NFL Draft 2011: Do the Redskins Finally Get Their Quarterback of the Future?

April 26, 2011   ·   Bryan Manning   ·   Jump to comments

The Washington Redskins thought their QB situation was solved in the short-term with the acquisition of Donovan McNabb last offseason. Mere weeks into the season it appeared the Redskins realized their mistake of acquiring McNabb, but it was too late.
Almost benched early in the season, McNabb played poorly throughout the year until he was benched late in a loss to Detroit. Varying reasons were given for his benching, but it could not have been clearer; the Redskins and McNabb were a bad marriage.
The McNabb saga was just one of many quandaries the Redskins faced in coach Mike Shanahan’s first season.
The Albert Haynesworth story seemed to thicken by the week. Finally having had enough, Shanahan suspended Haynesworth for the remainder of the season in December.
Shanahan implemented the 3-4 defense with Washington and hired Jim Haslett to run that side of the ball. It was a rough first season for Haslett as a once-proud defense had one of the worst seasons, sta...

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