 267 as the teams headed to the locker room. Slabs of meat, partially dissected, land in the middle of new plays. Washington got the ball back and was finally able to respond, with quarterback Robert Griffin III connecting with Pierre Garon for a 6-yard score to cut the deficit to 317. Running backs coach - Randy Jordan has been hired as the Redskins running backs coach. Coach Kyle Shanahan was preceded by Chip Kelly with the San Francisco . DAL Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 10:40. 4 / 25 Special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica. Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post/Getty Images. Joe Bugel: Assistant Head Coach-Offense. In typical Skins fashion, they took Kirk Cousinsfavored by coaching staffthree rounds later, setting themselves up for a future QB controversy. Later in the second, after a few missed opportunities by both teams, Redskins running back Alfred Morris took off for a 30-yard score, evening the score at 1414 late in the second. Matt LaFleur, after spending last season as the offensive coordinator in Tennessee, is now the head coach in Green Bay. Philadelphia was able to wind the majority of the clock down, but not all of it. The 2013 Washington Redskins finished the season 3-13, | Kyle Shanahans Record with San Francisco 49ers, Grading the San Francisco 49ers Franchise, | Sean McVays Record with Los Angeles Rams, | Matt LaFleurs Record with Green Bay Packers, | Raheem Morriss Record with Atlanta Falcons. Because Shanahan ran the outside zone, he needed faster, more athletic linemen, and because most teams werent looking for those types of players, he constructed dominating run games at discount prices. 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. Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post/Getty Images. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. competitive team with a C+ roster, The thing is no one can succeed here with Snyder and that front office, so Jay posting the only b2b winning seasons since the 90s is a hell of an accomplishment, OP, I think you meant Mike McDaniel, not Mike McDonald lol. [1] Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 Signings 1.2 Re-signings 1.3 Departures 2 2013 draft class 3 Staff 4 Final roster 5 Schedule 5.1 Preseason 5.2 Regular season 5.3 Game summaries 6 Standings 6.1 Division 6.2 Conference 7 Honors 8 References The Dallas Cowboys owner admitted Friday that his interest in signing Odell Beckham Jr. has not waned. Trying to play spoiler, the Redskins hosted the Dallas Cowboys and attempted to spoil their playoff chances. In their second season he won NFL MVP honors as the Falcons made the Super Bowl. Gruden was the coach that first allowed him to become a coordinator. 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. What did Bill [Belichick] say to do?, Flowers grew up in a football familyhis father played for the Cowboys and Giants. It seems like every morning now, we wake up and the Washington Redskins have made a new coaching hire. 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. After teams exchanged punts in the first, Washington struck first when Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was intercepted by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall who returned the interception 9 yards for a 70 Washington lead. 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. But he knew right away that his co-workers were different. Shanahan saw the future in the unlined faces that stared back at him. One potential culprit for the continued slump? Whether it's a new linebackers coach, a quality control assistant, or a quarterbacks guru, head coach Ron Rivera has been highly active in the early days of his tenure with the Redskins, doing . MIN Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 9:57. 3-13, and now lead the next generation of great NFL coaches? Fits for Giants, Raiders, Bears and Broncos JobsJimmy G May Be the Best QB Available This Offseason Ranking the NFLs Eight Head Coaching Vacancies Washington Football: LISTEN: Could Washington Corral Itself a Franchise QB? 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. Despite all the talented offensive minds on staff for Washington that season, the team was a disaster. . Kyle Shanahan, who served as the Redskins offensive coordinator under his dad, inherited a 49ers team that won two games in 2016 and is 10-22 over two seasons in San Francisco. Green Bay would continue to take it to Washington, as Rodgers connected with Nelson once more, to make it 310 Green Bay. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Washington Redskins Staff Tracker (2019 - 2020) In early October Dan Snyder made the the move to fire head coach Jay Gruden. He says its not for him to gauge how much credit that group deserves. Rodgers connected with Jordy Nelson for a 15-yard score to make Green Bay's advantage 170. On Washington's ensuing possession, it appeared as if Washington took the lead, as Robert Griffin III found wide receiver Aldrick Robinson for a 57-yard score and an apparent 2420 lead. After two stops on first and second down, Rodgers went back to the air on 3rd-and-9, and connected with James Jones, and Washington never saw the ball again. 2011 Washington Redskins (O-Cord) 5-11. 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. LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan were two of the 10 assistants dismissed by the Redskins when they fired Mike Shanahan after a 3-13 season in 2013. Now its a movement. He knew the applicants grandfather, John McVay, a former Niners GM who with Walsh had constructed one of the NFLs great dynasties. According to McDaniel, bouncing around actually made them better. Early in the fourth, Detroit took the lead again, this time by way of Akers hitting a 28-yard field goal, giving Detroit a 2017 lead. Washington was able to sustain a running game in spite of an injury to star running back Alfred Morris, with typical third-down back Roy Helu, Jr. running into the end zone from 14 yards out to increase Washington's lead to 2414. Mike McDaniel grew up in Greeley, Colo., obsessing, like most kids in the Centennial State, over the Broncos. Matt Cavanaugh, Offensive Coordinator. Though if any of the three aforementioned coaches were still in town, perhaps we'd be watching the Football Team in the divisional round. 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.