Michael Shaw to the Redskins
bounce bounce bounce bounce
April 28th, 2012 at 11:38 PM ^
I clicked on this thread to write those exact words...
...and congratulate Mr. Shaw too, of course.
I will have to hope that he has success against the rest of the NFC East. Have a great career Mr. Shaw! Go Blue!
Koger? Watson? Evans? I hope those guys get a chance as well.
Hope Shaw does well in the league. I always liked him, showed flashes of greatness but could never quite get there.
Shannahan likes the one-cut and go RBs, which is kind of the opposite of Shaw. He's a good enough athlete to at least stick on special teams coverage and maybe kick returns.
Shannahan also likes to rotate in like 30 backs, so Shaw has a shot.
Great to see so many UM players getting in on the free agent frenzy. They've got their foot in the door, hopefully they can make their keep.
April 28th, 2012 at 11:27 PM ^
Congrats Mr. Shaw. Keeping fingers crossed for Koger to get picked up
April 28th, 2012 at 11:32 PM ^
Koger will definitely get his shot too.
April 29th, 2012 at 12:16 AM ^
The Redskins took two QB's in the draft, and probably need a lot of offensive guys to practice with them in rookie camp. The bnght spot is that Shaw has a chance to impress someone and stick with the team.
For the most part, one thing teams know they are getting from Shaw or almost any Michigan player is someone who kept his nose clean and represented the program well. I know that the NFL is a performance-based league, but they do seem to be making an effort to make being a good "citizen," on and off the field, count for something.
It might not mean a lot to most people, but it could be a "tie-breaker" in a roster decision someday.
April 29th, 2012 at 10:33 PM ^
Exactly. Being a "good citizen" won't get you onto an NFL roster. But if you're a marginal but reasonable option, you may find that opportunity presenting itself because someone of similar talent but lesser character isn't worth the hassle.
Rule #1. MAKE SURE YOU DON’T SUCK Before you go out and start committing crimes, it’s important to first make sure you’re at least slightly better than the 30 or 40 guys the team’s assistant GM could instantly pull off some practice squad to replace you. Otherwise you will become fodder for the team’s zero-tolerance discipline policy. Conversely, if you’re awesome, the line will be, “There’ve been some bumps in the road, but hopefully he’s learned from that.” Take defensive back Willie Andrews, a seventh-round Patriots pick who barely played and sucked when he did. Two days after the disastrous 2008 Super Bowl loss to the Giants that he did absolutely nothing to prevent, he was caught driving around in an unregistered Crown Vic with a half-pound of weed. Four months after that, right smack in the middle of Arrest Season, he got pinched for allegedly waving a gun at his girlfriend’s head. Unamused, Bill Belichick sent a strong zero-tolerance message by cutting Andrews the very next day. Meanwhile, ultra-awesome Pats cornerback Ty Law was arrested twice — once for muling some E across the Canadian border (he skated on that) and once for a bizarre 2004 traffic incident in Miami that culminated in the ultimate arrest-related shame for an NFL skill-position player: getting caught in a foot chase by a policeman. Despite all this, Law was kept on the roster for another year — perhaps because he was the only guy on the team who could cover Marvin Harrison...
This is a tough place to come. We have a lot of depth at RB and that's the way Shanny likes it. Hopefully he will get a chance to show something and make the team.
April 29th, 2012 at 12:05 PM ^
true, but in run heavy offenses, there's bound to be some injuries at some point in the year. I bet he gets a shot (if he's able to make the team)
April 29th, 2012 at 10:06 AM ^
Good for Shaw. Hopefully he'll find a nice fit with the Redskins.
April 29th, 2012 at 12:04 PM ^
hell yea! hope he lands a spot! Lord knows he's got as good a chance in washington as anywhere