New Redskins coordinators by the numbers
By: Turner Sports Desk
The selection of coordinators says a lot about what a head coach is looking for. It appears Kyle Shanahan is a lock to be offensive coordinator. Mike Shanahan is targeting Mike Zimmer to run his defense.
Kyle
Shanahan – If apples do not fall far from the tree then the Kyle and Mike
Shanahan combo will do great things in Washington. Mike has long been
considered an offensive mastermind so does it really surprise that Kyle
Shanahan goes to Houston and produces the #1 ranked pass offense and the 4th
ranked offense overall? To be fair Kyle has the 30th ranked run
offense in Houston but that can be contributed to injuries at the RB position. The Good news for Kyle is his dad loves to
pound the rock so they should form a pretty lethal tandem in terms of balanced
production.
Houston Texans 2009 Passing
offense – 290.9 yards per game - 1st Ranked
Houston Texans 2009 Running
Offense 92.2 yards per game - 30th Ranked
Offensive Philosophy
– West Coast Vertical
Mike
Zimmer – In two seasons in Cincinnati Zimmer has done a nice job improving
what was a God-awful Bengals defense. Zimmer
brings the ability to successfully implement both 4-3 and 3-4 schemes. Another
benefit of Zimmer’s defenses is they produce playmakers. Some notables include DeMarcus Ware, Keith
Rivers, Leon Hall and Jonathan Joseph.
His Cincinnati Bengals defense has some big challenges headed into the
playoffs but Zimmer can be credited for righting the ship on that side of the
ball. Coach Shanahan took his season out of football to travel around to
different teams and study them. He stated that he prefers the 3-4 schemes but
Washington’s defensive roster is full of 4-3 players. It should not surprise
that Shanahan targeted Zimmer who can coach both schemes pretty well.
Cincinnati Bengals
2009 passing defense - 203.1 yards per game allowed – 6th Ranked
Cincinnati Bengals
2009 rushing defense – 98.3 yards per game allowed – 7th Ranked
Defensive Philosophy
– Multiple Schemes – Bend but don’t break
Based on the numbers Shanahan would like to develop a very potent offense and a play making defense that bends but does not break.