Dan Graziano (ESPN) article with excerpts from Shanahan interview

[Missouri_Skins_Fan]

Missouri Skins Fan, I love that your bird hates the Eagles. But his taste in free agents flat out sucks.

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I know...

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[Romberjo]

Authentic:

"BTW, last offseason Shanny said publically that a pass rusher would be a priority in the draft. And look at who they got? See Shanny's quote below, during the combine..

I think [outside pass-rusher] ranks right at the top. Obviously when you have any consistent defense, using the 3-4, you've got to have two great outside pass-rushers, a great nose tackle and a great safety.

Good point--but that may well have been a smokescreen for our hope to get, e.g., Locker at 10. And we do need a #1 WR, just like we needed an OLB. And we'd be happy to take Blackmon at 6, I think. But I strongly suspect he's trying to downplay our interest in getting RGIII (conceivably at 6, or how much we'd be willing to give up trading up for RGIII or Luck).

[Destructis]

Remember FA last year? Shanny kept signing WR's and there was one, I don't remember who it was, that was going to sign and saw all the WR's the Skins had already signed and changed his mind. I think Shanny is serious about wanting a couple of WR's. He tried last year and I don't think he is really happy with the end result, so he will try again.

[SamoaSkinz]

Remember FA last year? Shanny kept signing WR's and there was one, I don't remember who it was, that was going to sign and saw all the WR's the Skins had already signed and changed his mind. I think Shanny is serious about wanting a couple of WR's. He tried last year and I don't think he is really happy with the end result, so he will try again.

Brandon Stokley i think.

[BeefJerky]

Brandon Stokley i think.

Yeah, it was Stokley. Glad he went in another direction.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

I think it's cute that he still treats Beck like a real football player.

[thesubmittedone]

"You just know that you've got two more years to get the job done, because they never let you go through the five years. You get it done in four years or you're gone. But that's what I love about this profession -- the pressure of it, what goes with it. The thing that I enjoy is that I've got an owner that's going to give me a chance to be successful. And if I can't get it done in four years, even though I've got a five-year contract, then I shouldn't be here."

I loved that quote from Mike right there. Good stuff.

[illone]

They need Kalil. Bradford is getting pummeled.

This. No way the Rams pass Kalil for Blackmon, as bad as they need a receiver. Protecting Bradford is more important than getting him someone to throw to. Plus, they have brandon Lloyd who is a 1000 yard guy. He's plenty good.

[illone]

haha how did i quote you before you posted?

[pjfootballer]

Blackmon would be a great pick. Sign Flynn, draft Blackmon.....but I just don't see the Rams letting Blackmon get past them.

They need Kalil. Bradford is getting pummeled.

[pjfootballer]

The board has been screwed up lately.