No other coach in NFL history can make that claim. Washington got a reprieve, however, when Randall Cobb, extending for the pylon to try to make it 310 right before halftime, lost control of the ball, fumbled at the pylon, awarding the ball to Washington by way of a touchback, finishing the first half scoring at 240 Green Bay. All Rights Reserved. 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. This is what happens when you take a Bengals coordinator as a HC. A few reporters said on Saturday that Rams head coach Sean McVay is expected to add Mike LaFleur to his coaching staff. NFC East Division Seifert blanched, at least until he saw linebackers trying to shadow the greatest receiver of all time. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Why people should stop sharing graphic of former WFT coaches. As a supplement, Raheem Morris, who was the secondary coach for the 2012 and 2013 Redskins, is now the Rams defensive coordinator. Is Coach Rick Stockstill on the Hot Seat? They stayed pretty mediocre otherwise. 53 active, 17 inactive, 8 practice squad. 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. A partial list includes a Hall of Famer (John Elway), a league MVP (Matt Ryan), one of the most accurate passers in league history (Kirk Cousins), promising prospects (Jimmy Garoppolo, Jared Goff) and several journeymen who briefly shined (Brian Griese, Matt Schaub and Brian Hoyer). The good times rolled during RG3's rookie year, for the quarterback and the offensive cooridnator, Kyle Shanahan (in white). 3 / 25. 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. He could study another coachs play sheet for 20 minutes and recite more than 100 plays. *The Kyle Shanahan hot seat conversation starts around 65. 2017 Jacksonville Jaguars (DB Coach) 10-6 Lost in AFC Champ to NE. Even after recovering from the knee injury, Griffin would never again approach the success of that season. Mike Shanahan sits at the head of a banquet table. In the fourth quarter, he blew it out. Running backs coach - Randy Jordan has been hired as the Redskins running backs coach. Or write about sports? January 8, 2020 12:50 pm ET. 3 / 25 Defensive coordinator Joe Barry. WAS Kai Forbath 35-yard field goal, 0:04. Round to GB 10-6-0 (0.625%) Sean McVay Coaching Stats Record with the Los Angeles Rams: 43-21 (0.672%) Grading the Los Angeles Rams's Franchise 2013 B+ 7-9 2014 B- 6-10 2015 A- 7-9 2016 B- 4-12 2017 A+ 11-5 2018 A+ All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. What did all of this tell Shanahan? Since LaFleur took over, they've annually been one of the NFC's best teams and are currently Super Bowl favorites. 2016 Washington Redskins (DB Coach) 8-7-1. In their second season he won NFL MVP honors as the Falcons made the Super Bowl. Sean McVay, who succeeded Kyle as the Redskins offensive coordinator after serving as Washingtons tight ends coach for the previous three years, became the youngest head coach in NFL history when the Rams hired him as a 30-year-old in January 2017. 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 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. Matt LaFleur, after spending last season as the offensive coordinator in Tennessee, is now the head coach in Green Bay. Philadelphia got the ball first, and approached Washington's red zone, however Eagles quarterback Michael Vick threw a backward pass that was ruled a fumble, and recovered by Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall who raced to the opposite end zone to give Washington a 70 lead. Great coach, better guy! None of the men with whistles hanging around their necks believe theyre the only visionaries in pro football; this isnt Al Gore taking credit for the Internet. Whos that? he wondered. DAL Dan Bailey 30-yard field goal, 10:40. NFC East Division CHI Matt Forte 6-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 12:49. Its almost like remembering a song for him, McDaniel says. 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. 2011 Washington Redskins (O-Cord) 5-11. The Redskins finished 28th in total defense and trotted out one of the worst special teams units in the league. Record: 3-13-0, 4th in During his time with the Redskins, LaFleur worked with quarterbacks Donovan McNabb, Rex Grossman, John Beck, Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins. Gruden was the coach that first allowed him to become a coordinator. Matt Cavanaugh, Offensive Coordinator. The Broncos won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1998 and 99 with an offensive line featuring starters drafted in round seven (center Tom Nalen), round 10 (guards Mark Schlereth and Brian Habib) and not at all (tackle Tony Jones). Shanahans philosophy starts with the ground gamespecifically those outside-zone runs. This was head coach Mike Shanahan's first return to Denver in 5 years since his dismissal from the organization following the 2008 season. msn back to msn . Theyre all here, at the dinner, for something called the QB Collective. There are only eight teams remaining in the NFL playoffs. Both teams failed to score again, and the teams went into the final quarter tied at 17. Front office and ownership certainly deserved blame, too. Shanahan also grounded his approach in an inventive spirit. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Almost like, Can you believe this? Flowers says. 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. 