Callahan

[skinsdad62]

 

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Washington Redskins @Redskins

Here is the Callahan presser

 

[Sportster 72]

Worked for the Colts last night but Frank Reich is a much better coach than Callahan.

 

[fishinabarrel]

As a Raiders fan, I am sorry. Callahan is an awful head coach

 

[Sportster 72]

SF just had an 83 TD run on an outside zone run. How Bruce and Dan screwed up the Shanahan experience I will never understand.

 

[skinsdad62]

 

[Sportster 72]

Was thinking about Callahan and what should we expect. He was a HC for two years and a record of 15-17 but when you look at his two years it is almost two completely different stories:

In his first season as a head coach, Callahan led the Raiders to a third consecutive AFC West title and the franchise's first Super Bowl since returning to Oakland, making him just the fourth rookie head coach in NFL history to do so. The Raiders suffered a lopsided defeat in Super Bowl XXXVII losing 48–21 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coached by his former boss Jon Gruden. This was largely because Callahan kept Gruden's old playbook more or less intact, and the Bucs had received so much information about the Raiders' offensive scheme from Gruden that they knew exactly what plays were coming.[3][4] It did not help that the Raiders were without starting center Barret Robbins, the leader of their offensive line. Robbins went into a manic episode after not taking his medication, and spent most of the day before the game in Tijuana believing the Raiders had already won. When he finally resurfaced, he was so incoherent that Callahan had no choice but to leave him off the roster.[5]

Callahan is the third Raiders head coach to win an AFC West title and lead his team into the conference championship game in his first full season. Only Art Shell (1990) and John Madden (1969) had accomplished this feat.

Under Callahan's guidance, the Raiders led the NFL in passing for the first time in team history and led the league in total offense for just the second time in team history.

During his tenure as not only head coach but also offensive coordinator for the Raiders, the Raider offense led the league in rushing in 2000 and led the league in passing in 2002. In 2002, the Raiders became the first team to win games in the same season while rushing at least 60 times (against Kansas City in a 24–0 win) and passing at least 60 times (against Pittsburgh in a 30–17 win). The Raider offense also set many franchise records during this period, including fewest sacks allowed (28) in 2000, a mark that was broken the following year (27).

Despite the success of his 2002 team, the 2003 Raiders had a losing record. After his team got off to a 2–5 start, many of his players, in particular Charles Woodson, publicly criticized the coach, even suggesting that Callahan was deliberately trying to sabotage the season. According to Woodson, the Raider locker room was almost in a state of mutiny against Callahan, a claim corroborated by veteran receiver Tim Brown and others. Callahan, his supporters claim, had recognized that the team was aging and needed younger talent. To get it, he would have to cut existing salaries, an assertion that did not sit well with many of the team's veterans. It did not help that quarterback Rich Gannon was sidelined with injuries for much of the season. On November 30, after a 22–8 loss to the Denver Broncos, Callahan said the Raiders must have been "the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game." After a lackluster 4–12 season, Callahan was fired by Raiders owner Al Davis. Even though the Raiders had gone all the way to the Super Bowl a year earlier, Davis was not known for being patient with his coaches. Callahan was the last Raiders coach to post a winning season until 2016.

Mostly I think of his time here in Washington and our OLine. I have said on more than one occasion I don't see what he added to the OLine. Way too many penalties. He had a multi year All Pro LT, and All Pro RG but the team never seemed to have a great line or even a very good OLine.

What I hope to see is a hell of a lot less penalties. I would like to see a lot less mistakes. I don't know what he can do to help the D but I'll hope for some sort of improvement. I think we will see a lot of I back formation for AP. I don't think he will force the pass as much as Gruden did. I do think the game plan (passs vs. run ration) will depend on the opponent.

Looking at the Redskins schedule and based on what we have seen this year I am only seeing the Dolphins and Jets as chances to win. Some of the teams like the 49ers and Lions who we thought might be wins earlier now look much tougher. Here's to hoping for more than that.

