Cooper Carlisle

Redskins QB Robert Griffin III grew up watching Mike Shanahan coach the Denver Broncos ... No. 1 receivers; Chris Cooley and, of course, safety and how it’s changed in recent years. DeAngelo Hall is among the Redskins cornerbacks experimenting ...  

Funny that he's been absent since every rant he made has been proven false. He claimed no team other than the Broncos wanted Peyton. Then he claimed Peyton would never choose the Broncos. Then he claimed Peyton would cost $25 million per year...which seems strange if no teams wanted him.The guy was wrong about everything he posted.  

For some Bronco fans, their wish has finally been granted. According to the Denver Post, the Denver Broncos gave General Manager Brian Xanders his walking papers. Brian was going into his 4th season with the team. Xanders started his term in Denver as an Assistant GM in 2008 under Mike Shanahan When Shanahan was fired, Brian replaced him as the GM under Josh McDaniels. Before that, Xanders worked for the Atlanta Falcons in a variety...  

The 2001 Denver Broncos season saw a devastating injury to Ed McCaffrey, week 1 against the New York Giants. The next day, America was attacked by terrorists, which caused the September 16th game to be postponed until January 6th, 2002. The Broncos finished 8-8, missed the playoffs, and lost Ed McCaffrey. These are the events that led up to the 2002 offseason. Mike Shanahan was on the doorstep of the playoffs, so it was critical that the 2002...  

Spliff, I missed your reference to Dan Henning. For a few years I've been trying to understand the permutations of NFL offenses. There seem to be three sytems in play, but it gets pretty complicated because there are quite a few hybrids developing.West Coast Offense: Originally Bill Walsh, but nowadays Mike Shanahan, Andy Reid, Gary Kubiak, Mike Holmgren (or any OC he hires), Mike McCarthy, Joe Philbin, Mike Sherman, Jim Harbaugh.Earhardt...  

Shanahan went on to coach the rival Denver Broncos, leading them to a pair of Super Bowl triumphs. Shanahan never got over his firing by the Raiders, and had a special hatred for Al Davis. So the Raider Nation and Mike Shanahan have always ...  

Mike Shanahan used to have Jake Plummer fake to the back and roll ... ll sign a free agent quarterback -- somebody like Josh Johnson, the Bucs' backup. Woody, love your columns. I'm SICK AND TIRED of the offensive play calling.  

There was a period in our history when Mike Shanahan wore the "genius" label, a gaudy title draped on the coach after he transformed the Denver Broncos into back-to-back Super Bowl winners in the late 1990s. The Brian Griese era rapidly informed ...  

Hired by Mike Shanahan, promoted by Josh McDaniels and retained by John Elway, Brian Xanders' four years with the Broncos saw him emerge as one of the few constants amid dizzying tumult.  

Where does Shanahan rank among his coaching peers?CSNwashington.com[Mike] Shanahan must win with Robert Griffin III — or else." Is that assessment fair? I'd so say, in both a historic and current context. The ranking? Let's see... "These rankings consider what a coach has accomplished. But they also consider where ...Washington Redskins Training Camp: Most Intriguing Position BattlesBleacher Reportall 3 news articles »  

Pittsburgh Post GazetteSteelers sign third round pickPittsburgh Post GazetteBy Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pitt's Mike Shanahan is taken down by Miami's Sean Spence in a 2010 game. The Steelers chose Spence in the third round of the NFL draft. The Steelers signed another draft pick today, linebacker Sean Spence, ...and more »