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. Left to right: McVay and Kyle Shanahan have established themselves as head coaches in the NFC West, while Matt LaFleur is the new guy in Green Bay and McDaniel serves as one of Shanahan's co-offensive coordinators. Mike placed Kyle in charge of modernizing their scheme. Here is a profile of the 2009 Washington Redskins staff. All the jokes this past spring about anyone in McVays orbit landing a head coaching interview missed the point. In typical Skins fashion, they took Kirk Cousinsfavored by coaching staffthree rounds later, setting themselves up for a future QB controversy. DET David Akers 28-yard field goal, 11:13. 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. Richmond Flowers III, a lesser-known member of that Redskins staff who has since left coaching and become an agent for coaches (he does not represent Shanahan), started the QB Collective as a way of sharing Shanahan's philosophies with lower levels of football. Do you have a blog? Leading up to the game, the Redskins were criticized by many after Mike Shanahan decided to bench Robert Griffin III for Kirk Cousins for their game against the Falcons. The Redskins have Jay Gruden. Hed run 10 new variations out of the same bunch formation. But that gave them perspectives football lifers lacked, the license to be creative. He changed receiver splitsthe distance the wideouts lined up from the tackles or tight endsbringing them in tighter. Join our linker program. The Redskins mixed outside zone runs with a heavy emphasis on zone reads and far more play-action than normal, putting their quarterback away from center but not deep in the shotgunthe Pistol formation. The staff gathered in the film room one memorable spring afternoonhis assistants joke that Mike locked them inside. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reported on Saturday that the league sent a memo to teams clarifying that umpires will call a quick pitch violation if the pitcher delivers, New Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia continues to assemble a real squad. As offensive coordinator in San Francisco, he once suggested to his head coach, Seifert, that the 49ers line Jerry Rice up in the backfield. Matt Cavanaugh, Offensive Coordinator. Mike Shanahan, a two-time Super Bowl winner and likely future Hall-of-Famer, was Washington's head coach, with Kyle the offensive coordinator. Back at the QB Collective camp, the coaches patrol the field, correcting prospects on their footwork, fine-tuning their releases. They did this, and got the ball back with just under 50 seconds remaining. 3 / 23 . [1], Rookies in italics Gruden had just led the team to back-to-back winning seasons, the first time the franchise had accomplished that since 1996-97. It would have been nearly impossible to predict that just six years later in 2019, he would be hired by the Packers. Matt LaFleur wheels around on a scooter, a cast on his right leg after he tore his Achilles playing basketball last spring. 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. 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. 2015 Washington Redskins (DB Coach) 9-7 Lost in NFC Wild Card to GB. Vick would make Washington pay, finding wide receiver DeSean Jackson for a 25-yard touchdown, and a 107 Eagles lead. 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. This is a subreddit for the NFL community. They knew that. The last time Green Bay had a 100-yard rusher was in Week 5 of the 2010 season, also against Washington, when Brandon Jackson racked up over 100 yards on the Redskins, although Washington won that game. The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. They had never, prior to this day, lost to Detroit in Washington or Landover. I think Jay was a fine coach. For more details, review our, Anthony Richardson compares himself to former MVP quarterback. The former Florida Gators quarterback is, Major League Baseball is pulling a not so fast on opportunistic pitchers. MLB closing big loophole with pitch clock? When they finally finished that session, Mike told them, Lets run it back again. To which Kyle, exasperated, replied, Dad!?!?. Bill Callahan was tasked with shepherding the team the rest of the way; but there was no doubt, Snyder planned to bring in new leadership after the season. This was also the first time in Packers history that they had a 400-yard passer and 100-yard rusher in the same game. 2 / 23 . When McVay was hired by the Rams, Washington was not considering making a head coaching change. How much are Football Coaches Really Worth? That allowed them to block safeties on run plays and gave opponents a different look on passing plays. There are maybe a few takeaways here, besides recognizing how stacked that offensive staff was. With the loss, the Redskins finished in last place in NFC. The 32-year-old Hand is getting a one-year contract worth $2 million from, NBA veteran DeMarcus Cousins had an interesting reaction to Ja Morants latest controversy. And proceeded to get rid of all that coaching talent and hired Jay Gruden as the head coach. 1 / 25. Trying to play spoiler, the Redskins hosted the Dallas Cowboys and attempted to spoil their playoff chances. With the loss on a questionable call by the officials, the Redskins were officially eliminated from playoff contention. Neither would Shanahan and his Fun Bunch, at least not right away. 