 

[j_y19]

Was thinking about Callahan and what should we expect. He was a HC for two years and a record of 15-17 but when you look at his two years it is almost two completely different stories:

In his first season as a head coach, Callahan led the Raiders to a third consecutive AFC West title and the franchise's first Super Bowl since returning to Oakland, making him just the fourth rookie head coach in NFL history to do so. The Raiders suffered a lopsided defeat in Super Bowl XXXVII losing 48–21 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers coached by his former boss Jon Gruden. This was largely because Callahan kept Gruden's old playbook more or less intact, and the Bucs had received so much information about the Raiders' offensive scheme from Gruden that they knew exactly what plays were coming.[3][4] It did not help that the Raiders were without starting center Barret Robbins, the leader of their offensive line. Robbins went into a manic episode after not taking his medication, and spent most of the day before the game in Tijuana believing the Raiders had already won. When he finally resurfaced, he was so incoherent that Callahan had no choice but to leave him off the roster.[5]

Callahan is the third Raiders head coach to win an AFC West title and lead his team into the conference championship game in his first full season. Only Art Shell (1990) and John Madden (1969) had accomplished this feat.

Under Callahan's guidance, the Raiders led the NFL in passing for the first time in team history and led the league in total offense for just the second time in team history.

During his tenure as not only head coach but also offensive coordinator for the Raiders, the Raider offense led the league in rushing in 2000 and led the league in passing in 2002. In 2002, the Raiders became the first team to win games in the same season while rushing at least 60 times (against Kansas City in a 24–0 win) and passing at least 60 times (against Pittsburgh in a 30–17 win). The Raider offense also set many franchise records during this period, including fewest sacks allowed (28) in 2000, a mark that was broken the following year (27).

Despite the success of his 2002 team, the 2003 Raiders had a losing record. After his team got off to a 2–5 start, many of his players, in particular Charles Woodson, publicly criticized the coach, even suggesting that Callahan was deliberately trying to sabotage the season. According to Woodson, the Raider locker room was almost in a state of mutiny against Callahan, a claim corroborated by veteran receiver Tim Brown and others. Callahan, his supporters claim, had recognized that the team was aging and needed younger talent. To get it, he would have to cut existing salaries, an assertion that did not sit well with many of the team's veterans. It did not help that quarterback Rich Gannon was sidelined with injuries for much of the season. On November 30, after a 22–8 loss to the Denver Broncos, Callahan said the Raiders must have been "the dumbest team in America in terms of playing the game." After a lackluster 4–12 season, Callahan was fired by Raiders owner Al Davis. Even though the Raiders had gone all the way to the Super Bowl a year earlier, Davis was not known for being patient with his coaches. Callahan was the last Raiders coach to post a winning season until 2016.

Mostly I think of his time here in Washington and our OLine. I have said on more than one occasion I don't see what he added to the OLine. Way too many penalties. He had a multi year All Pro LT, and All Pro RG but the team never seemed to have a great line or even a very good OLine.

What I hope to see is a hell of a lot less penalties. I would like to see a lot less mistakes. I don't know what he can do to help the D but I'll hope for some sort of improvement. I think we will see a lot of I back formation for AP. I don't think he will force the pass as much as Gruden did. I do think the game plan (passs vs. run ration) will depend on the opponent.

Looking at the Redskins schedule and based on what we have seen this year I am only seeing the Dolphins and Jets as chances to win. Some of the teams like the 49ers and Lions who we thought might be wins earlier now look much tougher. Here's to hoping for more than that.

I think what we are going to see is why Callahan will not be the HC of this team in 2020. I also agree with your assessment of his tenure as our OL coach. Just who did he develop? How did our OL improve since being here?

 

[chillerdab]

I’d be happy to see the redskins make fewer absolutely mindnumbingly stupid mistakes though.

I would be delighted if I could t guess the play they were going to run, on offense AND defense with as alarming a frequency as I could with Gruden.

Those two would be a nice touch.

 

[skinsdad62]

 

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[Stymietee]

Fake news flash:

The team is finding it impossible to work on a game plan for the upcoming Miami game since they bought in referees. The reason: apparently, Morgan Moses continues to be flagged for holding!

 

[V AZARIAH V]

Looking at the Redskins schedule and based on what we have seen this year I am only seeing the Dolphins and Jets as chances to win. Some of the teams like the 49ers and Lions who we thought might be wins earlier now look much tougher. Here's to hoping for more than that.

No, I'm hoping we lose the rest of our games... and all of next year... and every game until Daniel Snyder is forced to sell the team.

I'm done with the false hopes... this team is a dumpster fire. They don't deserve to win.

 

[skinsdad62]

No, I'm hoping we lose the rest of our games... and all of next year... and every game until Daniel Snyder is forced to sell the team.

I'm done with the false hopes... this team is a dumpster fire. They don't deserve to win.

well you have only 40 shorts years to go because the bidwells still own the cards and have since they were in chicago . the value of the franchise is top 5 . so good luck with that

now i get the false hopes but lets see what happens . if allen goes then hope could be coming