SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. McVay brought LaFleur to Los Angeles as the Rams offensive coordinator in 2017. Earnest Byner: Running Backs. McVay left the Redskins for L.A. in 17, becoming the youngest head coach in NFL history. He ran several plays out the same formations, especially the three-man bunch (three receivers aligned close to each other) and the two-man stack (one receiver lined up directly behind another). . They stayed pretty mediocre otherwise. 1 / 23 . Football Outsiders listed the 2013 Redskins as having the second-worst special teams unit they had ever tracked. 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. Redskins could be compelled to appear on Hard Knocks. If only the series started now. In fact, it was far from a guarantee that LaFleur would ever become a head coach in the NFL. 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. 3-13, and now lead the next generation of great NFL coaches? This was head coach Mike Shanahan's first return to Denver in 5 years since his dismissal from the organization following the 2008 season. In the fourth quarter, he blew it out. Within a month, the Redskins hired Gruden and LaFleur accepted a job as the quarterbacks coach at Notre Dame. This story appears in the Aug. 26Sept. Kyle served as offensive coordinator of the Redskins when Mike coached there from 2010 to 2013. . 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. In a sluggish game that saw 9 combined turnovers by each team, Washington would lead 21-7 at one point, but the Broncos would score 38 straight points to win 45-21. Shanahan became Cleveland's offensive coordinator in 2014 before joining the Falcons, while LaFleur left Washington to become Notre Dame's quarterbacks coach that same year. 5 / 23 . Even after recovering from the knee injury, Griffin would never again approach the success of that season. 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. At that point, the relationship between the Shanahans and Washington was over. The Redskins have Jay Gruden. In the fourth, Oakland's offense continued to sputter, even fumbling for a second time at midfield. There's nothing different Washington could or should have done with LaFleur. The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. [1], Rookies in italics Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. Filling out the offensive staff are Pete Hoener (tight ends), Jim Hostler (wide receivers), John Matsko (offensive line), Drew Terrell (assistant wide receivers) and Travelle Wharton (assistant. 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. So Kyle set out to make another alteration, stitching in a familiar concept: the zone read. 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. at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado. 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. WAS Kai Forbath 33-yard field goal, 10:08. McVay tells the quarterbacks stories of Navy SEAL training techniques. A late-season collapse in 2008and third straight non-playoff yearcost Mike Shanahan his job in Denver. January 8, 2020 12:50 pm ET. However, Washington lost to Detroit at home for the first time since 1935, when they were still the Boston Redskins. NFL analyst Warren Sharp tweeted a photo Wednesday highlighting three members of the 2013 Washington staff. They didn't give up on him. #skol pic.twitter.com/UyJfeOIaqe, Congrats to Matt Lafleur and his family! And they eventually succeeded, changing offensive football, perhaps because they had a chance to fail. Washington knew that Shanahan was a talented coach, but following the firing of his father the relationship was severed. It quickly became apparent that for all his skillsarm strength, athleticism, speedGriffin couldnt read a defense. For more details, review our, Anthony Richardson compares himself to former MVP quarterback. All rights reserved. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The reality is that McVay, like many other successful assistants, had an opportunity to advance his career by becoming the head coach elsewhere. Matt Ryan, if he never met us, might [still] be a Hall of Famer, McDaniel says. 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. Running backs coach - Randy Jordan has been hired as the Redskins running backs coach. They deployed play-action heavily, fueling Goff's breakout year. Washington could not respond, and when Oakland got the ball again, quarterback Matt Flynn, filling in for concussed quarterback Terrelle Pryor found rookie tight end Mychal Rivera (brother of Glee star Naya Rivera) for a 31-yard score and a 140 Raiders lead. 2 / 23 . Kyle Shanahan, Mike LaFleur and McDaniel went to San Francisco in 17 and, out of necessity, designed an offense around two tight ends. All three men were on staff with the then-Washington Redskins from 2010 to 2013 under Kyle's father, Mike Shanahan. 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. 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. Do you have a blog? In 2016, Washington quarterback Kirk Cousins set a franchise record with 4,917 passing yards. After a 313 campaign marked by an inability to expand the passing offense with Griffin under center, a too-late switch to Cousins and an eight-game losing streak to finish out the year, they were let go. The current Washington Redskins coaching staff has 24 coaches listed beginning with Head Coach Jay Gruden. Jay Gruden, Head Coach. Washington finished 710 in 2021, and the franchise has returned to respectability under Ron Rivera. 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. MIN Blair Walsh 39-yard field goal, 9:57. They ditched the zone read elements from Washington and reconstructed the system to maximize Hoyers skills. In 1972, George Allen took the Washington Redskins to Super Bowl VII. Do you have a sports website? 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 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 McDaniel grew up in Greeley, Colo., obsessing, like most kids in the Centennial State, over the Broncos. That's exactly what he did. msn back to msn . Washington also allowed Green Bay to have a 100-yard rusher. They were youthful enough to be fueled by ambition, close enough to boost each other, smart enough to apply what they were taught and competitive enough to turn everythingmemorizing the most plays, sleeping the most nights under their desksinto a winnable game. Matt LaFleur wheels around on a scooter, a cast on his right leg after he tore his Achilles playing basketball last spring. Neither would Shanahan and his Fun Bunch, at least not right away. Ben Kotwica, Special Teams Coordinator. This time, they tested Potter from 50 yards, and he was well wide of the mark, and Green Bay took possession again. 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. The Redskins' finished the preseason going undefeated for the first time since the 1985 preseason. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Shanahan and LaFleur's teams meet at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday in Green Bay and McVay's Rams play at defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay on Sunday at 3 p.m. on NBC. 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. All three are still coaching in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/tb21gefx7P. He won Offensive Rookie of the Year and made the Pro Bowl. That great quarterbacks mattered, of course, but that efficiency at that position mattered more. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. The 33-year-old Bartelstein will be serving as Phoenixs new, A former All-Star reliever is taking his talents to Coors Field. Early in his tenure, he heard a someone yelling through the wall next door as he scribbled on a whiteboard. He was 30 when his father hired him as the Redskins offensive coordinator. This article was published more than4 years ago. Rodgers connected with Jordy Nelson for a 15-yard score to make Green Bay's advantage 170. All Rights Reserved. Green Bay got possession first, and Washington's defense was able to stiffen once Green Bay got deep into their territory, and the Packers settled for a Mason Crosby 28-yard field goal. 5 / 25 Offensive Coordinator Sean McVay. All the jokes this past spring about anyone in McVays orbit landing a head coaching interview missed the point. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. As the 2012 draft approached, the coaches scoured the QB class. at Mall of America Field at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ron Rivera's Washington staff, which includes 11 members who worked for him in Carolina, will bring new schemes on both sides of the ball.