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 got into a hole in which they could not climb out of, as they trailed as big as 38-0 and scored all their points in the second quarter. Head Coach: Mike ShanahanOffensive Coordinator: Kyle ShanahanDefensive Coordinator: Jim HaslettOther Assistant Coaches: Larry Coyer (Scout) Chris Foerster (OL Coach) Matt LaFleur (QB Coach) Sean McVay (TE Coach) Raheem Morris (Secondary) Bob Slowik (LB Coach). All three men were on staff with the then-Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2013 under Kyle's father, Mike Shanahan. There's nothing different Washington could or should have done with LaFleur. After another Philadelphia punt, Washington got the ball back again, but could not convert a 4th-and-15, as Aldrick Robinson could not haul in the pass. WAS Kai Forbath 40-yard field goal, 9:27. Yet another reminder that somehow Washington went from this to naming Jay Gruden HC. Theyre turning a social event into a coaching clinicsame as alwaysand its getting a little . In 2016, Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins set a franchise record with 4,917 passing yards. In 1972, George Allen took the Washington Redskins to Super Bowl VII. The Can Generation is what retired quarterback Trent Dilfer calls it. He became a Denver ballboy, then an undersized wideout at Yale. 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. It got to the point where he always knew exactly what I wanted. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari. The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. With young innovators including Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay and Matt LaFleur, the Redskins never knew what they had. Oakland then followed with a punt, too. SF Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 12:14. PHI Michael Vick 3-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 1:02. weird. 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. Yes, from 2010-2013, Kyle Shanahan (49ers), Sean McVay (Rams) and Matt LaFleur (Packers) all worked on Mike Shanahans staff in Washington. Bill Callahan, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line. Anthony Richardson is living up to the hype at the NFL Scouting Combine. There are now 3 head coaches, not including Mike Shanahan, that played a role in my development. He was 30 when his father hired him as the Redskins offensive coordinator. Griffin continued on, but left after two more ineffectual seasons with Gruden. Head Coach: Mike Shanahan Offensive Coordinator: Kyle Shanahan Defensive Coordinator: Jim Haslett . Redskins legend and current team analyst Chris Cooley appears on the verge of joining Ron Rivera's first coaching staff with the Redskins. 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. In the NFC, its the Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. With the loss, Washington fell to 02 for the first time since 2006, and remained in the NFC East Cellar. With the much-anticipated return of quarterback Robert Griffin III, Washington began its 2013 campaign on Monday Night Football against the Chip Kelly coached Philadelphia Eagles, seeking a third straight win against Philadelphia. Washington will also host Shanahans 49ers. Shanahan and LaFleur needed multiple other stops before becoming head coaches, while McVay worked his way up in Washington before getting an opportunity elsewhere and would have had to take the job here from one of his mentors in 2017. Kotwica. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reported Saturday that the Colorado Rockies are signing veteran left-hander Brad Hand. He replaced Super Bowl champion coach Mike McCarthy. The ground game dominatedjust like in Denver, it was built around a sixth-round running back and an unheralded front five. WAS Darrel Young 1-yard run (Kai Forbath kick), 14:20. Click here for more. Maybe not great, but certainly not something that gets a coach fired entering his fourth season. While the Shanahans left, McVay actually remained on Washington's staff. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Find out more. Kyle took McDaniel with him to Cleveland in 2014 and hired Mike LaFleur as an offensive assistant. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Trent Williams, Brian Orakpo and Alfred Morris were selected to the 2014 Pro Bowl. He assumed the duo performed menial tasks like picking up players at the airport. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. The team finished last in the NFC East with that 3-13 record, tied for the team's worst winning percentage in any season since 1961. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. They would also be the only team this season to be swept by all of its division rivals. The Dallas Cowboys owner admitted Friday that his interest in signing Odell Beckham Jr. has not waned. The reality is that McVay, like many other successful assistants, had an opportunity to advance his career by becoming the head coach elsewhere. DET David Akers 32-yard field goal, 0:49. WAS John Potter 43-yard field goal, 12:16. Needing a spark, Washington switched to a hurry-up offense for their next drive, and sustained one for the first time on the day. After the entire Redskins coaching staff was let go after the 2013 season . [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 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. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. Chris Russell Jan 13, 2020 3:06 PM EST Chris. In 2017, when Shanahan moved on to San Francisco, LaFleur reunited with McVay and became the Rams offensive coordinator, his first time in that role in the NFL. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. In the context of a disastrous 3-13 season in 2013 that got Mike Shanahan and most of his staff fired, it's pretty obvious why none of the three ended up as Washington's head coach. It's also worth noting that McVay has tremendous respect for Gruden, too. MIN Blair Walsh 40-yard field goal, 3:40. