Mike Shanahan is what Redskins need in a coach: No more Mr. Nice Guy
For more than 30 years, the Washington Redskins and their fans have witnessed an NFL anomaly that Mike Shanahan is in the process of reversing. Ever since George Allen left after the 1977 season, the Redskins' coaches have fit a description that is seldom heard in professional football: Nice guys.
Well, that's over. And about time.
One reason the Redskins look much improved in the exhibition season is that they are once again led by a dominant personality type that has often succeeded spectacularly in the NFL: a gloriously lopsided fanatic.
Look at the coaches who have won Super Bowls. One size doesn't fit all. But what do about half of them have in common? Come on, you know. They're not quite normal. And few ever described them first of all as "nice."
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