| jettio |
12-06-2004 12:16 PM |
Shanahan is one of the best play-calling and game strategy coaches.
He rarely or never screws up clock management like the Chiefs have done for the last 5 seasons, and he always gives his offense some can't-miss plays.
His film festivals where he insists that his players are without sin, his crybaby whining to the refs, all-time leader in unsucccessful replay challenges, and his failed relationships with players who have had productive years before and after their short stays at the glue farm reveal that a lack of character keeps him from being one of the all time greats.
Shanahan is definitely as good a strategist as any of the all-time greats, but his flaws in character make him another Jimmy Johnson level of success story and not a Bill Walsh, Chuck Noll, Tom Landry, or Vince Lombardi.
The post-Elway Shanahan Broncos have never achieved to the level they were predicted in preseason predictions, late season losses to mediocre teams are their staple, as is post-season scapegoating, and it is all due to a lack of character.
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