Live Microphone: What they're saying about Mike Shanahan

Joe Gibbs, former Redskins head coach:

“He’s very, very good on offense. If you take a look at him, the running game has been outstanding. They have a certain way of approaching the run game with the stretch play and he’s taken running back after running back and been successful running the ball. Very creative, lots of waggles and bootlegs. He does a great job coaching the quarterbacks.”

Mark Schlereth, former Redskins offensive linemen who played under Shanny in Denver:

“Credibility. He’s a championship-caliber coach. He’s a great football coach. … That’s something that’s been lacking in Washington. Who’s running the show? There won’t be any questions now who’s running the show.”...

"He went to an AFC Championship Game with Jake Plummer as the starting quarterback. That’s what people should know. He went to the playoffs with Gus Frerotte, Brian Griese, with Jake Plummer. He had six different thousand-yard rushers. What caught up to Mike was a bad string of poor free agent choices and poor draft picks.”

Clinton Portis, Redskins running back:

"I think [Shanahan] would be the perfect guy for the job. I think coach Shanahan is one of those guys who you either going to play for or you're going to be gone. It's not going to be any in-between, you're not going to, like the situations we have now, where people didn't know where they stood, or who's getting in trouble. I think coach Shanahan will [stop] that. You either going to do what you're supposed to be doing or you're not going to be here. It's that simple."

London Fletcher, Redskins middle linebacker:

"I think it's great. Being able to add a two-time Super Bowl-winning head coach, it's phenomenal. He commands respect from the players right away. ... He instantly becomes the face of the franchise."

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