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. When he left the franchise in 2013, he was still years away from being a head coach. I know the wins and losses werent what they wanted in Washington, Mike LaFleur says. Jay Gruden, Head Coach. Well, it's not that simple. (Schedule and Results), Other Notable Asst. Washington also allowed Green Bay to have a 100-yard rusher. MIN Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 9:57. Coaching Staff Coaching Staff Assistant Barbara Allen Tight Ends Juan Castillo Experience: 26 years Assistant Quarterbacks/Offensive Quality Control Luke Del Rio Experience: 3 years Assistant Defensive Backs/Nickels Coach Cristian Garcia Assistant Special Teams Ben Jacobs Experience: 2 years Running Backs Randy Jordan Experience: 17 years 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. They tried out John Beck, a 2007 second-round pick of the Dolphins they publicly touted. Robert Griffin III is ranked at #15, Alfred Morris at #64, London Fletcher at #86, and Trent Williams at #99.[4]. They were young. Finding a quarterback remained an issue. Hell narrate a game situation in his head and remember it forever.. Mike McDaniel grew up in Greeley, Colo., obsessing, like most kids in the Centennial State, over the Broncos. Copyright 2023 Washington Commanders. After graduation in 2005, when it came time to ask Shanahan for a letter of recommendation, the coach suggested he intern for the team, for free, instead. 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. pic.twitter.com/Q88WHWSUDO, In choosing Matt LaFleur, the Packers are seeking their version of Sean McVay. They ran through cut-ups of Tim Tebows time in Denver, Cam Newtons rookie season in Carolina and Griffins career at Baylor. "Jon Gruden is the first one that hired him in Tampa. NFL analyst Warren Sharp tweeted a photo Wednesday highlighting three members of the 2013 Washington staff. With the Packers set to hire Matt LaFleur to replace Mike McCarthy as the next Aaron Rodgers whisperer in Green Bay, three Shanahan disciples from his disastrous stint in Washington have NFL head coaching gigs. Wondering how the franchise wasn't able to keep Shanahan, McVay and LaFleur should not be one of them. Gruden didn't get rid of all of them, he made McVay OC and I am forever thankful for that choice. Jordan played. Rodgers connected with Jordy Nelson for a 15-yard score to make Green Bay's advantage 170. 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. It wasn't Shanahan [in Washington].". But with Kyle in Cleveland, LaFleur struck out on his own. When Ryan ran into Aaron Rodgers at a golf tournament, the Packers QB asked about the system. They failed to improve on their 106 regular season record from 2012, and suffered through a 313 season, which was the worst record that the team had posted since 1994, resulting in the firing of head coach Mike Shanahan and most of his staff after four seasons. Washington didn't give up, however, and John Potter connected from 21 yards out to cut the lead to 2720. Maybe its time to move on. The first quarter would conclude without any further scoring. Although no one knew then, and few know even now, the concepts created and enhanced inside those coaching roomsand restaurants and dive barshave now spread across the NFL, and were utilized in two of the past three Super Bowls (by Kyle Shanahans Falcons and McVays Rams). Cant wait to see LaFleur out there 2x next year! And were competing against people that are the exact opposite dichotomytheyre all, What are the rules? He comes to the Redskins from coaching running backs in college at North Carolina. : Larry Coyer (Scout), Chris Foerster (Offensive Line), Matt LaFleur (Quarterbacks), Mike McDaniel (Wide Receivers), Sean McVay (Tight Ends), Raheem Morris (Secondary) and Bob Slowik (Linebackers), Executive VP/General Manager: Bruce Allen, Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +3300; O/U: 8.0, Training Camp: Bon Secours Training Center (Richmond, Virginia), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2:32PM. CHI Robbie Gould 49-yard field goal, 8:44. Washington got the ball to start the third, and on the third play from scrimmage, Griffin III threw an ill-advised pass to Santana Moss, and was intercepted again. Bill Callahan, Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach. Morant made the situation worse for himself early, Jerry Jones has once again tipped his hand when it comes to pursuing one high-profile wide receiver. As a supplement, Raheem Morris, who was the secondary coach for the 2012 and 2013 Redskins, is now the Rams' defensive coordinator. After losing three previous Super Bowls, Elway accepted the run-heavy approach even as NFL offenses were throwing more, and running back Terrell Davis, a sixth-round pick, secured his bust in Canton during that dominant stretch. It makes quarterbacks, not the other way around.. Cant wait to see LaFleur out there 2x next year!, LaFleurs promotion to head coach reminds me how lucky I was to work with Coach Shanahans staff when I first entered the NFL. He needed time to rebuild his own reputation as a coach on the rise. McVay brought LaFleur to Los Angeles as the Rams offensive coordinator in 2017. Shanahan served as Atlanta's offensive coordinator for two seasons, with quarterback Matt Ryan earning MVP honors in the second of those years. Griffin was benched for the rest of the season. Washington's struggles would continue, both offensively and defensively, in the second. That pushed all of us in ways we hadnt been pushed before.. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC.