Mike Shanahan is a competitor and getting fired by the Broncos did not sit well with him at all so last summer he went on tour.
He wanted to see what other organizations were doing right and perhaps learn something that could help him down the line.
So in August he visited the Patriots and spent time with Bill Belichick watching practice and talking to players. He spent time in Latrobe talking with Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger about what the defending Super Bowl Champs were doing to get ready for the season.
He even ventured down to Gainesville to watch the University of Florida Gators go through practice and spent time with Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow talking about what they were doing to defend their BCS National Title and to reconnect with the college game.
This was not Shanahan the broadcaster, he wasn’t working for any network, he was making sure the next time he was involved with an organization that he had improved on every level. It was the making of Shanahan 2.0.
I strongly recommend that you check out the best interviews done with both Shanahan and Redskins owner Dan Snyder.
Redskins Nation host Larry Michael did a fine job talking with both men and Snyder talked about the importance of patience and doing things right.
Good stuff at RedskinsTV.com – http://www.redskins.com/do/videoGallery
Also many thanks to Mark Berman the Sports Director of FOX 26 in Houston for this fine interview of Kyle Shanahan on coming to work with his dad. Checkout more at their website
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/sports/nfl/100106-kyle-shanahan-join-father
